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Caster Semenya continues court fight to race without lowering testosterone levels

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya arrived at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on Wednesday for a hearing to decide whether she will have to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in races.

Radio France Internationale

OPINION - The Swiss women who won their human rights climate battle must inspire us all

Earlier this month, a group of older Swiss women won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The court ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated their rights to private and family life — an outcome that will change the legal landscape on…

Evening Standard

Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts

Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift

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European court rules on cases seeking to force countries to meet climate goals

Europe's highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the ill effects of climate change.

WEKU

Is climate change action a human right? A European court will rule for the first time

Europe's highest human rights court began its session Tuesday on a group of climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

WEKU

French court hands Strasbourg attack plotter 30-year prison term

A French court has sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg.

Radio France Internationale

Man who helped procure gun used in Strasbourg terror attack jailed for 30 years

Audrey Mondjehi, 43, found guilty of terrorism-related charges relating to 2018 attack that killed five

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Christmas Market Attack Plotter Jailed For 30 Years By French Court

A French court on Wednesday sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg.

International Business Times

French Court To Issue Verdict Over 2018 Christmas Market Attack

A French court will deliver its verdict Thursday for four men charged in connection with the 2018 Christmas market attack in France's eastern city of Strasbourg, which left five people dead and 11 wounded.

International Business Times

Strasbourg looks to launch legal cannabis experiment, as German laws change on 1 April

As Germany authorises the consumption and cultivation of cannabis from 1 April, the mayor of Strasbourg is calling for the introduction of a local 'experiment' to move away from France's repressive approach to marijuana.

Radio France Internationale

Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill

Union says Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement deportations

The Guardian - UK

Strasbourg terror suspects in court over deadly 2018 Christmas attack

The trial of four men suspected of having played a key role in supplying weapons to the perpetrator of the December 2018 shootings at the Strasbourg Christmas markets began on Thursday, with court hearings set to continue for five weeks.

Radio France Internationale

Four Go On Trial In France Over 2018 Christmas Market Attack

Four men went on trial on Thursday over a 2018 Christmas market attack in France's eastern city of Strasbourg where a radical Islamist killed five people before being shot dead by police after a 48-hour manhunt.

International Business Times

Four men go on trial over Strasbourg terror attack in 2018

One accused of terrorism and three of helping Chérif Chekatt procure weapons for deadly assault at Christmas market

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Unions condemn plan to make civil servants ignore ECHR Rwanda rulings

Government says it intends to change rules to order officials to follow ministerial decisions contrary to Strasbourg injunctions

The Independent UK

Sunak hits out at Irish plan to sue UK in ECHR for blocking Troubles probes

Legal action risks reigniting Tory war over the Strasbourg court – as UK accuses Dublin of hypocrisy

The Guardian - UK

What are the Tories trying to achieve with their new Rwanda bill?

Fresh from a defeat in the supreme court, the government wants to declare the African country safe for asylum seekers – whatever the reality is

France 24

Traditional houses in France's Alsace region get new lease of life

The French region of Alsace is famous for its traditional half-timbered houses. But this centuries-old heritage is threatened by the passage of time and urban development. Every year, 400 of these remarkable old houses are demolished. But a few locals are trying to safeguard their heritage. One young couple have…

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Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan

No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt backs Sunak's bid to save failed Rwanda deportation plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed Rishi Sunak's pursuit to save his Rwanda deportation plan without having to leave the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

The National (Scotland)

UK Government’s Rwanda plan is 'probably dead' in current form, says former judge

THE UK Government’s Rwanda plan is “probably dead” in its current form, former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption has said.

The Guardian - UK

Rights groups back Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr over court costs

Reporter’s legal team argues that excessive costs awarded to Brexit backer violates her right to journalistic freedom of expression and will take case to European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

The Independent UK

What is the ECHR and how does it relate to the Rwanda migrants policy?

Tories on the right of the party will once again call for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights if they lose in the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Critically ill baby’s family back at court for another round of treatment fight

Indi Gregory’s parents have lost legal battles in London and Strasbourg and now want a judge to let them move her to a hospital in Italy.

The Independent UK

Critically ill baby’s father ‘heartbroken’ as latest legal bid fails

Indi Gregory’s parents hoped that judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg would intervene in a treatment fight

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