Judges rule to destroy homeschoolers’ family
Swedish court rejects appeal of order separating parents from only child Published: 3 hours ago | WND NEWS The justices of the Supreme Court of Sweden have finished the destruction of a family that was begun in their lower...Read more...
For better experience
By Shetlandman-France unlike goody-two-shoes Britain doesn’t appear to mess around with the European Court of Human Rights tripe. When it wants to get rid of scum, they just put them on the plane. We in Britain where saddled...Read more...
PACE urging Ukrainian authorities to release Tymoshenko in response to ECHR's ruling
Rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have urged the Ukrainian authorities to use all legal means to release former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko following the recent ruling of...Read more...
ECHR ‘rules out right of return for Greek Cypriots’
Author: Poly Pantelides THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has effectively ruled out the right of displaced Cypriots to return to their homes, said the lawyer who was recently told by the ECHR that Turkey was not obliged...Read more...
Abortion legislation hailed as 'important step' by human rights official - Irish Times -- 05:02
President’s remarks on austerity reflect wider frustration, says visiting secretary general of Council of Europe First published: Sat, May 4, 2013, 06:00 The Council of Europe’s secretary general, Thorbjørn Jagland, has...Read more...
Europe court rules former Ukraine prime minister was wrongly detained in 2011
Ukraine's arrest and detention of opposition leader Yuliya Tymoshenko violated her rights, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. The decision appears to add to spreading international condemnation of Ukraine's...Read more...
A 'very real tragedy' behind a human rights case - Irish Examiner -- 00:30
Deirdre Conroy revealed her identity after Savita’s death, writes Claire O’Sullivan By Claire O'Sullivan Irish Examiner Reporter For the first time yesterday, the Irish woman who brought the ‘D versus Ireland’ case spoke out...Read more...
Serbian troops who fought in Kosovo war of ethnic cleansing could receive millions of pounds in...
Soldiers fought in 4-month war against Nato and British forces 14 years ago Tory MPs condemn Strasbourg judges' decision to hear claims as 'lunacy' ECHR held in its initial hearing that Serb conscripts were victims of human...Read more...
Sacked for having the wrong beliefs
Thanks to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights last year, the UK Employment Rights Act has been amended so that, from the first day of employment, an employee can bring a claim of unfair dismissal if the reason for...Read more...
I'm going nowhere! Somali sex beast defies deportation
A SOMALI criminal who carried out a sex attack after his deportation from Britain was blocked by the European Court of Human Rights yesterday boasted: “I’m not going anywhere.” Convicted mugger Ahmed Hersi spent an estimated...Read more...
EU Court: Greece Violated Immigrants Rights
In yet another blow to Greece’s record of dealing with immigrants, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the country violated the human rights of two immigrants, one of them a minor and the other a woman, in...Read more...
Bloomberg: Stop the Putinization of Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights ruled today on what was already obvious: that Ukraine's imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on abuse-of-office charges was politically motivated -- or at least unrelated to...Read more...
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 is necessary and long overdue - Irish Times -- 09:28
First published: Thu, May 2, 2013, 01:05 The Cabinet’s agreement on Tuesday to the heads of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 is an important and welcome first step in filling a serious 21-year lacuna in the...Read more...
FF defers abortion legislation support decision
The Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party has decided to defer a decision on whether or not to support the Government's abortion legislation. After meeting in Leinster House for four-and-a-half hours, it was decided to reconvene...Read more...
Matter of consent
YOU reported (29 April) that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Parliament exceeded its legislative competence when it passed the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003, the reason being that the act is not...Read more...
Christina Eckes: One Step Closer: EU Accession to the ECHR
The final version of the draft accession agreement was concluded on 5 April 2013. It will allow the EU to become a contracting party to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), arguably on more than equal footing with...Read more...
UKRAINE: Daughter of jailed ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko, Yevgenia, says she hopes that President...
Lib Ref: RTV010197642 Title: UKRAINE: Daughter of jailed ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko, Yevgenia, says she hopes that President Viktor Yanukovich will pardon her mother, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the...Read more...
Fact file: What is kettling?
Global News looks at kettling, a police tactic used recently to break up demonstrations in Toronto and Montreal. What is kettling? Kettling , a tactic widely used by police in Europe, is a way police contain and control large...Read more...
Case note: Abdi v. the United Kingdom - violation of Article 5
Read the full text of the judgment and a press release at the website of the European Court of Human Rights. In the Chamber judgment in the case of Abdi v. the United Kingdom (application no. 27770/08), which is not final, the...Read more...
Senator Welcomes Cabinet Agreement On Abortion Legislation
xxxSenator Ivana Bacik today welcomed the publication of the heads of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill.The Bill will implement the X case and ensure compliance with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights...Read more...
Getting the sack for having the wrong beliefs
The dismissal of a bus driver who supports the BNP has exposed how fragile freedom of association is today. Thanks to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights last year, the UK Employment Rights Act has been amended so...Read more...
News from Central and Eastern Europe, Wednesday 1st May 2013
BALKANS Balkan Insight: Kosovo Serbs Mull Taking EU Deal to Court. ‘Kristimir Pantic, mayor of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo and deputy head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo, says he wants the EU-led deal on Kosovo to...Read more...
Allotment owner loses battle to keep plot for not growing vegetables
A man has pledged to take his council to the European Court of Human Rights after he was ordered off his allotment for not growing vegetables. Allotment owner Michael Rock grew pear, plum, apple, cherry and apricot trees on his...Read more...
Court of Justice of the European Union and European Court of Human Rights: recent judgments of...
The following cases were published as part of the weekly legal update by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) H. and B. v. The United Kingdom (nos. 70073/10 and 44539/11)...Read more...
UK TV News: Are You Being Served by Political Correctness?...
Offsite Comment: Are You Being Served by Political Correctness?... Stop the attack on the 70s golden era of comedy by Carl Jones BBC publicity described the scheduled TV programme Jerusalem: An Archaeological Mystery Story The...Read more...
ECHR to review Finnish trans marriage case
A Finnish case involving a woman who underwent gender reassignment surgery and now wants to have her female gender recognised in official documents is to be reviewed by the Grand Chamber Panel of the European Court of Human...Read more...
Case note: Removal of Chechen man from Austria to Russia would expose him to risk of ill-treatment
The full judgment is available here. In the Chamber judgment in the case of I.K. v. Austria (application no. 2964/12), which is not final, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously: that there would be a violation of...Read more...
Joint Statement by EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, and Commissioner Stefan Füle on...
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 30 April 2013 Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, and Štefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement...Read more...
German foreign minister: ECHR's decision on Tymoshenko confirms shortcomings of Ukrainian justice...
"The decision of the European Court of Human Rights has confirmed once again that in the field of Ukrainian justice and from the point of view of the rule of law there are still shortcomings that need to be overcome," German...Read more...
France shows Britain how to kick out likes of Abu Qatada
The country’s authorities first deport extremists — THEN hear their appeals. Yet we have spent ten years and £9.6MILLION trying and failing to deport jihadist Qatada. The European Court of Human Rights ruled again last month...Read more...
