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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 […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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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