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French Ministry for Foreign Affairs says Israel’s targeting of UNIFIL troops was “deliberate.”
Concerns are growing that funds from the migration deal are connected to abuses by the repressive regime in TunisThe EU will be unable to claw back any of the โฌ150m (ยฃ125m) paid to Tunisia despite the money being increasingly linked to human rights vio…
Viktoria Roshchyna’s death is being investigated as a war crime and murder, the Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office says.
Lawyers predict more claims after โperfect winโ for two Syrian asylum seekers pushed back to LebanonA ruling by the European court of human rights ordering authorities in Cyprus to pay damages to two Syrian refugees found to have been prevented from ap…
European taxpayers finance ill-treatment and forced expulsion, an investigation found.
Missteps by the World Health Organization, a vaccine manufacturer and an African country led to another health emergency, experts say.
An inquiry by the world body found Israeli forces deliberately killed and tortured medical personnel.
Rights campaigners have long suspected that combating violence against women is not a priority for the Islamist ruling party.
On Thursday, the Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights issues in Tรผrkiye, China and Iraq.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Party members will now cast their ballots after centrist James Cleverly’s surprise elimination.
Strong pushback from European Commission president comes one month before grilling of future commissioners
Surge in leadership contest backing for former home secretary comes as defeated party eyes route back to power.
The fossil fuel-rich climate summit host has said criticism of their domestic record is merely foreign ‘provocations.’
Britain’s opposition party argued China could take advantage of Mauritius controlling the archipelago.
Every administration has to readjust to respond to world events, but the Israel-Hamas conflict has been particularly disruptive to Bidenโs other foreign policy efforts.
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new decree prohibiting women from being heard …
Current and former officials say the US has long struggled to collect intelligence on Hamas.
Four years after the lights went out in the Caรฑada Real, outside Madrid, people plead for electricity as another winter approachesThe banner hanging over the busy road that runs through Europeโs largest shantytown carries a desperate plea that has now …
These acts of torture, perpetrated by Ukrainians, did, however, stop when the captives were transferred to official prisons, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Putin’s has described the Taliban as “a trusted ally.”
POLITICO had revealed how Mozambican soldiers raped and killed dozens of civilians.
Move over European convention on human rights likely to put pressure on Tory leadership candidates to follow suitBoris Johnson has called for a referendum on Britainโs membership of the European convention on human rights, a move likely to increase pre…
The head of Italy’s post-fascist government is working to outsource European border control to countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean, particularly Tunisia, at the cost of serious human rights violations.
Torture of Ukrainian POWs systematic and “encouraged,” says UN.
While the pope’s position on abortion is not surprising and he has used the same exact words before, his remarks come at a sensitive time for Belgium.
Josep Borrell loves to condemn things โ sometimes in the “strongest possible terms.” Does it ever have any impact?
Environment, Industry or Human rights โ which Parliament committees will analyse the Commissioners-designate?
The EUDR requires stringent due diligence that sheds light on long supply chains that often obscure human rights violations. Voluntary pledges cannot substitute for this regulation. Luciana Tรฉllez Chรกvez writes.
Freed from the burden of high office, the party went slightly mad during its annual get-together.
WikiLeaks founder says he pleaded โguilty to journalismโ in deal for his release and calls for protection of press freedomJulian Assange has said he chose freedom โover unrealisable justiceโ as he described his plea deal with US authorities and urged E…
Mark Rutte to take Nato reins from Jens Stoltenberg; โI donโt really buy itโ says former Trump adviser of boasts about ending war. What we know on day 951 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that the situation was …
The prominent human rights lawyer campaigned to legalise euthanasia in Hungarian and European courts.
The prominent human rights lawyer campaigned to legalise euthanasia in Hungarian and European courts.
EU citizens have come to Sweden to beg, leading to a rise in crime, far-right leader says.
Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado said Monday she was “honoured” to receive a European human rights prize for her efforts to defend democracy following Venezuela’s presidential elections in July. Machado is now in hiding in Venezuela a…
Russian politician showed signs of poisoning before dying suddenly in prison in February, according to documents obtained by The Insider.
There should be leadership but instead we see grandiose initiatives and a reluctance to address fundamental flawsJamal Benomar is a former UN undersecretary generalThe United Nations Summit of the Future has concluded, but the real and present world re…
Talk of an agreement over Abkhazia and South Ossetia comes as the ruling Georgian Dream party pushes friendly ties with the Kremlin.
Political groups presented their candidates for Sakharov Prize 2024 during a joint committee meeting on Thursday. The three finalists will be selected in October.Committee on Foreign AffairsCommittee on DevelopmentSubcommittee on Human Rights Source : …
The climate protesters repeated the action of their fellow activists by throwing soup at the same picture.
“The action you took was extreme, disproportionate and criminally idiotic,” said the judge.
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Human rights organizations called for thorough independent investigation.
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has questioned the need to introduce civil partnerships, saying that LGBTI citizens already enjoy equal rights despite the Strasbourg-based human rights court condemning Romania for failing to protect same-sex cou…
Body-covering swimsuits are prohibited in majority of pools across the country. Two women complained about the restriction in Antwerp.
In a report released on Wednesday (September 25), the European Court of Auditors (ECA) revealed that the European Commission has not adequately addressed human rights risks associated with the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
POLITICO curates a lineup of the top players influencing the Conservativesโ Brexit and trade policies.
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
WikiLeaks founder will deliver a speech next week in Strasbourg.
The โฌ5bn fund ignores the threat of human rights abusers receiving EU money, says European court of auditorsA โฌ5bn EU fund aiming to stem the mass movement of people from Africa to Europe lacks focus and fails to address the risk of human rights abuser…
A new complaint to the International Criminal Court accuses Tunisia of severe human rights violations against African migrants, just a year after the EUโs migration deal with the country. The EU Commission rejects any involvement of EU funds.ย
Belgium’s Lebanese ambassador Fadi Hajali accused Israel of “targeting civilians and violating human rights.”
Country held chair due to rotating presidency despite Orbรกn government being under EU sanctions procedureHungaryโs government has presided over EU talks on upholding democratic standards across the continent, in a development one prominent MEP describe…
Alternative for Germany is back in the spotlight over Saxony politician’s business dealings in Belarus.
Biden can leverage tools available to the U.S. government to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to hold those who peddle in hate and facilitate abuse to account.
A UN investigation found evidence of increased police brutality and repression since February 2022.
A UN investigation found evidence of increased police brutality and repression since February 2022.
EU member states have consistently failed to implement rulings from both the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), a report finds.
The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?
Stemming migration does not have to involve pacts with repressive regimes. Keir Starmer should look to human rights and creating โa community of inclusionโThe testimonies are not just of human tragedy but of total disregard for human life. Moussa, a mi…
Governmentโs ability to veto sensitive information breaches international human rights law, court finds
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights issues in Afghanistan, Belarus and Cuba. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
“How could you do that, Elon?” asks Ramzan Kadyrov, saying the tech billionaire remotely bricked his new favorite toy.
Judges rule parliamentary standards investigation into the then Tory MP was fair in finding โegregiousโ breachThe European court of human rights has dismissed an appeal by the former MP Owen Paterson against the parliamentary report that preceded his p…
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs trade policy.
Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italyโs โdramaticโ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die in the desert and colluding with smugglersWhen she saw…
Fossil-fuel companies are the new patrons of Big Sport, according to think tank New Weather Institute.
Confused by goings on in Brussels? We can explain.
Keir Starmer wants to ape Italy on tackling irregular migration. He should brace for controversy.
Dozens of government politicians and their families could now face travel bans.
Caracas accused U.S. citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech national of exporting โdestabilizationโ to the South American country.
Document detailing โdeteriorationโ under Kais Saied will fuel concerns about blocโs migration deal with his countryThe EU fears its credibility is at stake as it seeks to weigh growing concerns about the crushing of dissent in Tunisia while preserving …
Human rights defenders say refugees “are increasingly becoming targets of xenophobia, discrimination, and violent aggression” upon their return to Syria.
Ayลenur Ezgi Eygi was killed while demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank, though a witness says she posed no threatFor her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Ayลenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite…
The deliberate policies of the EU and its member states have turned the Mediterranean into a mass grave โ as we watchIn 2019 the city of Paris offered me the Grand Vermeil medal, an honor for bravery, to recognize work Iโve done as a captain in civilia…
Organisers of international summit hope to create pressure to reverse laws including a ban on women speaking in publicMore than 130 Afghan women have gathered in Albania at an All Afghan Women summit, in an attempt to develop a united voice representin…
Lammy told Blinken that the U.K. was not considering any other weapons suspensions in the short-term.
Meet the leadership hopefuls vying to bring the U.K’s Conservatives back from the brink.
โThis is a further escalation … and will see Iranian missiles reaching European soil,โ the three countries say.
The populism championed by Meloni and her allies casts freedom and human rights not merely as dangers but as targetsโRome Wasnโt Built in a Dayโ and neither was the consensus for the neo-fascism of the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, in Italy. As the w…
Hospitals and adoption agencies appear to have colluded to force single mothers to give up children, commission findsSouth Korea has found new evidence that mothers were forced to give up their children for adoption in countries including Australia, De…
The EU on Thursday (5 September) said the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia and the exclusion of three others contravenes “democratic values”.
We urge the international and medical community to demand an immediate and permanent cease-fire, and to allow access to the humanitarian aid so desperately needed.
Also signed by the EU, US and Israel, the declaration aims to mitigate the threats that AI may pose to human rights, democracy and the rule of lawThe UK government has signed the first international treaty on artificial intelligence in a move that aims…
The new French prime minister has embraced conservative stances at home which could net him tacit support from the far right.
The French president seeks to form a new government two months after a snap election defeat.
The Treaty has been watered down to exclude the private sector, thanks to pressure from non-EU countries like the US.
Growing push to regulate fast-growing technology leads to pact focused on human rights and democracy
Nicaragua’s regime-aligned Congress approved a law Tuesday (3 September) empowering domestic courts to pass rulings against people and entities abroad that are found to promote sanctions against the internationally criticized government.
The European Union is ‘bankrolling’ Lebanese institutions without monitoring their compliance with fundamental rights, Human Rights Watch says.
Energy dependence puts Mongolia โ sandwiched between Russia and China โ in a tough spot.
Human rights campaigners say Mongolia will become an “accomplice” if it fails to arrest Putin, who is wanted for war crimes.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the president sweeping authority to control economic transactions.
Ukraine urges Mongolian government to execute warrant against Russian leader.
Mendis, who stayed in Manchester church for two years in 1980s to fight deportation, has died aged 68 in GermanyRefugees and human rights activists are making their way to Bremen in north-west Germany for the funeral of a man who fought for freedom and…
Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were โconvicted offendersโ, according to German authorities, boarded a K…
“All options are on the table” if the bombshell plan goes ahead, the Commission told POLITICO.
Backers of EU court challenge are emboldened by a recent legal finding that suggests failing to effectively tackle climate change violates human rights
Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.
