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A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit on Thursday before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child against the Costa Rican government for allegedly violating the rights of minors deported from the United States. Lawyers from the Global Strategic Litigation Council, Instituto Internacional de Responsabilidad Social y Derechos Humanos, and the Transnational [...]

The European Union’s border protection agency announced on Tuesday that it is investigating possible human rights violations by Greece related to undocumented migrants, according to a report by the Associated Press. The agency, Frontex, is investigating incidents in Greece that took place in 2024, though it has not yet disclosed which incidents in particular are [...]

UN experts on Wednesday urged Switzerland and other European Member States to increase their efforts in meeting their international commitments on mitigating climate change, a year since the landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The group of experts recommended that Switzerland and other European states refer to the guidance on intersectionality [...]

UK Attorney General Richard Hermer on Wednesday expressed concern over personal attacks on judges, stating such actions pose a threat to the rule of law and judicial independence. His remark concerns the tension with the home secretary over how the right to private and family life free from interference from the state under Article 8 [...]

The news about the administration of Donald Trump using the messaging app Signal to plan military operations has galvanized many in the public. On March 24, reports emerged that beginning on March 11, Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg had been added to a Signal group titled “Houthi PC small group”. The chat included various Cabinet members [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Georgian Parliament on Wednesday to reject the new “foreign agents” bill. Europe and Central Asia director at HRW Hugh Williamson argued that if the bill passes, “it could spell the end of Georgia’s independent civil society”. Besides posing problems for independent civil society in Georgia, HRW believes the government [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed announcements by the presidents of the US and Ukraine of an extension of the ceasefire to Black Sea trade routes as an important move that saves lives, while emphasizing the importance of ensuring that the ceasefire brings about just peace. Guterres stated: Obviously, any ceasefire is welcome because [...]

Amnesty International condemned the EU on Thursday for refusing to condemn Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, calling it “another shameful attempt to justify Israel’s genocide and war crimes against Palestinians.” In response to a statement from the European Council, the director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, Eve Geddie, observed that the EU refused to [...]

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine concluded on Wednesday that widespread enforced disappearances and torture committed by Russia during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity. The announcement marks a significant development, as crimes against humanity constitute one of the most serious classifications of international crimes. Central to the commission’s [...]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized the proposed European Union “Returns Regulation” for undocumented migrants as “cruel and unrealistic” for allowing longer detention and harsher treatment. The European Commission seeks to establish standardized return procedures so that returns of migrants can be more efficient while still respecting fundamental human rights. For instance, the proposed rule [...]