Polish woman refused abortion challenges restrictive law in Europe rights court
A Polish woman who claims she was rendered blind when she was refused an abortion has brought her case before the European Court of Human Rights . Alicja Tysiac, 35-year old mother of three, has filed a...
The UK government said Thursday that it will hold a full public consultation on whether prisoners should be granted the right to vote. The decision comes in response to a European Court of Human Rights ...
European rights court makes landmark award to Russian police brutality victim
The European Court of Human Rights based in Strasbourg, France, has awarded a landmark compensation payment of 250,000 euros ($300,000) to Alexei Mikheyev, a 29 year old Russian citizen virtually crippled from the waist down as...
Jailed terrorist appeals solitary confinement to European rights court
A jailed Venezuelan terrorist Wednesday appealed to the European Court of Human Rights , arguing that the eight years he spent in solitary confinement in a French prison was a breach of the European Convention...
Khodorkovsky appeals Siberian prison regulations to Russian Supreme Court
Mikhail Khodorkovsky , the former owner of Russian oil giant Yukos convicted of tax fraud and now incarcerated in a Siberian prison , has appealed to the Russian Supreme...
UK anti-terror proposals reported to breach European rights convention
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's proposed anti-terrorism law is under more pressure for amendment after the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights Monday reported that currently-proposed provisions - such as the proposal...
Rights group presses for UK investigation of CIA rendition flights
UK rights group Liberty has threatened to take legal action against the British government and senior police officers unless they agree to investigate allegations that the US Central Intelligence Agency has operated "torture...
EU states have said they plan to write a joint letter to the US government seeking clarification about whether the US has been running illegal covert prisons in the EU as part of its war on terror....
French immigrants, rights groups question use of emergency laws
French immigrant communities and rights groups are criticizing the French government's decision to impose emergency laws in efforts to restore order after two weeks of rioting. The 1955 state of emergency law was...
Turkey can ban the wearing of headscarves in public and private universities, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. In its judgment , which is not subject to appeal, the court rejected Leyla Sahin's...
