Human Rights

How US Officials Are Pressuring Europe Over Its Platform Regulations

August 22, 2025

In recent months, top Republicans in Washington have banded together with US tech industry leaders to mount an escalating pressure campaign against the European Union’s landmark platform regulations, claiming they are tantamount to foreign “censorship.
Google Wins Case Against Russia – But The Real Free Speech Fight May Be yet to Come

August 08, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has ruled that Russia violated Google’s rights by pressuring YouTube to remove dissenting content and reinstate a banned broadcaster.
Drafts of New EU CSRD Reporting Standards Published, Open for Consultation

August 08, 2025

The long-awaited drafts of the updated European Sustainability Reporting Standards were published and are now open for public consultation. The ESRS are the mandatory reporting standards for European Union companies subject to the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
EU Clears Path for National Social Media Bans

July 18, 2025

The European Commission on Monday said countries can implement their own national bans for minors on social media, in new guidelines under its powerful Digital Services Act.
European Court of Human Rights finds Russia in Violation of International Law

July 14, 2025

For the first time since the 2022 invasion, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has ruled that Russia violated international law in Ukraine.
France Condemned Over Racial Profiling

July 01, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights has condemned France over police discrimination, stating that "young men 'perceived as Arab, black or from North Africa' were four times more likely to be stopped than the rest of the population and 12 times more likely to be subjected to more severe measures including frisking."
EU Advocate General Claims Hungary's LGBTQ+ Content Law Violates Human Rights

June 09, 2025

The European Union's advocate general has issued a non-binding opinion that Hungary's 2021 "childprotection law", which regulates LGBTQ+ content in educational material and TV programming, violates "basic human rights and freedom of expression."
EU Countries Challenge ECtHR on Migration

May 27, 2025

In an open letter to the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR"), nine European Union members states have challenged the Court's interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights as it relates to migration, claiming that "security matters [should] be given precedence over human rights considerations when it comes to managing migration."
U.K. Supreme Court Rules that Biological Sex Determines Legal Definition of Women

April 17, 2025

In a unanimous decision made on Wednesday, the U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that the "concept of sex is binary," and that, therefore, the legal definition of a women, particularly as it pertains to the Equlity Act 2010, must be based on biological sex.
The EU Proposes New, "Tougher" Migration Plan

March 12, 2025

In an effort to crack down on migration, the European Union has proposed a new plan that would incorporate more effective deportation measures, including "return hubs."