Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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13 Jan, 2021

News

Cameroon Regional Elections

Cameroon is holding its first-ever regional elections, including in areas in the grip of a deadly separatist revolt.

6 December, 2020

Central African Republic/Former President

The top court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has rejected the candidacy of former President Francois Bozize in the December 27 election.

4 December, 2020

Syrian IDPs are in Crisis

Possibility of more people becoming homeless …

3 December, 2020

Mosques & Migrants in France

France is home to the largest Muslim minority population in Europe, and some fear being collectively punished after a series of attacks in recent months.…

3 December, 2020

Hong Kong Court

Hong Kong, West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court

2 December, 2020

Tigray Camps

UN concerns over food scarcities.

2 December, 2020

Twitter suspends account tied to influence campaign

Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent…

30 November, 2020

India / Farmers protests

Farmers are angry about new laws that relax farm produce procurement rules.

29 November, 2020

Female migrant workers

Many have lost their jobs and were forced to return home without wages.

29 November, 2020

How much Sudan needs to help Ethiopian refugees?

Sudan needs $150m in aid to cope with the flood of Ethiopian refugees crossing its border from conflict-stricken Tigray, the United Nations refugee agency chief…

29 November, 2020

Malnutrition in Syria & Lebanon

A record 9.3 million Syrians are food insecure and an additional 2.2 million are at risk across the country.

26 November, 2020