The Latest Breaking News from ECHR

Indi Gregory’s parents’ bid to take life-support treatment fight to Europe fails

A campaign group supporting the baby’s family said an application to the European Court of Human Rights had been rejected.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Critically ill baby’s family ask European judges to consider their case

Indi Gregory’s parents have made an application to the European Court of Human Rights after losing life-support treatment fights in London.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Rwanda accused of broad campaign of repression against dissidents

Human Rights Watch report detailing alleged abuses at home and abroad raises questions over UK government’s asylum plan

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Braverman’s migration comments may have been ‘to get attention,’ claims Priti Patel

Suella Braverman previously said that some refugees claim to be gay to game the asylum system and that multiculturalism had failed which sparked an uproar from some MPs

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023

Patel urges Braverman to deliver small boats pledge as she takes aim at speech

The senior Conservative appeared to criticise the Home Secretary for arguing that multiculturalism has ‘failed’ in Britain.

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

Nervous Tories implore PM to ‘ignore populist insanity’ and keep slim election hopes alive

This weekend’s Tory Party conference will see the starting gun fired on the race for power at next year’s general election. But Mr Sunak faces an almighty battle, write Kate Devlin and Adam Forrest

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

Tory MPs criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘alarmist’ speech on migration

Two MPs distance themselves from home secretary’s talk of ‘existential challenge’ as she called for human rights reform

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

Hearing over climate inaction against 32 countries opens in Europe

Six young people from Portugal will take on 32 countries in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday for not doing enough to stop global warming. The unprecedented hearing is the world’s largest climate legal action to date.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 27, 2023

Portuguese youths sue 33 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever

A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately tackle global heating. Now, the Strasbourg court will be hearing them on 27 September,…

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2023

UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention

UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal migration’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023