Human Rights

Laschet : Navalny Affair Not Grounds to Cancel Nord Stream Pipeline

February 10, 2021

Despite growing pressure from German Greens, the United States and much of Europe, the Christian Democratic Union’s new chief Armin Laschet maintains the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Nalvany is not grounds to cancel the Nord Stream Pipeline.
AI Lie Detector Project Challenged in EU Court

February 09, 2021

Natasha Lomes writing for TechCrunch explores the current transparency lawsuit before The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg that highlights questions of ethics and efficacy attached to the European Union’s flagship R&D program which involves an experiemental facial recognition lie detector test.
ECtHR to Consider Nalvany Complaint

February 02, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights announced it has informed Russia that it will consider a complaint filed to the court by the opposition politician Aleksei Navalny who argues that his right to life was violated under the EU Convention on Human Rights.
Over 100 Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Deal

January 27, 2021

In an attempt to prevent the ratification of the EU-China investment agreement, more than 100 renowned China experts, researchers and human-rights activists across the globe are calling for a suspension, naming serious human rights violations and the suppression of democracy movements in China.
Facebook Will Appoint Local Representative to Comply With Turkish Law

January 20, 2021

Facebook announced that it has begun the process of appointing a legal representative in Turkey in order to comply with a new social media law in the country that gives authorities the ability to remove content from platforms.
ECtHR To Examine Human Rights Violations in Crimea

January 15, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has agreed to examine allegations by Kyiv that Russia committed human rights violations in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014.
Debate over Vaccine Passports in EU

January 13, 2021

According to Politico, as Greece promotes the implementation of a vaccine passport, opponents to the scheme argue that such passports would endanger privacy and the fundamental rights of Europeans by dividing people into categories according to health status.
Vatican and Business Leaders Form New Alliance

January 13, 2021

The world's largest investment and business leaders and the Vatican have launched a new partnership called, The Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican ("the Council") with the goal of reforming capitalism.
EU Leaders Oppose President Trump Twitter Ban

January 12, 2021

Forbes reports that multiple European Leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are condemning Twitter's decision to ban U.S. President Donald Trump from their platform, calling the move, "perplexing" and "problematic".
Thio: Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Human Rights Law

January 05, 2021

Li-ann Thio, Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore, writes a report for the Heritage Foundation tackling the question of equality and non-discrimination in international human rights law.