Court Ruling Gives Hope for Cleanup in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and ...
European Human Rights Court To Examine ‘Pushbacks’ To Belarus
Belarus has been allegedly 'sending' migrants into the EU for years. Several EU member states are now facing legal scrutiny ...
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Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband
When H.W. exhausted all legal avenues in France, she brought her case to the European Court of Human Rights in 2021, arguing that the French court's decision was an unjust intrusion into her ...
Council Of Europe Rights Commissioner Weighs In On ‘Pushbacks’ Case
A case with potentially far-reaching consequences for EU border practices and human rights is being heard in Strasbourg.
Human Rights Watch29d
Flouting the European Court of Human Rights and Bringing Domestic Courts to Heel
Committee of Ministers 398th meeting (March 2021) (DH) - Rules 9.2 and 9.6 - Communication from NGOs (ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation ...
New York Post27d
French woman who refused sex with husband vindicated by top European human rights court
A French woman who stopped having sex with her husband has been vindicated by Europe’s top human rights court this week after they ruled she could not be blamed for her divorce. The European ...
Jurist11d
Council of Europe urges Greece to protect human rights of migrants and Roma
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns regarding Greece's treatment of migrants and the human ...
The New York Times29d
She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.
The European Court of Human Rights condemned that decision. By Isabella Kwai and Ségolène Le Stradic The couple had been together for some three decades before they divorced. She blamed his work ...
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European court finds Italy violated the right to life of Italians living in Naples toxic dump area
ROME (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Italy violated the right to life of Italians living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples and ordered the government to ...
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Europe rights court condemns Russia for suppressing Ukraine war dissent
Strasbourg (AFP) – Europe's rights court on Tuesday condemned Russia over "a coordinated effort to suppress dissent" inside the country over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in ...
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Top European Court Backs Frenchwoman Divorced For Refusing Sex
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned France, saying a woman who refuses to have sex with her husband should not be considered "at fault" by courts in the event of divorce.
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Sex not part of woman’s ‘marital duties,’ court rules in divorce case
The European Court of Human Rights judgment ruled that the woman — known as Ms. H.W. in court documents in keeping with European protocol — suffered a violation of Article 8 under the European ...