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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

Europe News

Violence against LGBTI people in Europe is 'on the rise,' report warns

ILGA-Europe warns that hateful rhetoric from politicians and religious leaders creates an environment of insecurity for LGBTI people.

20/02/2023

My Europe Series

Disabled Ukrainians face abuse, neglect in overwhelmed institutions

People are living in squalid, inhumane conditions, sometimes tied to beds in caretakers’ well-intentioned efforts to restrain them from self-harm. But the underlying issues extend beyond war.

17/02/2023

Spain

Spain approves new law allowing people to freely change gender from 16

Lawmakers in Spain have approved a so-called ‘transgender law' that allows people from 16 years old to change their gender markers through self-declaration.

16/02/2023

World News

Europe's top rights court overturns 2021 LuxLeaks whistlerblower fine

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of an accountant who exposed tax deals for large corporations in Luxembourg.

15/02/2023

Culture news

Imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi declares hunger strike

“This arrest was more like banditry and hostage-taking than the execution of a judicial sentence,” Panahi writes.

03/02/2023

Finland

Finland passes new trans rights laws on gender recognition

The legislation gained overwhelming support from all five parties in Sanna Marin's coalition government, as well as many opposition MPs.

01/02/2023

Russia

Moscow Helsinki Group banished by court order in Russia

Moscow City Court has ruled to dissolve the prominent human rights organisation, as the Kremlin continues to crack down on those who oppose the invasion of Ukraine.

25/01/2023

Europe News

MEPs vote to condemn Morocco for first time in 25 years

The resolution on the country comes amidst the EU Parliament corruption scandal to which Rabat has been linked.

19/01/2023

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Watch: Thousands flock to Strasbourg in support of Iran protesters

Strasbourg saw thousands gather in support of the Iranian protesters. An estimated 12,000 people from all over Europe gathered to call on the European Union to blacklist the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation.

17/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Investigators probe 58,000 possible Russian war crimes

The potential crimes include killings, kidnappings, indiscriminate bombings and sexual assaults, with more than 600 incidents already independently verified.

31/12/2022

Turkey

Turkish court upholds life sentence for philanthropist Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe has repeatedly called on Turkey to immediately release the 65-year-old activist.

28/12/2022

United Kingdom

Scottish MPs approve controversial gender change law

Nicola Sturgeon's government had championed the reforms, which makes it easier for people to change their gender for legal purposes.

22/12/2022

Qatar

Five takeaways from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

From Lionel Messi and Argentina's triumph in a thrilling final against France, to concerns over future human rights -- five main themes to emerge from Qatar 2022.

19/12/2022

Spain

Detention of Spanish in Iran spark protests back home in Madrid

Iranians living in Spain gathered in front of the Islamic Republic's embassy in Madrid decrying Iran's brutal crackdown on protesters. Demonstrators called for for the release of Santiago Sanchez and Ana Baneira who are arrested in Iran.

19/12/2022

Israel

France condemns expulsion of Palestinian rights lawyer from Israel

Salah Hammouri was born in Jerusalem but holds French citizenship, and arrived in Paris on a flight from Israel on Sunday.

18/12/2022

Norway

Laureates honoured at Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo

Winners and representatives attended the first Nobel Peace Prize ceremony since the pandemic began in Norway on Saturday. The event coincided with the UN's Human Rights Day and highlighted the erosion of human rights in Russia and Belarus and Russia's war in Ukraine.

10/12/2022

Nature

Why the plan to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 is fatally flawed

Experts say community-based conservation models would better protect nature and the people who risk their lives to defend it.

08/12/2022

Travel News

How will Indonesia’s ban on sex outside marriage impact tourists?

New ‘morality’ laws apply to Indonesians and foreigners alike.

07/12/2022