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Leasehold reforms ‘breach human rights’, freeholders tell High Court
Freeholders have launched a legal challenge against the Government over claims that leasehold reforms breach human rights law ...
Olympic champ Semenya did not get a fair hearing in sex eligibility case, human rights court rules
Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her ...
European Court: Russia Accountable For Widespread Abuses Of Human Rights In Ukraine
On July 9, 2025, in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human ...
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Caster Semenya’s ECHR win lauded as landmark case for athletes’ rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday commended the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)'s decision in the case of South African runner, Caster Semenya, who challenged regulations imposed by World ...
Labour Shouldn’t Let the Right Dictate Human Rights Reform
This October marks 60 years since Britain accepted the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. The timing of the ...
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Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: The Low Threshold Hatred Paradigm—When "Offence" Is Enough to Restrict Speech
From allowing speech that may "shock, offend, disturb" to prohibiting offense, insult and ridicule ...
European court finds Russian responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key takeaways
The European Court of Human Rights has delivered damning judgments against Russia. In finding published on Wednesday, the ...
European Court of Human Rights rules Russia violated international law in Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights delivered two of four rulings against Russia in an international inquiry brought by ...
European Court Holds Russia Responsible for ‘Widespread’ Rights Violations in Ukraine
In symbolic rulings, Moscow was again blamed for the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014 and for an array of war-related human ...
Europe's top rights court finds Russia responsible for downing of MH17, rights abuses in Ukraine
Europe's top human rights court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that Russia was responsible for the downing of Malaysian ...
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Submission to the European Court of Human Rights in A.M. v. Russia
See European Court of Human Rights, “European Court of Human Rights Is Taking Exceptional Measures,” Press Release, Mar. 16, 2020 (one-month extension); ...
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Respect Migrants’ Rights, European Human Rights Court Orders
European governments must ensure migrants’ human rights are respected, including providing adequate reception facilities and examining asylum cases individually, the European Court of Human ...