European Court of Human Rights
Man Loses 7-Year Legal Battle Against Christian Bakery Over Gay Rights Cake
An LGBTQ rights charity called the European Court of Human Rights' decision to throw out Gareth Lee's claim a “backwards step for equality.”
Women wearing full veils can be jailed in Belgium, EU court affirms
The European Court of Human Rights upheld Belgium’s contentious ban on partial and full-face veils worn by Muslim women on Tuesday.
This AI Can Accurately Predict the Outcome of Human Rights Trials
But replacing human judges is “impossible” right now, researchers say.
European Court Rules No One Should Be Prosecuted for Killing of Jean Charles Menezes
Serious operational blunders caused British police to mistake the Brazilian electrician for a failed suicide bomber and shoot him seven times as he boarded an underground train in 2005.
Italy Has to Pay $127,000 to a CIA Rendition Victim and His Wife
Thirteen years after fiery Muslim cleric Abu Omar was abducted from a street in Milan and rendered to Egypt, the European Court of Human Rights awarded him damages.
Portugal Wants to Extradite a Former CIA Officer in an Infamous Kidnapping Case
Sabrina De Sousa, a former CIA officer convicted in Italy for the 2003 unlawful rendition of a radical Muslim cleric, faces a possible 5-year prison sentence.
Your Human Rights Court Is Not Our Human Rights Court, Says Putin
Vladimir Putin has signed a law officially allowing the Russian Constitutional Court to pick and choose whether or not it follows rulings by the European Court of Human Rights.
Former CIA Officer Detained in Europe While Trying to Clear Her Name in Rendition Case
Sabrina De Sousa had her passport confiscated while trying to leave Portugal this week, and now waits to hear whether she'll be extradited to Italy to serve a 5-year prison sentence.
A Radical Imam, His Alleged CIA Kidnapper, and Their 10-Year Hunt for Justice
For years, a former CIA agent and the alleged terrorist she was convicted of abducting have walked parallel paths in seeking to reveal the truth about the incident.
France Can Take Comatose Man Off Life Support, Court Rules
Vincent Lambert, left severely brain damaged by a traffic accident in 2008, has been at the center of an emotional family legal battle.
How Five More Years of Tory Rule Will Change Britain for the Worse
Changes in the economy don't just wreck lives; they can alter the structure of how we see the world around us.