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Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, speaks at a press conference in London, ahead of the launch of 'The State of Human Rights in the World'

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Former Ireland President Mary Robinson speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Oxford.

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ECHR ruling ‘completely climate justice’, says former UN rights chief

Mary Robinson, who was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, praised Tuesday’s mixed court decision as precedent-setting and change-triggering.

12/04/2024

Switzerland's Rosmarie Wilder-Walti reacts as Swiss retirees demonstrate outside the European Court of Human Rights.

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Swiss women’s ECHR victory could open the door for more legal action

Despite mixed results, experts say the trio of cases ruled on by the European Court of Human Rights could serve as a "blueprint" for future climate litigation.

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Iran's only Asiatic cheetah cub in captivity, Pirouz, lies down at the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, 2022. The conservationists were working to track Asiatic cheetahs.

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10/04/2024

Woman begging on the street in Brussels, Belgium.

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Single mothers at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion

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More than 2,000 elderly Swiss women say their government is not doing enough to combat climate change.

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Top European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction

Two similar climate cases - brought by six Portuguese youth, and a former French mayor - were thrown out by the judges.

09/04/2024

FILE - Charles chats with his daughter-in-law Kate in Sandringham, England, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014.

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The Princess of Wales said on Friday she is undergoing "preventative chemotherapy" to treat cancer.

22/03/2024

"La vie est belle" de Mohamed Jalaby

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Human Rights Film Festival: Winners hone in on Russia and Gaza

The 22nd edition of the FIFDH Human Rights Film Festival awarded Mohamed Jalaby's 'Life is Beautiful', a story of a Palestinian stranded outside Gaza.

18/03/2024

International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights 2024 takes place between 8 and 17 March

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Inside 2024's International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights

Taking place between 8 and 17 March, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) returns for its 22nd edition in Geneva.

08/03/2024

Dr. Reham Awwad, a plastic surgeon and co-founder of Restore FGM, explains surgeries performed at her clinic for women suffering from the consequences of genital cutting.

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30 million women and girls 'circumcised' since 2016, new data shows

UN agency reports that the number of victims worldwide has now reached 230 million, even as efforts to curtail female genital mutilation show progress in some countries.

08/03/2024

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

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Hungary 2024 elections: UN rights chief issues warning

Volker Türk used an annual address to flag growing democratic and societal problems in numerous European countries ahead of a "mega election" year.

05/03/2024

A Ukrainian serviceman who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut smokes a cigarette in Chasiv Yar, March 2023

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Two years on, we know that if Russia succeeds, we will find ourselves in a world that will be dangerous for everyone without exception, Oleksandra Matviichuk writes.

24/02/2024

Supporters of same-sex marriage bill take part in a rally, at central Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.

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Greek parliament approves legalisation of same-sex civil marriage

Greek legislators passed a law to legalise same-sex marriage, positioning Greece as the first Orthodox Christian nation to do so.

15/02/2024

Anti Same-Sex marriage rally in Athens

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Same sex-marriage recognition divides Greek public

Greek lawmakers are set to vote on Thursday to legalise same-sex marriage, in a rare show of cross-party collaboration. But the decision is being met with pushback from the Orthodox Church.

13/02/2024

FILE - A group of people thought to be migrants arrive in an inflatable boat at Kingsdown beach after crossing the English Channel, near Dover, Kent, England, 2020.

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Controversial UK Rwanda bill 'incompatible with human rights'

Downing Street's plan to deport asylum-seekers to the Central African country breaches international law, according to a parliamentary report.

12/02/2024

An Israeli flag is placed on a pile of charred vehicles burned in the bloody Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas militants, outside the town of Netivot, southern Israel, 1/24.

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Biden blasts Israeli response in Gaza as 'over the top'

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Refusing to wear a mask during COVID was not free speech, court rules

Not wearing a mask during the COVID health emergency isn’t a free speech right, a court in the US has ruled.

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Hungary's so-called "sovereignty law" has been the object of criticism since its approval in mid-December.

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Brussels launches legal action against Hungary over 'sovereignty law'

The European Commission launched on Wednesday legal action against Hungary over the passing of the so-called "sovereignty law."

07/02/2024

People demonstrate on Prinzipalmarkt against violence against LGBT people, in Muenster, September 2022

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Euroviews. Can Europe resist the anti-LGBT politics of hate?

As we navigate an increasingly tumultuous world laden with conflict, unconditional backing of equal rights for all will become increasingly essential for the well-being and resilience of minority groups within Europe, Camille Ogoti writes.

06/02/2024

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with foreign correspondents, in Minsk, Belarus, on July 6, 2023.

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Belarusian authorities arrest scores of people in latest crackdown

At least 64 people were detained across Belarus on charges of “involvement in extremist groups” and “financing extremist activities,” accusations that are routinely used to target dissenters.

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Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

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Top Israeli officials disagree over how the war in Gaza is handled

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