Alla Mousa is accused of 18 counts of torturing people in military hospitals in Homs and DamascusA Syrian doctor has been charged in Germany with Read More
Jul 29, 2021
Europe
Jul 24, 2021
‘It’s getting out of hand’: genocide denial outlawed in Bosnia
Move by international body set up to implement post-war peace deal follows attempts to downplay 1995 Srebrenica massacre The top international Read More
Jul 18, 2021
Turkey says EU headscarf ruling ‘grants legitimacy to racism’
Allowing businesses to ban item of clothing at work will exclude Muslim women and encourage Islamophobia, critics say Turkey’s cabinet ministers have Read More
Jul 18, 2021
Turkey says EU headscarf ruling ‘grants legitimacy to racism’
Allowing businesses to ban item of clothing at work will exclude Muslim women and encourage Islamophobia, critics say Turkey’s cabinet ministers have Read More
Jul 15, 2021
How public ‘apologies’ are used against domestic abuse victims in Chechnya
Activists say Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime uses televised confessions ‘under duress’ to hold back women’s rights, despite changes in societyKhalimat Read More
Jul 15, 2021
EU launches legal action over LGBTQ+ rights in Hungary and Poland
Ruling is part of ongoing fight for rule of law and freedom from discrimination in heart EuropeThe EU executive has launched legal action against Read More
Jul 15, 2021
EU companies can ban employees wearing headscarves, court rules
Prohibition can only be implemented against all religious symbols as part of a policy of neutralityPrivate employers in the EU can ban people from Read More
Jul 14, 2021
‘Legal Polexit’: Poland court rules EU measures unconstitutional
European court of justice had demanded suspension of Polish reforms that could lift judges’ immunityPoland’s top court has ruled that measures imposed Read More
Jul 14, 2021
EU’s green deal plans launched with ‘make-or-break decade’ warning
Crucial period in climate and biodiversity crises flagged at European Commission as sweeping legal targets announcedThe EU executive has unveiled Read More
Jul 12, 2021
‘No peace without justice’: families of Italy’s mafia victims wait for closure
Italy’s sluggish legal process under the spotlight as devastated relatives fight for cases to go to trialClinging to his son’s coffin, Vincenzo Read More
Jul 09, 2021
EU votes for diplomats to boycott China Winter Olympics over rights abuses
Non-binding resolution also calls for governments to impose further sanctions on China as tensions riseThe European parliament has overwhelmingly Read More
Jul 07, 2021
EU urged to suspend funds to Hungary over ‘grave breaches of the rule of law’
Action follows Viktor Orbán passing law banning LGBT content in schools and mishandling of EU fundsUrsula von der Leyen is being urged to suspend EU Read More