Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Organisations

UNSC on Yemen

Security Council holds open virtual briefing on Yemen (regular monthly briefing), followed by closed consultations.

16 March, 2021

US/Migrants

“Tens of thousands of migrant families, including Venezuelans seeking protection from torture, persecution, and arbitrary imprisonment, have been abandoned by the U.S. and Mexican governments…

7 March, 2021

UN/UNSC on Tigray

The UNSC is expected to hold a closed discussion on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday. The US, UK, France, Ireland, Norway, and…

4 March, 2021

Syria/Humanitarian crisis

The President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, Khaled Hboubati, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, and the…

4 March, 2021

Syria/Targeted hospitals

Human rights organizations have documented widespread and sometimes deliberate attacks by the Syrian government and its allies that have left more than half of the…

3 March, 2021

UN/YEMEN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a ‘disappointing’ $1.7-billion had been pledged by countries Monday for humanitarian aid in Yemen – less than half the $3.85-billion…

2 March, 2021

UN/SYRIA

UN General Assembly holds an open session on human rights violations in Syria.

2 March, 2021

UN NAVALNY

Reports on Sunday said that Andrei Navalny arrived in a penal colony about 100km east of Moscow.

1 March, 2021

AMNESTY/ TIGRAY REPORT

Based on witness testimony and satellite image analysis, the report documents that Eritrean troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the city of Axum on…

28 February, 2021