Convention on human rights must adapt, says Council of Europe head
Alain Berset acknowledged growing criticism of the 75-year-old treaty, but said any changes must also respect ‘our core values’ The European convention on human rights...
Category : Human rights
Israel’s ‘violations’ in Gaza make world more dangerous, Norway warns
Low respect for international law and human rights set worrying precedent, international development minister says Israel is setting a dangerous precedent for international human rights...
Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights
Alain Berset says no judiciary should face political pressure after nine countries make intervention over migration Europe’s leading human rights body has criticised nine governments...
UK faces legal challenge over asylum seekers’ deportations to Bulgaria
Deportees face inhumane treatment and torture, say lawyers contesting Labour’s migration policy The UK government’s migration plans are facing an imminent challenge this week, with...
Campaigners sound alarm as European nations move to exit landmine ban
Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cite rising threats from Russia to justify once again using one of world’s most indiscriminate weapons Rights groups have...
Irregular migrant crossings into Europe fall 30% in first quarter of 2025
Human rights groups say drop is partly due to EU policies that turn blind eye to rights abuses in countries such as Libya and Tunisia...
Germany investigates after national with green card arrested at US border
Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has...
China tops list of countries trying to silence exiled dissidents over past decade, study shows
Russia, Turkey and Egypt also among worst perpetrators of transnational repression around the globe A quarter of the world’s countries have engaged in transnational repression...
Bereaved parents launch court challenge over UK benefit ‘discrimination’
Widowed parent’s allowance claims for those not married or in civil partnership can only be backdated from 30 August 2018 Two bereaved parents have filed...
Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death
Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring...
