Human Rights

Facebook Will Appoint Local Representative to Comply With Turkish Law

January 20, 2021

Facebook announced that it has begun the process of appointing a legal representative in Turkey in order to comply with a new social media law in the country that gives authorities the ability to remove content from platforms.
ECtHR To Examine Human Rights Violations in Crimea

January 15, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has agreed to examine allegations by Kyiv that Russia committed human rights violations in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014.
Debate over Vaccine Passports in EU

January 13, 2021

According to Politico, as Greece promotes the implementation of a vaccine passport, opponents to the scheme argue that such passports would endanger privacy and the fundamental rights of Europeans by dividing people into categories according to health status.
Vatican and Business Leaders Form New Alliance

January 13, 2021

The world's largest investment and business leaders and the Vatican have launched a new partnership called, The Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican ("the Council") with the goal of reforming capitalism.
EU Leaders Oppose President Trump Twitter Ban

January 12, 2021

Forbes reports that multiple European Leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are condemning Twitter's decision to ban U.S. President Donald Trump from their platform, calling the move, "perplexing" and "problematic".
Thio: Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Human Rights Law

January 05, 2021

Li-ann Thio, Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore, writes a report for the Heritage Foundation tackling the question of equality and non-discrimination in international human rights law.
ECtHR: Turkey Number One in Violations of Freedom of Expression

January 05, 2021

According to a report published by the Expression Interrupted project, Turkey tops the list of 47 Council of Europe (CoE) member states that received the most judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in cases concerning a violation of freedom of expression, with 356 out of a total of 845 cases.
EU Will Redouble Efforts to Save Iran Nuclear Deal

January 05, 2021

Despite Tehran's breach of commitments to the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal by enriching uranium to new levels, the European Union has announced it will redouble efforts to save the agreement.
Poland Announces Online Freedom of Speech Bill

December 30, 2020

Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro has announced a new bill proposal that would create a special court for freedom of speech as well as an initiative to limit social media services removal or blocking of content if it does not break Polish law.
Ukrinform: Zelensky Signs Law Restoring Full Operation of NAPC

December 28, 2020

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law an Institutional Mechanism for Prevention of Corruption after Ukraine's Constitutional Court made a move in October to limit the National Agency on Corruption Prevention's (NACP) ability to check corruption in the country, including verifying state officials asset declarations.