World News

Euroviews. Retrospective facial recognition tech conceals human rights abuses

With the AI Act, the EU has a unique opportunity to end rampant abuse facilitated by mass surveillance technologies, Ella Jakubowska, Hajira Maryam and Matt Mahmoudi write.

14/04/2023

Europe Decoded

Watch: The six friction points currently straining EU-China relations

Relations between the two powers have become visibly fraught, with suspicions and warnings voiced in public view.

03/04/2023

Russia

Russian father convicted for criticising the war arrested in Belarus

A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticising the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison - a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter’s drawings against the invasion at school.

28/03/2023

World News

How does Frontex get away with 'plain murder'?

Evidence has amassed in recent years that Frontex has violated human rights at Europe’s borders – but the border agency is surprisingly hard to hold to account.

28/03/2023

World News

Amnesty denounces the West's 'racist double standards'

Amnesty International's annual report draws attention to the West's "racist double standards" in dealing with human rights violations.

28/03/2023

No Comment

Afghan boys unaware school year has started, return to class days late

Many Afghan boys, unaware that the school year has started, return to class days late after the Taliban authorities fail to make a public announcement of the reopening of schools.

25/03/2023

My Europe Series

Ukrainian children deported to Russia face uncertain future

Thousands of Ukrainian children are being forced into a system designed to turn them into Russians.

22/03/2023

Russia

Police in Russia detain human rights activists

Russian authorities on Tuesday detained human rights activists including members of the Nobel-winning Memorial organisation after raids on homes and offices

21/03/2023

Cyprus

Children of mixed marriages in Cyprus struggle to obtain citizenship

The children of mixed marriages in Cyprus, some are now adults, are claiming that they are unable to obtain a citizenship from the Republic of Cyprus, despite being born in the island and having a parent who has a citizenship from the RoC, due to their Turkish roots.

20/03/2023

Culture news

Armenian production 'Aurora's Sunrise' wins Grand Prize at FIFDH

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) encourages participants to consider human rights at the crossroads of their continuity, breakdown and development

20/03/2023

Russia

Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell'

Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell' after ICC arrest warrant

18/03/2023

Russia

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

The charges are in connection with the forced removal of Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia against their will.

17/03/2023

Cinema

Marking 75th anniversary of UN Human Rights Declaration through film

Like every year, the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), is held in March in Geneva, parallel to the main session of the UN Human Rights Council.

14/03/2023

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.

13/03/2023

Culture news

Geneva human rights film festival targets violations and global crises

Around 40,000 people are expected to attend screenings and debates in 80 different locations around the international capital of human rights.

11/03/2023

USA

Biden commemorates Bloody Sunday in Selma

During his speech, the president addressed current voting issues and stricter gun control.

06/03/2023

Ukraine

US Secretary of the Treasury pledges an additional €1 billion to Kyiv

Yellen expressed that this was the first tranche of an additional €10 billion that the United States will send to Kyiv in the coming months.

28/02/2023

Ukraine

Bucha: City hit by Russian atrocities opens doors to other war victims

The city near Kyiv that was the scene of mass torture and murder committed by Russian soldiers is now helping those afflicted by war from other parts of Ukraine

28/02/2023

Finland

'Sad, angry, betrayed': Sanna Marin's indigenous rights reforms fail

Finland's right-wing parties decided there wasn't enough time for a parliament committee to discuss the new Sámi rights laws.

24/02/2023

Austria

Ukraine and Lithuania shun OSCE Austria meeting over Russian presence

Ukraine and Lithuania shun OSCE meeting in Austria over Russian presence

23/02/2023