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New Judgment: R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 56

October 19, 2016 zoshinuk 0

On appeal from: [2016] EWCA Civ 22 An appeal has been unanimously allowed by the Supreme Court in a case that considered whether it was contrary to the ECHR to deport the appellant on the […]

A New Independent Nation Will Be Created in Space Where Earthly Laws Don’t Apply – and Anyone Can Join!

October 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A consortium of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and legal experts has announced plans to create the first ever nation in space. It will be called Asgardia (from Norse mythology), will be independent of any current nation […]

Australia rejects Amnesty’s torture claim on Nauru

October 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Australia has been repeatedly criticised for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers. It says the policy is necessary to discourage people risking their lives at sea to reach Australian territory. Australian asylum seekers […]

EU Threat to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Violating Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MOSCOW – The European Union threatened it would work under the jurisdiction of a United Nations (UN) resolution to impose sanctions on any side responsible for violating human rights and promoting violence in the Democratic […]

Animated Video Explains the Powers of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

An animated YouTube video about the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has been produced by UNESCO (The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture), the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation and […]

Aleppo Doctor Launches Legal Action against Russia at European Court of Human Rights

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

There are just 30 doctors left to care for rebel-held east Aleppo’s 250,000 residents who are suffering heavy Russian-backed Syrian government shelling. The last cariologist in Aleppo’s eastern neighbourhood describes the situation in the […]

Claims That Half of Global Businesses at Risk of Human Rights Breach

October 17, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The UK government was called upon to hold companies criminally accountable for serious abuses, including those committed overseas. A new global study published by the British Institute of International & Comparative Law (BIICL) and Norton […]

QI presenter Sandi Toksvig: I was going to be a human rights lawyer

October 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

“Becoming the host of QI is like being given Christmas and birthday presents on the same day,” says Sandi Toksvig, who is taking the helm from Stephen Fry after 13 years. The Danish born mother […]

Influential Civil and Human Rights Lawyer, Educator and Author Jack Greenberg dies aged 91

October 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Jack Greenberg, who joined the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and argued cases in front of the Supreme Court before he turned 30, died this week at the age of 91. He was the last surviving […]

Israeli PM Criticizes Human Rights Groups for Speaking Out against Military Occupation

October 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Two groups affiliated to the Israeli Peace Now movement, B’Tselem and Americans for Peace Now, were criticised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for speaking against illegal Israeli settlements and occupation at a […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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New Judgment: R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 56

A New Independent Nation Will Be Created in Space Where Earthly Laws Don’t Apply – and Anyone Can Join!

Australia rejects Amnesty’s torture claim on Nauru

EU Threat to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Violating Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Animated Video Explains the Powers of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Aleppo Doctor Launches Legal Action against Russia at European Court of Human Rights

Claims That Half of Global Businesses at Risk of Human Rights Breach

QI presenter Sandi Toksvig: I was going to be a human rights lawyer

Influential Civil and Human Rights Lawyer, Educator and Author Jack Greenberg dies aged 91

Israeli PM Criticizes Human Rights Groups for Speaking Out against Military Occupation