Norway apologises to WWII ‘German girls’
Norway has apologised for the “shameful treatment” of Norwegian women targeted for having relationships with Nazi soldiers during the Second…
Tag: European Court of Human Rights
Denmark fines niqab wearer after assault
A Muslim woman has become the first person in Denmark to be charged for wearing a full-face veil in public,…
Uzbek-Russian journalist flees to Germany
Uzbek-Russian journalist who uses the pen name Ali Feruz, who for months faced the prospect of deportation from Russia to…
Romanian inmates get early release
Overcrowding and filthy conditions in Romanian prisons will allow thousands of convicts to regain their freedom regardless of their crimes…
Novaya Gazeta wins Kursk sub case
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia must compensate journalists who were sued for reporting on the…
Russia accepts Beslan ruling
A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights criticising the Russian response to the Beslan siege which left hundreds…
Russia violates gay rights: ECHR
Russia’s gay propaganda law increases “stigma and prejudice” and violates the right to freedom of expression, the European Court of…
Referendum ‘unfair and unfree’: EU observer
Fears that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unfairly influenced Turkey’s referendum in his favour have been heightened by criticism from an…
Russia failed Beslan pupils: court
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Russia’s inability to protect the hundreds of people who died when Chechen…
Swiss Muslim swim appeal fails
The European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg. Source: Wikimedia The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a…
Turks talks rights with Strasbourg
The Council of Europe. Source: Wikimedia A delegation from the Turkish justice ministry has met representatives of the Council of…
Renzi survives civil union vote
Gay pride in Bari, southern Italy. Source: Wikimedia Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has won a confidence vote in the senate,…