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Firms face sanctions over harmful impact of business partners

Firms operating in the EU will in future be held accountable for the environmental damage and human rights abuses caused by their suppliers and business partners, under a newly agreed law on corporate due diligence.

World News

EU awards Sakharov prize to 'brave and defiant' Mahsa Amini

The EU said Amini's death triggered a women-led movement in Iran, and representatives of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran were in Strasbourg, France, to attend the solemn ceremony.

Tech News

At COP28, 12,000 surveillance cameras are causing privacy concerns

The UAE has one of the highest concentrations of surveillance cameras on Earth. Some of those at COP are linked to an Emirati group accused of spying.

World News

75 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a review

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 75 years old. What was so significant about this treaty and is it still relevant?

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Europe News

EU institutions reach deal on anti-SLAPP law protecting journalists

An agreement on the law was found in the early hours of Thursday.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Euroviews. Perpetrators of sexual violence in the DRC must be held to account

Historically, we know that conviction rates for these crimes are shockingly low. How can we expect or encourage survivors to come forward when so few cases ever succeed, Nadine Tunasi writes.

World News

Relocating asylum seekers: An attractive policy for Europe?

Europe's plans to outsource asylum applications to curb the influx of migrants come up against major legal obstacles.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russia stepping up attacks amid heavy fighting in east

The latest developments from the Ukraine war.

Europe News

State of democracy: How do European countries compare?

Europe keeps its status as the world’s highest-performing region in democratic performance, but declines have been seen in many countries, according to the Global State of Democracy 2023 Report.

Hungary

Hungary bars under-18s from photo exhibit over LGBT+ content

Five photos by Filipino photojournalist Hannah Reyes Morales led a far-right Hungarian lawmaker to file a complaint with the country’s cultural ministry, which found that they violate a Hungarian law that prohibits the display of LGBTQ+ content to minors.

Iran

Iran arrests rights lawyer after she attends Armita Geravanad funeral

On Saturday, rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh — known for defending activists, opposition politicians and women in Iran prosecuted for removing their headscarves — called the death of Geravand “another state murder.”

Europe News

‘Double standards’ undermine EU legitimacy in Global South: HRW chief

The European Union’s "double standards" on human rights could erode the bloc’s legitimacy in the Global South, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, told Euronews.

Germany

New German legislation aims to make it easier to deport asylum seekers

The German Cabinet approved legislation on Wednesday that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers.

Europe News

Vulnerable Ukrainian war victims should be compensated first: Watchdog

The most vulnerable victims of Russia's aggression against Ukraine should be prioritised in a future international compensation mechanism, the Council of Europe's secretary general Marija Pejčinović Burić told Euronews.

Earth News

Coal from this Colombian mine arrives in Europe ‘tainted with blood’

Indigenous communities living by the Swiss-owned Cerrejón mine in Colombia describe their suffering over the past 40 years.

Europe News

Borrell heads to China to talk Ukraine, Taiwan and Middle East crisis

After two unsuccessful attempts earlier this year, Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, is finally embarking on his highly anticipated trip to China.

USA

Russia fails in its bid to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council

Member states voted to suspend Russia last year after its invasion of Ukraine

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Celebrating National Coming Out Day

On this day, every year, is National Coming Out Day.

Israel

International community divided on response to Hamas attack on Israel

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that talks on a two-state solution that delivered for the peaceful co-existence of Israel and Palestine were the only way forward once hostilities had terminated.

Ukraine

UN reports 4,621 Ukrainian civilian casualties in six months

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also reveals testimony of torture and abuse of detainees by their Russian captors.