Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

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MYANMAR/POST-COUP PROTESTS

The US imposed sanctions on 10 former and current military officials in response to the coup d’etat in the country. – Staff in hospitals, schools, ..

Published on: 18 February, 2021

LIBYA/ARAB SPRING 10 YEARS ON

On 17 February, Libyans across the country are expected to mark the 10-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the rule of former leader Muammar ..

Published on: 17 February, 2021

Lokman Slim’s burial

The family is waiting for a forensic doctor to finish the autopsy, they want to know if he was tortured before being killed.

Published on: 11 February, 2021

Egyptian authorities released Mahmoud Hussein

A Cairo court ordered Hussein’s release with “precautionary measures”, pending investigations in February.

Published on: 7 February, 2021

Migrants/Afghanistan

A new Afghan exodus seems to be underway and the hope that the war will end soon could already be shattered for many.

Published on: 31 January, 2021

Migrants/US/Mexico

Joe Biden pledged to end ‘Remain In Mexico’ on day one of his presidency — the notorious program that President Trump had begun, in which ..

Published on: 28 January, 2021

East Africa/Humanitarian emergency

The UN estimates that almost 2.3 million people, or nearly half of the population, need aid and confirms that hospitals have been looted, even destroyed, ..

Published on: 28 January, 2021

Migrants

“We hear harrowing first-hand accounts of brutality and abuses that refugees and migrants suffer along the routes towards the Mediterranean. Many fall prey to traffickers ..

Published on: 27 January, 2021

India/Farmers

The farmers have rejected the government’s proposal to delay the law for 18 months and have demanded the complete withdrawal of the farm laws.

Published on: 27 January, 2021

Refugees/Central African Republic

The number of people fleeing violence in the Central African Republic continues to grow as tensions remain high. Thousands have fled across the river Ubangi ..

Published on: 24 January, 2021

CAR refugees

The number of people fleeing violence in the Central African Republic continues to grow as tensions remain high. On January 15, the UN refugee agency ..

Published on: 21 January, 2021