Brussels NGO issues complaint against Patriarch Kirill
Patriarch Kirill should be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), says the NGO HRWF in a detailed report HRWF’s (Human Rights…
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OSCE experts find ‘clear patterns’ of war crimes in Ukraine in first Moscow Mechanism report
Vienna — A panel of independent experts established under the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism has found clear patterns of violations of international humanitarian…
Euthanasia – in which countries is the procedure approved?
The desire for the end of life is far from limited to the emotional or mental state of a person. There is…
One of the largest ghettos in Europe
Old buildings, disease and poverty. There is a pungent odor in the air, the smell of laundry and the stench of sewage.…
Sonny survived the Holocaust and football gave him freedom
Inspirational love between a 90-year-old man and Eintracht (Frankfurt) revealed by BBC Sport. Helmut Sonneberg is probably the most energetic 90-year-old you…
Thousands of people missing in Syria, with a range of human rights violations and abuses
“The scale of this tragedy is daunting, with people going missing in different contexts, such as during hostilities, displacement or in detention.…
Council of Europe: The battle for human rights in mental health continues
The decision-making body of the Council has started its review process of a controversial drafted text that aim at protecting human rights…
Justice and reparations still critical, 30 years on from Sarajevo siege
Thirty years after the siege of Sarajevo, the UN team in Bosnia and Herzegovina reiterated the importance on Wednesday of pursuing justice…
Interview: Slave trade reparations ‘essential’
400th anniversary of the first ship that brought the first Africans to the British colony of Virginia. We mark that as the…
Russia ceases to be a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022
Following its expulsion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, the Russian Federation will cease to be a High Contracting Party to…