A court in Moscow rejected an appeal on Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention, more than a year after
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Switzerland’s Climate Shortfalls Violate Human Rights, European Court Rules
Europe’s top human rights court said on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ human rights by not doing enough to stop climate
Prince Harry Loses High Court Challenge Over Security Downgrade
Prince Harry lost a long-running legal battle over the downgrading of his security in Britain, as a High Court judge ruled on Wednesday that the
Assange Extradition Case Returns to UK Court
Since 2019, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been held in a high security prison in southeast London while his lawyers fight a U.S.
Russia Asks Court to Label Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’
In recent years, L.G.B.T.Q. people in Russia have lived under increasing fear as the Kremlin has ratcheted up measures curtailing gay and transgender rights in
E.U. Court Rules Public Offices Can Ban Religious Symbols
Workers can be barred from wearing religious garb, such as head scarves, in public-sector offices, a European Union court ruled on Tuesday, tapping into a
International Court Orders Syria to Stop Torture of Political Opponents
Judges at the U.N.’s highest court on Thursday ordered Syria’s government to stop torturing its imprisoned opponents, seeking to stop the abuses that have become
UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says
Britain’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, dealing a major blow to a Conservative government
U.K. Supreme Court to Rule on Deporting Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
Britain’s Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday whether the government’s contentious policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, in a pivotal moment for
Pyotr Pavlensky Found Guilty in French Court for Sex Tape Scandal
The Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky was convicted on privacy invasion and consent laws in France after publishing intimate texts and videos of a politician for