Kenya court rules that criminalising attempted suicide is unconstitutional
The judgment has been welcomed as an important shift in perceptions by human rights and mental health groups A Kenyan judge has declared as unconstitutional...
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International court rules against El Salvador in key abortion rights case
Court finds Central American country violated rights of a pregnant woman who was denied an abortion in 2013 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)...
Hungary invites Netanyahu to visit as world leaders split over ICC arrest warrant
Viktor Orbán says he will not enforce ICC decision that requires court members to detain Israeli PM if he enters their country Middle East crisis...
UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artist’s spoof corruption apology
Judge considering complaint by fishing firm Samherji rules artist Odee unlikely to be able to defend work as parody The property rights of Iceland’s largest...
Not one government has paid into fund for victims of Uganda warlord, says ICC
The international criminal court awarded a record €52.4m to survivors of Dominic Ongwen’s crimes but member states have failed to contribute Not a single country...
‘Transformative, for better and for worse’: what’s the legacy of Peru’s Alberto Fujimori
Despite his convictions for corruption and human rights abuses, many see the president who has died at 86 as the country’s greatest leader At 11.45...
Racial profiling is systemic problem in Montreal police, judge rules
Advocates say profiling ‘characterized many arrests’ as judge awards millions in damages in class-action lawsuit Racial profiling is a systemic problem in the Montreal police...
Conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ‘unjust’, says Chris Patten
Former governor speaks out after appeal court upholds convictions of seven activists over 2019 protest Chris Patten, the former governor of Hong Kong, has decried...
Somalia arrests another journalist as press clampdown intensifies
Detention of reporters for covering sensitive news is having a ‘chilling’ effect on free media in Somalia, say rights groups The arrest of a journalist...
Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules
Court urges federal and Ontario governments to make payouts after ‘dishonourably’ neglecting 174-year-old deal The Crown promised riches to First Nations in Canada – over...
