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EU set for key Latin America meeting

Leaders from Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean will meet again in Brussels this Wednesday and Thursday. More than 60 heads of state and

09/06/2015

Iran

Relatives of Americans held by Iran describe torture as lawmakers question nuclear deal

02/06/2015

Egypt

Egyptian Human Rights Council calls on state to end abuses

Egypt’s National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) has published a report saying that the country still has a long way to go in respecting basic

01/06/2015

Angola

Angola: Suspended sentence for 'Blood Diamonds' writer and anti-corruption activist

Judges in Angola have overruled an out-of-court settlement and handed anti-corruption activist Rafael Marques de Morais a six-month suspended

28/05/2015

Egypt

Security forces' sex attacks 'surge' in Egypt

19/05/2015

Egypt

Son of a bin man can’t be a judge, says Egypt’s justice minister

11/05/2015

Libya

Migrants face 'torture and gang rape in lawless Libya'

11/05/2015

Israel

Israeli soldiers on 'lax' Gaza war rules

A new report with testimonies of former IDF soldiers describes allegations that military operations disregarded civilian safety.

05/05/2015

Turkey

Istanbul police prevent May Day protesters reaching Taksim Square

Istanbul police have used water canon and tear gas to prevent May Day demonstrators getting to Taksim Square, the scene of widespread protests in

01/05/2015

Europe News

Europe 'failing over freedom of courts and press'

A new report by a European watchdog has run the rule over the state of human rights, democracy and the judiciary across the continent. The Council of

29/04/2015

Indonesia

Australians plea for mercy for condemned nationals in Indonesia

Several hundred people held a vigil in Sydney for the two convicted Australians awaiting execution in Indonesia. In other towns and cities too people

28/04/2015

United Arab Emirates

How not to ask directions in Dubai

24/04/2015

My Europe Series

Cuba thaw: is trade taking precedence over human rights?

The EU and Cuba have accelerated talks to normalise relations. The US is also ending decades of estrangement as Cuba’s Communist regime allows

16/04/2015

China

China releases women's rights activists, with conditions attached

In an unexpected move, China has released five women’s rights activists, who had been detained for more than a month on charges of “picking quarrels

14/04/2015

USA

Mother of accused 'killer cop' Michael Slager speaks out

The mother of the white police officer charged with murdering Walter Scott, a black father-of-four, last week has spoken about the tragedy. Michael

10/04/2015

Culture news

The youth solutions: sharing ideas, changing the world

Young activists from around the world are coming together to share knowledge and ideas they can take home and use to improve their own communities.

16/03/2015

Denmark

Swedish artist Lars Vilks receives free speech award

Swedish artist Lars Vilks has reappeared in public for the first time since narrowly avoiding death in the Copenhagen killings last month. He was

15/03/2015

Ukraine

People of Mariupol make chain of hope and call for peace

Protesters formed a human chain around the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Saturday to demonstrate against what they called

14/03/2015

Cinema

Geneva human rights film festival a success, says director

The International Film and Forum For Human Rights has come to a close in Geneva. This year’s edition featured more than 40 movies including 8

10/03/2015

Turkey

Jailing sex offenders is not sufficient, says Turkish law professor

As campaigners mark International Women’s Day, euronews has been discussing violence against women and punishments for perpetrators with Ahmet Caner

08/03/2015