Surviving members of the group insist new revelations about their torture clears the way for them to seek further ...

The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and burning of toxic waste has long been linked to cancers. Residents say it’s about ...

Beyond human rights, attention to oversight of rule of law more generally is more recent. For instance, the Council of Europe Venice Commission has elaborated a checklist to assess compliance with ...

Sweden's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other activists cannot proceed with a class ...

Belarus has been allegedly 'sending' migrants into the EU for years. Several EU member states are now facing legal scrutiny ...

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 ...

Kemi Badenoch hit out at a European court for stopping Britain from controlling its borders. The Tory leader warned rulings ...

A case with potentially far-reaching consequences for EU border practices and human rights is being heard in Strasbourg.

Europe's rights court on Tuesday condemned Russia over "a coordinated effort to suppress dissent" inside the country over its ...

Sweden's Supreme Court dismissed a class action lawsuit filed in the name of some 300 people, including climate activist ...

Respect for human rights is central to the exercise of democracy in France and to our commitment as a member of the European Union and of international organisations. This commitment translates into ...