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The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts.
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Leaving the ECHR would not free the UK of the obligation not to send people to a place of harm.
A case brought on behalf of 2,400 older Swiss women won at the European Court of Human Rights.
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Their victory in the European Court of Human Rights is a huge win for the climate.
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The UK government must decide if it wants to risk undermining the robust system of human rights protections.
Activists in the UK protest against a government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.
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We haven’t heard the last of plans to ship off the UK’s asylum seekers.
A villager carries a branch as a wildfire approaches Zambujeiro village in Cascais, west of Lisbon, in July.
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In a momentous case, young EU citizens will seek to draw among a range of principles from human rights, such as that of effectiveness, to arm-twist governments into impactful climate action.
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Deliberate policies set in place by European states and supported by the European Union lead directly to migrant deaths.
Caster Semenya at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, London.
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The judgment is a watershed moment for the relationship between sport and human rights.
The illegal migration bill is an attempt to stop small boat crossings, which have increased in recent years.
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The European court has ruled that interim measures are legally binding under international law.
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If passed in its current form, the European Union’s new directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence will be world-leading.
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The next prime minister has an opportunity to make abortion rights more or less secure in UK law.
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A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.
Priti Patel and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta agreed the migration partnership in April 2022.
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The court blocked the UK from deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda until after cases in the UK are decided.
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The proposals for a new bill of rights are now out for consultation.
The first COVID-19 vaccines in Austria were administered in December 2020.
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Pandemic politics have continually raised questions about emergency powers and freedom.
Alexander Litvinenko in University College Hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance.
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The European court of human rights has found the Russian state responsible for Litvinenko’s death by poisoning.
Turkish women take to the streets of Istanbul.
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Turkey has withdrawn from a convention to protect the rights of women.
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The UK government intends to make intentional trespass on private land a criminal offence.
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Six Portuguese youngsters say 33 countries have violated their human rights by causing climate change.