Tag: rights
Human rights organization on Ukrainian abducted children: “It’s double abuse”
According to Ukraine’s ombudsman for children’s rights, it may be about a total of 200,000–300,000 children and young people who have been abducted. SVT has met a young man who…
human rights defenders warn about the case of Georges Mfor Tang, convicted of “terrorism”
In Cameroon, Georges Mfor Tang is one case among others who must not be forgotten, according to Redhac, the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa. Arrested in 2017,…
In the DRC, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights considers it “crucial to invest in the East”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the invitation of the Congolese government. Volker Türk concluded his…
After the conviction – Sweden’s climate policy can be judged to violate human rights
2,000 pensioners sued the Swiss state as they believed that their lack of action on climate issues violated their human rights. The European Court of Justice ruled in the pensioners’…
Historic policy from the European Court of Human Rights: slipping from emission targets violates some human rights | News in brief
The European Court of Human Rights issued three decisions on Tuesday. One of them states that governments violate some human rights when they miss emission targets. On Tuesday, the European…
“A big step forward for trans people’s human rights”
Six out of eight Riksdag parties in the social committee decided on Thursday to send the proposal for a new gender identity law to a vote in the chamber. –…
UN Human Rights Council may call for arms embargo on Israel
It is a symbolic text which could further isolate Israel a little more on the international scene. The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council must say this Friday, April 5,…
France condemned for welcoming harkis by the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned France this Thursday April 4 for the living conditions “ not compatible with respect for human dignity » harkis in the camps…
Bernardo Caal Xol, on tour in Europe, fights for the rights of his q’eqchi people
In northern Guatemala, since the 2010s, the lives of the Mayan Q’eqchi people have been disrupted by the construction of hydroelectric power stations on the Cahabón River. The water diverted…
The attack in Moscow started mass deportations of undocumented people from St. Petersburg in full planes, says the Russian human rights organization | Foreign countries
According to the organization, the two planes that left yesterday Friday were full of migrants. The terrorist attack in Moscow a week ago has tightened anti-immigrant attitudes in Russia. The…