A group of independent UN human rights experts called  upon Bahrain to end human rights violations and investigate events surrounding the State of National Safety declared in 2011. The experts warned against military courts exercising jurisdiction over civilians and discrimination based on gender, gender identity and ethnicity. The report called for abolishment of the death penalty and [...]

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a proposed amendment to the Law on National Council on Thursday that would grant the Polish government significant power in appointing Polish Supreme Court Justices. Prior to the enactment of the amendment and a series of prior amendments, the Polish National Judiciary Council had the power to make judicial appointments. The [...]

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)  on Wednesday appointed a three-member legal panel to conduct a war crimes probe into the alleged Israeli human rights violations on the Gaza border. The resolution to “urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry was backed on Friday. Twenty-nine members of the council voted for, 14 members abstained, [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said  Wednesday that the judicial authority considering postponement of a European arrest warrant must assess whether there exists “a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ,” a decision that could impact Poland’s ability to extradite from other [...]

The European Court of Justice  ruled  Wednesday that genome editing, a process when DNA in a living thing is altered, is a form of genetic engineering. A French agricultural union and eight environmental groups challenged a French policy that did not regard genome editing as a form of genetic engineering and sought to compel the French [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein  expressed concern Wednesday over human rights violations in English-speaking regions of Cameroon. The government of Cameroon has denied the human rights office access to these regions. According to the commissioner’s statement, what started as protests in 2016 have devolved into armed elements against government forces, [...]

UN Special Rapporteurs Maria Grazia Giammarinaro and Urmila Boola expressed concern Monday over an anti-trafficking bill known as the Trafficking of Persons Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation Bill presented by the Indian government in Parliament last week. The experts’ primary concern is that the bill is not human rights oriented and may increase the risks faced [...]

Amnesty International on Monday condemned the first two years of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration as a “human rights calamity.” Amnesty said that although Duterte claimed to improve the rule of law throughout the Philippines, his policies have led to an increase in violence and had a disproportionate impact on impoverished Filipinos. More specifically, Amnesty [...]

The European Commission  announced on Tuesday that it has fined  ASUS, Phillips, Denon & Marantz and Pioneer a total of €111 million (USD $129 million) in four separate cases for online price fixing in violation of EU competition regulations. The manufacturers are accused of compelling online retailers to offer their products at a minimum price under threats of [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over the recent violence along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel that has left multiple Palestinian civilians dead. Speaking to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Zeid noted that the past two [...]