Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

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From child soldier to fixer: Alain’s story

In the final part of Al Jazeera's series profiling fixers, a former child soldier describes his journey into journalism.

Published on: 22 March, 2018

Key facts about the war in Yemen

The ongoing war in Yemen, which has displaced millions of people, is far more complex than a Sunni-Shia conflict.

Published on: 26 March, 2018

Thousands displaced by Boko Haram languish in Abuja IDP camps

Dire living conditions in Nigeria's capital for thousands who escaped the armed group's violence in the northeast.

Published on: 28 March, 2018

North Korea defector: I would never go back home

In part five of the series on North Korean defectors, Al Jazeera speaks to a 24-year-old artist An Su-min.

Published on: 29 March, 2018

‘Enough of war’: Why Afghans are hunger striking in Lashkar Gah

Dozens of Afghans set up tents demanding an end to the war after a car bomb killed more than 20 in Lashkar Gah.

Published on: 1 April, 2018

Volokolamsk: A ‘mini-Chernobyl’ in Moscow’s suburbs

Anger in the small Russian town of Volokolamsk surges over toxic fumes from a landfill processing the capital's rubbish.

Published on: 4 April, 2018

Refugees hoping to reach France find solidarity in the Alps

The resort town of Claviere in the Italian Alps is being used as a staging point for refugees trying to reach France.

Published on: 9 April, 2018

Brazil: Marielle Franco’s murder remains unsolved one month on

Supporters gather to remember the politician and rights activist, and call for her killers to be found.

Published on: 16 April, 2018

Pakistan’s ‘disappeared’: The cost of the war against Taliban

Rights groups allege war against the armed group has included a shadowy campaign of enforced disappearances.

Published on: 19 April, 2018

Brazil: 2017 one of ‘bloodiest years’ for land conflicts

New data shows at least 70 people were killed last year as land conflicts in country's Amazon intensified.

Published on: 22 April, 2018

Pakistan watchdog slams ‘grim’ state of human rights

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports rising forced disappearances, rape and attacks on religious minorities.

Published on: 22 April, 2018

Yemenis resort to burning firewood and rubbish to cook food

Saudi blockade has caused a chronic shortage of propane gas, forcing Yemenis to find alternatives to prepare food.

Published on: 23 April, 2018