Another 20 Palestinians die at US-backed Gaza aid center
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation acknowledges that a deadly incident occurred near one of its sites.
Human
EU accused of โcruel and unlawful betrayalโ of Palestinians over failure to confront Israel
Stinging rebuke from Amnesty International follows EU ministers declining to endorse any sanctions over Gaza warMiddle East crisis โ live updatesEurope live โ latest updatesThe EU has been accused of a โcruel and unlawful betrayalโ of Palestinians and …
Why RFK Jr. wants Canada to pardon 400 ostriches
The plight of flightless birds in an avian flu drama has drawn in members of Trumpโs administration, right-wing influencers and a GOP megadonor.
Slovakia risks becoming โthe next Hungary,โ EU lawmakers fear
Former Belgian PM Sophie Wilmรฉs lays out “troubling” issues in Bratislava under Robert Fico’s leadership.
Prepare for the โcoming waveโ of AI terrorism, UK government told
Jonathan Hall, the U.K. government’s advisor on terrorism legislation, said AI “will be exploited by terrorists,” and current laws may not be ready for what happens next.
British state leaked contact details of thousands of Afghans
The names and contact details of more than 18,000 Afghans were accidentally leaked in February 2022 โ and a court injunction kept the blunder under wraps.
Germanyโs top court throws out complaint about US drone attacks via Ramstein base
Satellite infrastructure in southwestern Germany is used in American strikes.
โThe perfect accompaniment to lifeโ: why is a 12th-century nun the hottest name in experimental music?
โA mystic who turned visions into beautiful chants, Hildegard von Bingen has inspired everyone from Grimes to David Lynch. Musicians including Julia Holter explain the hold she has on themโAnd behold! In the 43rd year of my earthly course, as I was gaz…
Europe urged to raise plight of Iranโs political prisoners in any future talks
Rights activists say Tehranโs crackdown must be on agenda in any talks on future relations between Europe and IranIranian human rights groups are urging MEPs and European governments to escalate the issue of Tehranโs mistreatment of political prisoners…
Dozens of Palestinians reported killed at aid station despite EU-Israel deal
The bloc’s top diplomats are set to consider downgrading ties with Israel at a meeting on Tuesday.
US State Department lays off more than 1,300 people
Diplomats called the cuts โnihilisticโ and illogical.
A Dutch dangerous experiment in criminalizing compassion: How a parliamentary "slip-up" could create Europe’s harshest migration law
Huub Verbaten, Research
Fellow at the Clingendael Institute
Photo credit: Markus Bernet, via Wikimedia
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On the evening of
July 3, 2025, as Dutch parliamentarians prepared to vote on what could become
some of Europe’s most restrictive asy…
Franceโs Le Penโs next court date hints at possible speedy appeal
Expedited conclusion of the appeals process would provide early clarity on the shape of France’s 2027 presidential election.
EUโs โreluctanceโ to act over Israel criticised by 27 former ambassadors
The letter, signed by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North Africa, calls on the EU to suspend its trade agreement with Israel over military actions in Gaza, illegal occupation of the West Bank, and human rights abuses against Palestini…
King Charles โunwiseโ to raise borders at Macron state banquet, says Reform deputy leader
Richard Tice says Queen Elizabeth ‘would’ve been much more careful’ than her son after monarch talks of challenges that ‘know no borders.’
EU weighs suspending Israel ties over Gaza crisis
The proposed measures come as the bloc faces growing pressure to take action.
Dinghies at dawn and a determination to arrive: on the French coast waiting to cross to UK
Around Gravelines and Dunkirk there is danger, profound squalor and a human spirit that overpowers the politicsIt is 5.45am, the dawn light strengthening. A large inflatable dinghy carrying 20 or more people has come discreetly to the east end of the b…
Greece plans new โdisincentivesโ to deter migrants
The New Democracy government wants to suspend asylum applications and review what claimants eat in detention centers.
Press release – Human rights violations in Dubai, Central African Republic and Syria
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three emergency resolutions, on Dubai, the Central African Republic, and Syria.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Trump resumes weapons deliveries to Ukraine
The Pentagon had ordered a halt to shipments of some military aid over fears that U.S. weapons stockpiles were running low.
What makes a great party?
Forget chandeliers in trees and expensive portable toilets, the perfect event is about good times and human chemistry
Turkeyโs Erdoฤan bets big with high-stakes Kurdish gamble
As the president’s traditional support wanes, he is seeking a risky deal with the Kurds to buy a political lifeline. But is there too much mutual mistrust for a deal?
Kazakhstan puts human rights at core of governance in bid to set regional example [Advocacy Lab Content]
The wide-ranging reforms were recognised by the UN Human Rights Councilโs Universal Periodic Review in Geneva in January, including the abolition of the death penalty.
Landmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 38 Australians on board
Europeโs top human rights court finds Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russia in July 2014Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEuropeโs top hum…
US sanctions Italian UN official who called for criminal action against Israel
Rubio accused U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese of leading โpolitical and economic warfareโ against the U.S. and Israel.
Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR
Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgmentRussia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual vio…
ECHR rejects Le Penโs emergency request to overturn French election ban
The court finds that the far-right presidential hopeful failed to prove her sentence posed “a real risk of irreparable harm” to the rights of voters.
Turkey bans Elon Muskโs Grok over Erdoฤan insults
X’s chatbot under fire in Poland, too, over insulting comments targeted at Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Rescue boat captain who battled Salvini steps down as EU lawmaker
Carola Rackete will exit the European Parliament a year after being elected as an MEP.
Downing of flight MH17, war in Ukraine: Russia condemned by EUโs top human rights court
In two rulings against Russia on Wednesday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Moscow was behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014 and that Russia had violated international law during the conflict in Ukraine. It is the f…
Russia responsible for downing flight MH17 and violating international law, court rules
The Strasbourg court called out Russia’s flagrant disregard for the international legal order established after the Second World War.
Europe’s top human rights court finds Russia committed violations in Ukraine, downed Flight MH17
The court ruled on Wednesday that Russia was behind the downing of Flight MH17, the first time Moscow was named by an international court as being responsible for the 2014 tragedy that claimed 298 lives.
Top European court rules Russia violated international law in Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled Russia violated international law in Ukraine and was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
As Trump administration bickers about arms halt, Russia hits Ukraine with missiles only US Patriots can stop
KYIV โ Russia battered Ukraine with a record number of drones and missiles overnight as the U.S. administration debates who knew what about the Pentagonโs recent decision to stop military aid to Kyiv. Ukraineโs air force said Wednesday morning that Russia had launched over 740 killer drones and missiles overnight, with the most extensive damage [โฆ]
The end of drone supremacy
Offensive drones have had a brief window of domination. But it was only a matter of time before effective counter-drone capabilities emerged.
Macron: UK and France must save Europe
“Our two countries have a special responsibility for the security of the continent,” the French president said in an address to both Houses of Parliament.
Le Pen asks European Court of Human Rights to help her quash election ban
The far-right leader once advocated for France to leave the Strasbourg-based court.
Marine Le Pen turns to European law in bid to overturn ineligibility ruling
The figurehead of Franceโs far-right party has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in an attempt to overturn a conviction that has crushed her hopes of running in the 2027 presidential election.
FIFA opens office in Trump Tower
World football chief Gianni Infantino has forged a close relationship with Donald Trump.
After Austriaโs deadliest shooting, gun reform is no longer avoidable
The Graz shooting has pierced the illusion that legal gun ownership guarantees safety, and the countryโs political parties canโt sit on the fence any longer.
People First mobilising globally to free Ukrainians, including children, held captive by Russia
The โPeople First!โ campaign, launched on January 28, 2025 by the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), Memorial (Russia), and allied global partners are actively mobilising to push for the “immediate, unconditional release of both civilian and milita…
Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It’s a political timebomb | Tim White
Weโve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly noโThe housing crisis is now as big a threat to the EU as Russia,โ Jaume Collboni, the mayor of Barcelona, recently declared. โW…
โLike working in a volcanoโ: stories from six countries in Europe on a day of extreme heat
How chefs, street performers and cheesemongers struggled to get their jobs done in record-busting temperaturesHundreds of millions of people across Europe suffered an extreme heatwave this week, with temperatures smashing records as the continent swelt…
Berlin calls Europeโs immigration hard-liners to summit on asylum rules
Germany’s new conservative-led government seeks to lead Europe’s tough-on-migration turn.
Exclusive: EU to offer five options over Israeli human rights breaches
The EUโs foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was tasked to follow up on a request made by the 27 leaders at their Council summit last week to engage with Israel and scope out further options for action against Tel Aviv if the situation in Gaza does not im…
โTragic figureโ Starmer has 6 months to make major changes, says Labour ally
Maurice Glasman cast doubt on whether the prime minister would lead Labour into the next general election.
One year of Keir: Labourโs first 12 months, rated
The Labour government has been nothing if not eventful.
Borrell accuses EU institutions of inaction over Gaza
Brussels recently found Israel guilty of human rights abuses and plans to revisit its association agreement with the country.
European court says France has right to fine presidential portrait snatchers
Eleven activists had filed an appeal with Europe’s top human rights court, arguing France had impeded their right to freedom of expression.
โSheโs pretty much aloneโ: The EUโs greenest leader fights the tide
The European Commissionโs second most powerful politician is isolated, beleaguered and under attack โ just like the green policy she has vowed to protect.
EU Parliamentโs top brass get fat pay raises
The salary hikes, which will cost around โฌ324,000 per year, have ruffled some feathers.
PMQs: Starmer torn apart on welfare as Reeves in tears
Watered down social security reforms dominated grilling of the PM โ as he wouldn’t clarify if Rachel Reeves’ position as chancellor was secure.
Fact check: What we know about the link between climate change and heatwaves
As extreme heat lingers across swathes of Europe, Euroverify looks at the evidence linking human-driven climate change with hotter and more persistent heatwaves.
Meloniโs law-and-order crackdown pushes Italyโs prisons to the brink
Rome’s sweeping new security decree looks set to put more people behind bars, but overcrowded prisons can’t cope.
Trump doesnโt rule out deporting Musk
The presidentโs comments come amid a renewed feud with the worldโs richest man.
Trump threatens Muskโs subsidies and contracts in latest social media spat
Former political allies Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been bickering late at night again.
โEven if we stop drinking we will be exposedโ: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?
Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas icebergOne quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sof…
Saudis, US drive strife inside global climate science body
The proposed selection of a Saudi Aramco oil company staffer as one of the authors of a key science report has been denounced as โpolitical capture.โ
How the Omnibus proposal misses the mark for investors
Sustainability isnโt just about values โ itโs about long-term value creation and competitiveness.
Inside the Franco-German plot to kill Europeโs ethical supply chain law
The due diligence law was meant to bring EU-style protections to global supply chains. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz helped all but kill it.
Involve young people in reshaping military service
The defense of our countries now hinges on younger generations. Let’s invite them to contribute their ideas.
Turkish police arrest more than 50 people before banned Istanbul Pride parade
Cityโs bar association says people โdeprived of their liberty through arbitrary, unjust, and illegal detentionโPolice arrested more than 50 people in Istanbul on Sunday ahead of a banned LGBTQ+ Pride march, the cityโs bar association said.โBefore today…
We arenโt โworthlessโ: Europe faces up to its irrelevance in the Middle Eastย
Trumpโs bombing of Iran reduced Europeโs biggest players to the status of decoy ducks as they pursued talks hours before the raid began.ย
Spain accuses Brussels of โcomplicityโ in Orbรกnโs ban on Budapest Pride
The European Commission must be “much stronger” in confronting the Hungarian leader, say Spanish officials.
Berlin should โavoid testingโ international law over Netanyahu, German president says
Frank-Walter Steinmeier suggested avoiding a potential conflict with the International Criminal Court over arrest warrant for the Israeli leader.
Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK
Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sexA collection of groups campaigning on transgender issues have urged Europeโs main human rights body to investigate the UK over the impleme…
Germany urgently needs to attract migrant workers โ it just doesnโt want them to feel welcome | Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes
Friedrich Merz is unwisely trying to revive the discredited postwar โguest workerโ programmeFriedrich Merzโs government has sent a clear message to anyone thinking about coming to live in Germany: donโt. Yet its message to those who want to come to Ger…
EU leaders leave Israel partnership on shelf despite pressure to act
Despite a report saying there areย โindicationsโ that Israel was in breach of its human rights obligations over its ongoing war in Gaza,ย European leaders could only agree at their council summit on Thursday to “continue discussions” on a follow-up to th…
US State Department adviser wanted to fund French far-right leader Marine Le Pen
Samuel Samson, a political appointee, made the explosive recommendation as Le Pen eyes the presidency in 2027, two State Department officials tell POLITICO.
Pressure piles on Brussels to act against face scanning at Budapest Pride
Commission silent on criticism from lawmakers and rights groups over use of artificial intelligence.
โRogue AIโ proves human news sense is essential [Advocacy Lab Content]
A summer weather report went viral for all the wrong reasons after appearing in major newspapers. The AI story was too hot to handle.
Zelensky and Council of Europe rights body sign accord for Ukraine war tribunal
Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Council of Europe human rights body to establish a special tribunal to prosecute top Russian officials responsible for the “crime of aggression” in the invasion of Ukraine.ย
Return hubs โ innovative lawmaking or a dangerous legal experiment?
By Jonas
Bornemann, Assistant Professor of European Law at Rijksuniversiteit
Groningen and re:constitution fellow 2024/2025 and Isabela Brockmann,
Research intern at the Department of European and Economic Law,
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen…
EU to loosen rules on cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics
The leaked proposal also weakens rules on advertising hazardous chemicals. Consumer groups warned it was a health risk.
Inside the air policing mission keeping NATO leaders safe
POLITICO was invited on an 11-hour flight during which the French military showed how NATO secures the skies.
As review finds ‘indications’ of Gaza human rights breach, how close are EU-Israel trade relations?
As an EU review finds “indications” that Israel breached its human rights obligations in Gaza, the EU-Israel Association Agreement is now under scrutiny. However, concrete action is not expected to be taken until foreign ministers meet in July.
Germanyโs Merz rejects review of EU economic pact with Israel
European leaders are divided on whether to reexamine the EU-Israel Association Agreement in light of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Co-op ditches carrots from Israel as retailer seeks to โbuild peaceโ
UK grocery chain cuts ties with suppliers in 17 countries accused of violating human rights and international law
Trumpโs revolution comes to Europe
The U.S. president’s reelection has changed the nature of Europeโs domestic politics as well as its geopolitical standing.
EU countries call for massive cuts to ethical supply chain law
The Council’s proposal goes even further the Commission’s and continues a trend of cutting back EU green regulations.
EU may take action against Israel if conditions in Gaza do not improve
Blocโs foreign affairs chief warns of a response unless action is taken to โstop the sufferingโ in Gaza Strip The EU may take action to increase pressure on Israel unless there are โconcreteโ improvements for the inhabitants of Gaza, its foreign policy…
EU to revisit suspension of partnership with Israel over violations in Gaza
The EU’s 27 foreign affairs ministers were expected to respond to a recent review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement which found “indications” that Israel breached its human rights obligations with actions in Gaza.
Swedish PM calls for a pause of the EUโs AI rules
The EUโs artificial intelligence rules should be paused, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Monday ahead of a meeting with EU leaders this week in Brussels. While officials in countries including the Czech Republic and Poland have shown openness to the idea of delaying the rules, itโs the first time that a government leader has [โฆ]
How to navigate Denmarkโs EU presidency policyย agenda like a pro
Denmark picks up the Council leadership baton at a moment of geopolitical volatility.
Prepare for tough love on migration as Denmark takes over EU presidency
Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen pioneered hard-line migration policies despite being on the left. Now she’s bringing her special formula to the EU stage.
Heavy metal traces in bread and pasta worry French doctors
Originating from rocks used in phosphate fertilisers, cadmium is a carcinogenic heavy metal that accumulates in soil and crops through agricultural use, making food the main source of human exposure.
Israel slams EU over โoutrageous and indecentโ Gaza human rights review
An internal EU review of the trade agreement with Israel says there are “indications of a breach” of the human rights commitments set out in the deal.
Exclusive: Israel blasts EU report accusing it of breaching human rights in Gaza
In a letter seen by Euronews, Israel rejects the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement which indicates Israeli violations of human rights in Gaza. The Israeli foreign ministry states that โIsrael is engaged in an existential struggle by defendi…
Israel savages EU over โoutrageous and indecentโ human rights reviewย
Relations between Brussels and Israel hit a new low as European ministers gather to discuss whether to punish Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.ย
Must cases be unfounded to qualify as SLAPPs? What unfoundedness means for GDPR-based SLAPPs
Lรฉna Perczel, Legal Officer, Political Freedoms Program, Hungarian Civil Liberties
Union
Photo credit: Dirk Beyer, via Wikimedia
commons
Countering SLAPPs
(Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) has been at the…
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed from jail
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, one of Belarus’ most prominent opposition leaders, was pardoned and released from jail, along with 13 other political prisoners, according to the human rights NGO Viasna.
What next after EU finds โindicationsโ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations?
Report, which is a leaked unpublished draft, is expected to be presented to the Israeli governmentMiddle East crisis โ live updatesThe EU has concluded โthere are indicationsโ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaz…
EU cites โindicationsโ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza
Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctionsMiddle East crisis โ live updatesThe EU has said โthere are indicationsโ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its con…
EU review indicates Israel breached human rights in Gaza
A review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement has found “indications” that Israel breached its human rights obligations with actions in Gaza.
Israel in breach of EU deal over Gaza human rights, report signals
EU leaders will now have to decide whether there is sufficient support to take action.
Pope Leo XIV warns of the dangers of AI on youth
โOur youth must be helped, and not hindered, in their journey towards maturity and true responsibility,โ he said.
National Limits, European Claims: The Ultra Vires Conflict in EU Constitutional Law (part 1)
Dr Benedikt Riedl,
Mjur (Oxford), postdoctoral researcher
and academic assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy (Prof Dr
Peter M. Huber, former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court and former
Minister of the Interior…
How Britainโs MPs were sold on assisted dying โ after an almighty fight
Inside the campaign for a monumental social reform, as MPs back assisted dying โ and tee up more drama in the House of Lords.
Employees at firm that supplied grape-pickers for champagne on trial for human trafficking
Police found 57 people allegedly held in fetid conditons in case known as โgrape harvest of shameโ Three employees of a firm that provided workers to pick grapes for champagne has gone on trial for human trafficking, in one of the biggest labour scanda…
European rights watchdog raises concerns over freedom of speech in Germany amid Gaza protests
The Council of Europeโs Human Rights Commissioner has raised concerns that German authorities have curtailed the use of Arabic language and cultural symbols during Gaza protests and have allegedly used excessive force against demonstrators.