A case involving a Christian bakery, which refused to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Gareth Lee tried but failed to […]
A court in Belgium is investigating an orphanage for alleged abduction and trafficking of children from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children were brought to Belgium and adopted by families who had been told they […]
Prosecutors in Russia are seeking to strip a couple of parental rights after they took their one-year-old son to an unsanctioned opposition protest. They said in a statement that the couple had put the baby’s […]
The estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai – one of the most high-profile leaders in the Middle East – has asked for a forced marriage protection order in a UK court. Sheikh Mohammed Al […]
Human rights group Liberty has lost its High Court challenge against the government’s Investigatory Powers Act. Called the “Snoopers’ Charter” by its critics, the legislation allows for mass surveillance of electronic devices, allowing intelligence agencies […]
Italian police are investigating a leaked photo of a blindfolded American teenager who is accused of killing an officer in Rome. The photo of murder suspect Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 18, was shown by Italian media […]
Kosovo’s prime minister has resigned after a war crimes court in The Hague summoned him for questioning as a suspect. Ramush Haradinaj, 51, served as a rebel commander in the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict, which eventually […]
Venezuela released 22 prisoners, including high-profile judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, on Thursday, according to the UN. They were released on the same day the UN published a report by its human rights […]
Sri Lanka has recruited two hangmen as it prepares to carry out four executions – the first in 43 years. It follows the president’s announcement that four prisoners convicted of drug offences are to face […]
South Africa’s leading pro-euthanasia activist is to serve three years under house arrest after he was found guilty of premeditated murder for helping three people to kill themselves. Sean Davison was arrested in September last […]
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