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Taliban tortured Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran, UN says

Afghan authorities have urged nationals to return, pledging amnesty for anyone who left after the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

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Landmark ruling says Spanish pig farm pollution breaches human rights

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Green News

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, top court says

In a landmark advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that governments have a legal obligation to tackle climate change.

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Belarus continues crackdown on political dissent, rights group says

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics in Belarus have continued since 2020, when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term in office in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.

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Ombudswoman asks EU institutions for more transparency amid complaints

Teresa Anjinho, the new European Ombudswoman, urged EU institutions to enhance transparency after a rise in complaints, especially against the European Commission.

Belgium

EU inaction on Israel could erode international order, NGO Avaaz warns

The NGO Avaaz organised a street installation in Brussels on the suffering of children in Gaza, calling on EU leaders to not look away.

Brussels, My Love?

EU extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees

On the week the EU marks 40 years of free movement under the Schengen Area, EU ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss migration. This week’s episode of “Brussels, My Love?” looks at how more and more EU member states are moving away from the idea of a united EU front on migration and asylum.

Green News

New treaty could be a ‘game-changer’ for environmental crime in Europe

There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights.

Green News

Shell threatened with a new climate lawsuit in the Netherlands

“Shell will not stop of its own accord,” says the director of Milieudefensie, which has enjoyed previous legal success against the oil giant.

Europe News

UK transgender judge plans to take government to ECHR

A controversial decision recently issued by the UK's Supreme Court ruled that existing equalities legislation does not protect trans people from sex discrimination according to their preferred gender.

Cinema

LUX Audience Award finalists discuss cinema and social change

The 2025 edition of the LUX Audience Award features rich themes, stylistic and linguistic diversity. Co-productions and the creative process in cinema today were among the topics debated with the five finalists.

Europe News

EU states' withdrawal from anti-landmine convention sparks controversy

Five Baltic states want to leave a convention that prohibits use and production of mines, a move accepted by the European Commission and Parliament.

Europe News

Greens, socialists hope centrist alliance will limit EU deregulation

The European Parliament has voted to delay key rules on corporate sustainability pending a reduction of their scope, on the same day the Trump administration appeared to be targeting EU regulatory standards with a punitive 20% import tariff.

Green News

Decade-long youth climate lawsuit comes to an end in the US

The case has inspired similar climate legal action on behalf of young people across the United States.

Cinema

Defending tradition and language at Geneva'sHuman Rights Film Festival

'Children of Honey' highlights the struggle of the Hadzabe community to preserve its traditions and language. It was one a dozen documentary films shortlisted as part of the 'Impact Days' programme organised by the International Film Festival and Forum for Human Rights in Geneva.

Ukraine

Ukrainian POW: Ceding land means giving up on millions of people there

“Everyone who is in the occupied territories is a hostage of the Russian regime,” Ukrainian journalist and human rights activist Maksym Butkevych, who spent over two years in Russian captivity, told Euronews.

Europe News

EU borders saw over 120,000 migrant pushbacks in 2024, says NGO report

According to a new report, the number of pushbacks in Europe has risen "sharply" in recent years to the point of becoming a "systematic" practice.

Europe News

Concerns and doubts mount over EU plan to build deportation camps

The EU's plan to outsource migration through so-called "return hubs," which has never been tried before, is shrouded in legal uncertainty.

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Syrian family sues Frontex over illegal pushbacks for landmark ruling

The case could reshape Frontex’s operations if the court rules that the EU's border agency failed to monitor fundamental rights compliance.

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The haunting legacy of Sednaya prison

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, describing it as "haunted by the memories of utmost cruelty."