Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Organisations

Harris on status of women

The Trump administration cut off U.S. money to UNFPA, the UN agency dealing with women’s health needs; Biden restored funding shortly after taking office.

16 March, 2021

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