Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

News

Displacement/ Malaysia

Meteorologists warned of more flooding in the Borneo Island in East Malaysia and Sabah state.

7 January, 2021

Freedom of Speech/Hong Kong

Some reports suggest Hong Kong police have visited the offices of media outlets with a search warrant asking for the contact information of primary election…

7 January, 2021

Right to self-determination/ Kashmir

The territory is split between Pakistan and India but is claimed by both in its entirety …

5 January, 2021

Niger Displacement

More than 100 people were killed SAT when gunmen attacked two villages in Tillaberi, a region bordering Mali.

5 January, 2021

Dancing on a religious site …

Palestinian Authority police arrested Sama Abdulhadi, 30, on December 27, the day after she performed at Nebi Mussa.

4 January, 2021

On Mental Health Grounds/ Assange/ extradition Denied.

Likely to kill himself if held under harsh U.S. prison conditions.

4 January, 2021

Iran/Execution

Iran hanged two men on Sunday for “terrorist acts” and another for murder and armed robbery, the judiciary’s official Mizan Online news agency said.

3 January, 2021

Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur-Sudan

The mission had 15,000 troops when it started and, with gradual withdrawal since 2017, now has about 4,000 troops.

31 December, 2020

Cleric Detention/Indonesia

In 2008, Shihab was imprisoned for inciting violence.

31 December, 2020

India/Farmers

Farmer unions said that they found the contents of the invite “vague”, claiming the government was being clever with words and that the letter did…

30 December, 2020

Rights/China/ Turkey/

About 20 Uighurs with Turkish citizenship picketed China’s consulate in Istanbul after the Chinese parliament ratified the 2017 treaty on Saturday.

30 December, 2020

Minorities

Mapuche Women Continue To Thread.

29 December, 2020