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Russia Gets Hacked – Putin Aide’s Secrets Revealed

October 27, 2016 World Justice News 0

A Ukrainian group calling itself Cyber Hunta has released more than a gigabyte of emails and other material from the office of one of Vladimir Putin’s top aides, Vladislav Surkov, that show Russia’s fingerprints all […]

Iranian Defense Minister: US Support for Human Rights a Gesture to Rescue Terrorists in Aleppo

October 26, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Iranian Defense Minister, criticised the US and its allies for their empty human rights rhetoric and, through their continued support for the terrorist groups, they are blocking evacuation of […]

80+ Non Government Organisations Call For Russia to Be Dropped From UN Rights Council Over Syria

October 25, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Russia’s involvement in the anti-terrorist campaign in Syria has prompted calls to the UN to deprive Russia of its seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Russia is currently in the UNHRC, but its […]

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 […]

Garry Kasparov wins human rights case against Russia

October 11, 2016 zoshinuk 0

On 18 May 2007, Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and political activist, was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. His ticket and passport confiscated, he was taken to a police office and questioned for […]

Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner cancels visit to Russia

October 11, 2016 zoshinuk 0

STRASBOURG, October 11. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks has decided to cancel his working visit to Russia. He took this decision because he did not agree with a number of […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]