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Echoes of Khojaly: Commemorating the 32nd anniversary of a tragedy
The Republic of Azerbaijan reaffirms its commitment to seeking justice and ensuring that such atrocities never occur again
UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda
Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions
Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery
Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’
Kremlin says European court’s ruling on Litvinenko killing is ‘unfounded’
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Russia was “responsible” for the 2006 killing of dissident agent Alexander Litvinenko
The sports world is failing to protect the human rights of women athletes
Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality
Semenya confirms she’s taking testosterone battle to European Court of Human Rights
Caster Semenya’s latest legal challenge follows a series of setbacks that seemed to have ended her chances of competing in her preferred events
Russia says it will move Aids prisoner to hospital
Russia’s prison service bowed to international pressure on Thursday by saying it would transfer Vasily Alexanian, an inmate gravely ill with HIV/Aids, to a specialist clinic. A…
Russian court refuses to release sick oil boss
A Russian court refused bail on Wednesday to a jailed oil executive who is gravely ill with HIV/Aids, the latest ruling in a case that has put Russia in breach of an order from…
Brits’ pints and miles not disappearing yet
British and Irish efforts to retain their imperial measures of pints and miles while surrounded by the litres and kilometres of continental Europe moved a yard closer on Thursday…
Giacometti’s work-in-progress under spotlight
Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti once bragged he could produce a work of art in just a night. But a major exhibition of his works at Paris’ George Pompidou shows that to be…
Council of Europe to vote on creationism
Europe’s main human rights body will vote next week on a resolution opposing the teaching of creationist and intelligent design views in school science classes. The Council of…
Return of Dracula’s Castle ‘was illegal’
Romanian lawmakers said on Tuesday that the Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula’s Castle was illegally returned to an heir of Romania’s royal family and called on…