The Swedish Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that climate activist Greta Thunberg’s legal challenge against the state for insufficient climate action is inadmissible. According to the Supreme Court press release, the case was assessed in stages. The Supreme Court first analyzed the precedents provided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The court also [...]

The Center for Reproductive Rights criticized on Wednesday the German Legal Affairs Committee’s decision to decline to advance a proposal to improve and modernize abortion laws and reproductive care. The Center for Reproductive Rights expressed “deep disappointment over the failure” to progress the bill, and criticized the law as it currently stands for falling “short [...]

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) suspended its US-funded humanitarian work due to President Donald Trump’s executive order to “re-evaluate” foreign aid on Tuesday. Providing essential aid to over 20 countries, the NRC said that this suspension is the first in its history, and expresses regret at the significant impact that this will have on the [...]

Italy’s justice minister on Wednesday defended the decision to repatriate accused Libyan war criminal Osama Njeem, blaming an allegedly “flawed” arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Njeem on January 18 for suspected crimes against humanity and war crimes against detainees in Libya from 2015 onwards. [...]

Human rights organizations called on the EU Tuesday to enact a complete ban on all trade and business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories. In a joint letter to the EU president more than 160 human rights groups, trade unions, and civil society groups urged the European Commission to adhere to obligations set out [...]

The British Palestine Committee is accusing the UK of failure to uphold international law through its continued military support to Israel in a report published Wednesday. The report criticized what it calls British “military collaboration with Israel,” highlighting the UK’s complicity in Israel’s human rights violations. The British Military Collaboration Report outlined that the UK [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Vietnam on Tuesday to repeal its new cybersecurity law, saying that it violates the rights to free speech and freedom of expression. Vietnam’s new law, set to come into effect on December 25, builds on existing legislation to impose stricter rules surrounding internet use and freedom of speech. Vietnam’s current [...]

The UK government on Wednesday placed an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for children under 18 years of age following the advice of a requested consultation by medical experts. An emergency prohibition on puberty blockers is currently in place and will expire on December 31. The emergency ban will be replaced with The Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing [...]

The UK Home Office announced Tuesday first-of-its-kind “Right to Know” measures for victims of stalkers. The new guidance allows the police to reveal the identity of online stalkers, along with other measures, to create more protection for victims. With extension of the “Right to Know” statutory guidance to online stalking crimes, the police can now [...]

A motion to impeach President Yoon Seok-yeol was submitted to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea on Thursday and is due to be voted on by an anonymous ballot within 72 hours of the session. The motion, filed by the opposition, follows President Seok-yeol’s brief imposition of martial law on Tuesday. The motion was [...]