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British and Danish PM urge European leaders to reform human rights laws to tackle illegal migration

Sir Keir Starmer has urged European leaders to reform human rights laws to make it easier to deport illegal migrants ahead of crucial talks on a potential shake-up of the…

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Swiss parliament snubs European court climate ruling

The lower house of the Swiss parliament voted on Wednesday to reject a ruling ordering Switzerland to do more to combat global warming in a move that could encourage others…

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How three European human rights cases could shape climate litigation

Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France,…

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Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court

By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their…

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Youth vs Europe: ‘Unprecedented’ climate trial to kick off at rights court

By Catarina Demony Sept 27 (Reuters) - Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves will on Wednesday take 32 European governments to court over what…

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Eight Polish abortion rights cases inadmissible -European court

WARSAW, June 8 (Reuters) - A group of abortion rights cases filed by eight women against Poland was inadmissible, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Thursday,…

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European court tells Russia to ensure two Britons do not face death penalty

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Thursday it had issued an order to Russia to ensure that two Britons captured after fighting…

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UK to bring in new Bill of Rights after migrant deportation defeat

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Britain will begin legislating on Wednesday for a new Bill of Rights to give the government the power to ignore rulings from the European Court…

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UK has no plan to leave ECHR, Raab says

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Britain has no plan to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), but wants the Strasbourg-based court which enforces it to take a more limited view…

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Two Polish judges’ right to fair hearing was breached – European court

WARSAW, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Two Polish judges' right to a fair hearing was violated after they had job applications blocked, Europe's top human rights court said on Monday in…

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Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, European court finds

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights found on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who died an agonising…

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European rights court says Poland denied officials right to appeal

The Polish justice minister infringed on the rights of two court officials when he dismissed them without letting them appeal, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday,…

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ECHR rejects anti-lockdown case from Romanian MEP

A member of the European Parliament lost his case against a COVID-19 lockdown in his native Romania, after the MEP had suggested the restriction was comparable to being under house arrest.…

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Obligatory vaccine ‘necessary in democratic society’ – ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that obligatory vaccinations can be seen as necessary in democratic societies, in a landmark judgement after a complaint brought by…

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Al Bano to sue the Ukraine for damages

Popular Italian singer Al Bano said he might sue Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after the Kiev government put him on its black list of threats…

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