To enter a secret session of Germany’s Parliament, lawmakers must lock their phones and leave them outside. Inside, they are not even allowed to take
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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
U.K. Backsliding on Civil and Political Rights, U.N. Body Says
An influential United Nations human rights body delivered a scathing assessment Thursday on the protection of civil rights in Britain, accusing the Conservative government of
Premier League TV Rights Deal Steps Back From Streaming
The technical term might be “vertical integration.” Or, on reflection, perhaps that is not quite right, and it would — in the jargon — be
New U.K. Asylum Bill Aims to Override Some Human Rights Law
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain on Wednesday announced plans to override his country’s top court and disregard some human rights law, gambling on emergency
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
Russia Bids to Rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
Russia is seeking election to the United Nations’ top human rights body in a vote next week that will offer the latest test of international
Polish Court Convicts Rights Activist of Aiding an Abortion by Providing Pills
Ms. Wydrzynska, who has been an abortion rights activist in Poland for the past 16 years, said in an interview last summer with The Times
Russia Outlaws a News Site and a Rights Group, Stifling Critical Voices
A Moscow court abolished one of Russia’s oldest rights groups. Russian prosecutors banned the work of a group of journalists in exile, labeling it an
Rights Advocates Honored at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
KYIV, Ukraine — Human rights advocates in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are being honored on Saturday at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo.