Unsafe and unfair counter-terror proposals are no substitute for a proper system of evidence, arrest, charge and conviction.
The association 21 luglio, which is part of the Italian Coalition for Civil Rights and Freedoms (CILD), has presented to the mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, a road map for closing the Roma camps of the city. The mayor...
France's ban on armed forces personnel joining outside unions is contrary to freedom of association, according to a recent ruling by the Court of Human Rights.
It will be the first time a German leads the UN Human Rights Council when Joachim Rücker takes over in 2015. An economist by training, he served as Germany's envoy to the UN until his appointment to the new post at...
The UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has decided that the current mass surveillance program of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) does not violate European human rights law. In response to...
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Domestic violence victims in Lithuania now receive more support from the police and support services, but still lack vital protections. With 10,000 people officially classed as victims, domestic violence accounted for 10% of all 2013 crime in the country.
In almost every country in the world disbelievers are being discriminated against. In a report published on December 9, the International Humanist and Ethical Union concludes that worldwide, their numbers are rising...
Amnesty International, Antigone, Arci, CILD and Cittadinanzattiva have organized an event for today, Human Rights Day, that will observe one minute of silence in recognition of the need for the inclusion of torture in...
“Secret, massive and indiscriminate surveillance programs are not in conformity with European human rights law" and are not justified by terror threats, said Nils Muižnieks, the commissioner for human rights at the...
Sandra was in a migrant detention center and wanted to avoid deportation to her country of origin, where her life might be in danger, so she cut herself. She is now being prosecuted for injuring police officers.
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