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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.

France

ECHR condemns France for failure to protect girls who reported rape

France is in the midst of a long-running debate on expanding the definition of rape to include the absence of consent.

EuroVerify

Fact check: Yes, the UK does have free speech

The principle of free speech is enshrined in law across Europe thanks to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Europe News

European Court rules Greece illegally deported Turkish migrant

Greece claims its border policies comply with international law, but the ruling raises concerns about how European nations handle migrants.

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EuroVerify

Fact check: Is the ECHR blocking the UK from deporting migrants?

Threats to leave the European Convention on Human Rights are once again circulating in the UK, as the right-wing Conservative Party elects its new leader. How true are the candidates' claims that the convention hinders efforts to control migration?

Climate

Why are a grandad, activist and toddler suing the Irish government?

This is the first climate lawsuit in Ireland that tackles fundamental rights, following a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling.

Climate

Euroviews. We won a victory for generations in the European Court of Human Rights

Our cases coasted to the height of Europe’s top human rights court. Now we need to unite behind the ruling and force all European governments to ensure a liveable future for ourselves and our loved ones, Claudia Duarte Agostinho and Dr Elisabeth Stern write.

Tech News

UK court orders delay to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's extradition to US

Judges at the UK's High Court are seeking assurances from the United States that Assange would not face the death penalty.

Italy

Italy condemned by ECHR for inhuman treatment of migrants

The European court ordered Italy to pay a total of €27,000 to the Sudanese migrants in a case going back to 2016.

Italy

Italy ordered to compensate 3 migrants for ‘inhumane treatment’

The ECHR found Italy guilty of subjecting three Tunisian migrants to "inhumane and degrading treatment" in its reception centre in Lampedusa.

Europe News

Young people sue 32 nations for climate inaction at human rights court

Six young people from Portugal took on 32 countries in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday for failing to protect them against climate change.

Russia

European court condemns Russia over murder of opposition leader

The European Court of Human Rights imposed a fine on Moscow for its inadequate investigation of Boris Nemtsov's murder.

United Kingdom

Majority of Brits want to stay part of ECHR, finds poll

The results are an embarrassment for the Eurosceptic newspaper that commissioned the survey.

United Kingdom

UK citizens lose most if country exits ECHR, warns expert

Britain's government has threatened to pull out of the landmark treaty in order to allow a crackdown on migration.

Netherlands

Case against Russia over downing of MH17 can go ahead, court rules

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg issued its latest judgment on Wednesday afternoon.

France

Record numbers behind bars in France

This year France has reached record numbers of people behind bars, with prison density at 120% compared to places available.