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Children’s Rights at the heart of data protection

Today, the Council of Europe awards the first ever Stefano Rodatà award to two Ghent University academics, for their work to place…

Jan 28, 2019

Children’s Rights at the heart of data protection

Jan 28, 2019

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Italy: European court awards €18,000 to Amanda Knox after human rights complaint

Human rights judges in Strasbourg have backed American Amanda Knox in her human rights battle against Italy.

Jan 24, 2019

Italy: European court awards €18,000 to Amanda Knox after human rights complaint

Jan 24, 2019

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Court: Judges make €27,000 award after Serbian prison rape and assault

Human rights judges have made a €27,000 award to a detainee who was assaulted and raped in Serbian prison.

Jan 15, 2019

Court: Judges make €27,000 award after Serbian prison rape and assault

Jan 15, 2019

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Azerbaijan: Court ruling on journalist’s ‘sex-smear’ human rights complaint

Human rights judges ruled today that Azerbaijani authorities failed to investigate the “serious invasion” of journalist Khadija…

Jan 10, 2019

Azerbaijan: Court ruling on journalist’s ‘sex-smear’ human rights complaint

Jan 10, 2019

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Azerbaijan journalist’s allegations of politically-motivated sex-smear campaign set for Strasbourg…

Later this week, human rights judges will reveal their decision in a complaint which centres on an alleged politically-motivated sex smear…

Jan 7, 2019

Azerbaijan journalist’s allegations of politically-motivated sex-smear campaign set for Strasbourg…

Jan 7, 2019

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European court: Russia’s arrests of Aleksey Navalnyy violated his human rights

Human rights judges today ruled that the 2012 and 2014 arrests of Russian political activist and blogger Aleksey Navalnyy violated his…

Nov 15, 2018

European court: Russia’s arrests of Aleksey Navalnyy violated his human rights

Nov 15, 2018

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European court backs Austria over Prophet Muhammad insult conviction

Judges have backed Austria and rejected a woman’s human rights complaint following her conviction for making insulting comments about the…

Oct 25, 2018

European court backs Austria over Prophet Muhammad insult conviction

Oct 25, 2018

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Court: Some aspects of UK surveillance regimes violate convention

Judges at Strasbourg’s European Court declared today that “some aspects of UK surveillance regimes violate human rights laws.”

Sep 13, 2018

Sep 13, 2018

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United Kingdom: Human rights commissioner urges independent inquiry into counter-terrorism abuses

Human rights commissioner Dunja Mijatović, has urged the United Kingdom to allow an independent investigation into detainee mistreatment…

Sep 4, 2018

United Kingdom: Human rights commissioner urges independent inquiry into counter-terrorism abuses

Sep 4, 2018

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Portugal: ‘Casa Pia’ paedophile ring members await human rights court judgement

Convicted members of an elite Portuguese paedophile ring, will find out tomorrow (26 June), if Strasbourg judges accept that they were…

Jun 25, 2018

Portugal: ‘Casa Pia’ paedophile ring members await human rights court judgement

Jun 25, 2018

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Sets standards, fights for democracy, human rights and the rule of law and ensures that Europe is so much more than you think.

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