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Caster Semenya declares victory after ECHR rules she was denied fair hearing

Semenya said she had been “waiting 15 years” for this judgement.

The Independent UK

Caster Semenya wins ECHR appeal as sex eligibility case set to return to court

The 34-year-old has been unable to compete in her favoured 800 metres event since 2019

The Independent UK

Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules

The Independent UK

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Kim Jong Un To Face Criminal Lawsuit For First Time Ever From A North Korean Defector Over Human Rights Violations

A North Korean defector residing in South Korea is set to file a lawsuit and criminal complaint against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for human rights violations.

Benzinga

Warnings over push to curb some protests after attacks

Human rights' lawyers warn a crackdown on certain forms of protests following a spate of anti-Semitic incidents, risks taking the state down a "chilling" path.

AAP

Trump administration sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza

Move against independent human rights abuses investigator represents latest US effort to punish critics of Israel’s war

The Independent UK

Quick Facts On Francesca Albanese: UN Official Sanctioned by US over Gaza Conflict – Ethnicity, Legal Career, and Link to Anthony Albanese

Francesca Albanese, a UN Gaza investigator, was sanctioned by the US under Trump. She is an Italian lawyer with no relation to Australian PM Anthony Albanese.

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US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza

The Trump administration has announced it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories

The Independent UK

US Sanctions UN Rights Expert For Palestinian Territories

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced Washington was sanctioning the United Nations special expert on the Palestinian territories, following her criticism of Washington policy on Gaza.

International Business Times

Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR

Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgment

The Guardian - UK

European court finds Russian responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key takeaways

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered damning judgments against Russia

The Independent UK

Plan to rid anti-Jew 'cancer' targets uni, arts funding

Universities and cultural bodies that fail to act against anti-Semitism could have their funding terminated as part of a blueprint to combat discrimination.

AAP

Top European Rights Court Finds Russia Committed Abuses In Ukraine

A top European court on Wednesday ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv separatists in eastern Ukraine from 2014, in the downing of the MH17 flight that year and in invading Ukraine in 2022.

International Business Times

Top European court rules Russia violated international law in Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled Russia violated international law in Ukraine and was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

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The Independent UK

Landmark ruling made over Russia’s responsibility for downing flight MH17

Europe’s top human rights court is the first international court to rule over Russia’s responsibility for downing flight MH17 and for their actions in the conflict in Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Top European rights court says Russia broke international law in Ukraine

Judges also rule that Russia was behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 which killed 298 people.

The Independent UK

European court finds Russia responsible for human rights abuses during Ukraine invasion

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine

International Business Times

Exiled Chinese Lawyers Grieve Loss Of Civil Society Decade After Crackdown

Ten years ago, human rights lawyer Li Fangping was enjoying a peaceful evening in his hometown in central China with his young son when he heard a knock on the door.

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The Independent UK

A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules

The Independent UK

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule on cases against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human rights violations during the full-scale invasion and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Al Jazeera

At least 31 dead, 532 arrested in Kenya’s antigovernment protests

Human rights office calls for accountability after 31 people are killed in nationwide ‘Saba Saba’ marches.

The Independent UK

‘There is no water to take a bath’: Detainees describe conditions in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Several men who are being held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say they’ve been stripped of ‘human rights’ since arriving on Friday

Evening Standard

Amal Clooney shares rare insight into family life — and the strict rule guests must follow

The human rights lawyer opened up on life in the English countryside with husband George Clooney, 64, and their eight-year-old twins Ella and Alexander

Euronews

Marine Le Pen turns to European law in bid to overturn ineligibility ruling

The figurehead of France’s far-right party has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in an attempt to overturn a conviction that has crushed her hopes of running in the 2027 presidential election.

The Conversation

A top court has urged nations to clamp down on fossil fuel production. When will Australia finally start listening?

As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen tours the Pacific this week to spruik his government’s commitment to climate action, fossil fuel exporters such as Australia are under unprecedented scrutiny.

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