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Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours

Thousands are expected at Mladić's burial in Belgrade on Monday, which will proceed without serving officials, artillery salutes or ceremonial military presence. Brussels has said earlier any glorification would be "incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built".

Euronews

Afghan migrants in Poland fear forced deportations as asylum applications remain suspended

Afghan migrants in Poland face forced deportations and fear for their lives at the hands of the Taliban-run government back home

The Independent UK

‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts

As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists

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Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights

Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migration

The Guardian - UK

EU tech chief eyes AI Act amendments to create legal certainty

A digital simplification package to be presented next week will likely ease the burden on AI companies, Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen tells Euronews.

Euronews

Mahmood hits back at European watchdog over trans and protest rights concerns

The Supreme Court ruled in April that the words ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

Evening Standard

European human rights watchdog triggers row with Government over warnings

Michael O’Flaherty published letters raising concerns over the treatment of transgender people and policing protests in the UK.

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Supreme Court gender ruling risks leaving trans people in ‘intermediate zone’ and could breach ECHR, UK warned

A European human rights watchdog has warned Britain’s treatment of trans people could breach the ECHR

The Independent UK

Human rights watchdog says UK ‘risks over-policing’ Palestine Action protests in warning to home secretary

Shabana Mahmood has been urged to ensure counter-terrorism laws do not ‘unnecessarily restrict freedom of peaceful assembly’ by the Council of Europe

The Independent UK

European watchdog warns over trans rights and policing of protests

Michael O’Flaherty warned of a tendency to see human rights of different groups as a ‘zero-sum game’.

The Independent UK

Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says

Council of Europe commissioner voices concerns after April’s supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman

The Guardian - UK

Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests

Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana Mahmood

The Guardian - UK

Europe's human rights watchdog concerned over use of force against Serbia anti-corruption protesters

Europe's human rights watchdog has raised concerns about Serbia's handling of protests against President Aleksandar Vucic's government

The Independent UK

European rights watchdog raises concerns over freedom of speech in Germany amid Gaza protests

The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has raised concerns that German authorities have curtailed the use of Arabic language and cultural symbols during Gaza protests and have allegedly used excessive force against demonstrators.

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Europe's human rights watchdog urges Greece to end 'pushbacks' of migrants

Athens has consistently denied the pushback allegations, maintaining that its border control measures comply with international law.

The Independent UK

Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Greece to end summary deportation of migrants

Greece is facing renewed international criticism over alleged migrant pushbacks, with Europe’s top human rights official urging stronger border safeguards

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, says top rights lawyer

Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty urged leaders not to give in to populist rhetoric over migration

The Independent UK

Trespass laws are preventing Travellers from practising lifestyle, report says

The commissioner said these policies and the continued lack of provision of culturally appropriate accommodation prevents many Travellers from practising nomadism

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The Independent UK

European rights chief presses Greece on deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck as questions remain

A top European human rights official has called on Greece to address allegations of negligence in a deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck off its southern coast

The Independent UK

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks

International Business Times

'Ruined My Life': Sterilised Czech Roma Await Compensation

Czech Anna Adamova is still haunted more than three decades after she was forced into a sterilisation that she says irreparably damaged her life.

The Independent UK

Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum

A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been stranded in tents inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone

International Business Times

Council Of Europe Calls On UK To Scrap Rwanda Migrant Plan

Britain's parliament on Monday passed a bill under which asylum seekers would be deported to Rwanda to await a decision on their applications, in a bid by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stop people making the dangerous sea crossing to the UK across the Channel.

The Guardian - UK

Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill

Commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages

The Guardian - UK

Antisemitism is deeply ingrained in European society, says EU official

Remarks by rights chief come as civil society groups warn of a rise in antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war

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