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The UK government announced on Monday new reform policies to tighten immigration rules in a White Paper titled “Restoring Control over the Immigration System,” which was presented to parliament. The new rules focus on visa, asylum, and citizenship rules, with an overall goal of reducing immigration. The new rules have raised the requirements for skilled [...]

The EU Parliament on Wednesday urged a halt to plans for Türkiye’s accession into the EU, stating that the country has failed to address major democratic shortcomings and silenced dissident voices. Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) have cited fears that Türkiye is well on its way to becoming an authoritarian state after politically motivated [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday rejected Ontario’s request for an appeal on a landmark case concerning Canada’s climate policy. The SCC’s refusal to hear the appeal was celebrated by activist groups, as it affirms the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling that the province’s climate policy is subject to the constitution, and paves [...]

Amnesty International called for Turkish authorities to lift the ban on May Day (also called Labor Day) gatherings in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Wednesday. Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for Europe, Dinushika Dissanayake, said the ban was “based on entirely spurious security and public order grounds and fly in the face of the 2023 Constitutional [...]

Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights for the Council of Europe, Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, on Friday denounced the recent demolition of Roma houses in the Zaharna Fabrika area of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, in spite of an interim order from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that ordered Bulgaria to stop the forced evictions. According to NGO [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Thursday that France failed to offer effective protection to three minors when they filed rape complaints. The ECtHR highlighted serious shortcomings in how the investigating authorities and domestic courts handled the minors’ cases. The court found that the previous courts failed to assess the full context [...]

Turkish authorities brought charges on Wednesday against Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist for news site Dagens ETC, for insulting the president. Medem was also charged with terror-related crimes, with a potential sentence of 12 years of imprisonment. Medin travelled extensively to conflict-ridden areas in Türkiye, while allegedly promoting pro-PKK sentiments on his social media accounts [...]

A mass trial on Friday started in Türkiye for 189 people following the protests against the detention and arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu last month. The defendants, mainly students, journalists and lawyers, are facing charges involving participation in illegal rallies, failing to disperse despite police warnings, carrying weapons, and covering their faces for identity [...]

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the Netherlands violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to respect for private and family life, in a case involving the long-term separation of a mother from her daughter following the mother’s loss of parental authority. The case [...]

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 [...]