Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Organisations

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

GENEVA/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Sri Lanka faces heavy criticism at the UN Human Rights Council session Wednesday for its failure to ensure justice and accountability.

24 February, 2021

GENEVA/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Today’s speakers include representatives from Saudi Arabia, Belarus, the EU, Sri Lanka, and Iraq.

23 February, 2021

GENEVA/HUMAN RIGHTS

The US has announced its plans to re-engage with the UNHRC, from which Donald Trump withdrew almost three years ago. China and Russia also come…

22 February, 2021

UN ENVIRONMENT REPORT

Environmental degradation is impeding progress towards ending poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities, and promoting sustainable economic growth, work for all, and peaceful and inclusive societies.

18 February, 2021

***News Conference Invitation***

Global: Crackdowns on Free Speech Under Cover of Covid-19

9 February, 2021

Press Release – World Cancer Day – The Defeat-NCD Partnership

The Defeat-NCD Partnership is a practical response to the widespread call for action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Formally launched alongside the UN General Assembly in…

7 February, 2021

World Cancer Day

This World Cancer Day, it is vital we remember our moral responsibility to ensure health practitioners on the frontline of delivering care in low resource…

3 February, 2021