Source link Rishi Sunak has cited the importance of border security and controlling illegal migration as reasons to leave British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak threatened on Wednesday to abandon the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) if it tries to block the UK’s efforts to fight illegal migration by sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing. […]
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Displaced Ukrainian kids want to live in Russia – human rights boss — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Dozens of children rescued from the conflict zone have been reunited with their families Some Ukrainian children that were relocated to Russia from the conflict zone prefer to stay there instead of coming back to their own country, Alexander Pavlichenko, head of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union for Human Rights, said on Tuesday. According […]
Former head of US gun rights group fined $4 million — RT World News
Source link National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre stepped down earlier this year after more than three decades at the helm A Manhattan court has ordered former National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre to repay more than $4 million to the gun rights group, finding him liable in a civil corruption suit brought by the […]
Slovakia will defend Hungary’s EU voting rights – PM — RT World News
Source link Bratislava will not allow Ukraine backers to punish Budapest for protecting its national interests, Robert Fico has pledged Slovakia will not allow supporters of Ukraine in the EU to punish Hungary for defending its national interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a visit to Budapest on Tuesday, where he met his counterpart, […]
Top ‘media rights’ organization ignores rampant killings of Gaza journalists — RT World News
Source link Reporters Without Borders’ annual report downplays dozens of deaths of media professionals in Israeli attacks At the end of 2023, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans Frontieres, RSF), the international organization ostensibly advocating for freedom of information, released its annual report. The paper massively downplays the widespread and deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists in […]
European human rights court is ‘mad printer’ – Moscow — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The ECHR gives priority to anti-Russian complaints while “censoring” Moscow’s concerns, Russia’s deputy foreign minister says The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been reduced to the role of a Western tool, rubber-stamping anti-Russian decisions while ignoring any cases it deems linked to Moscow’s interests, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said […]
Ukrainian draft dodgers to be stripped of rights – bill — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Proposed military service reforms could expand mobilization and remove certain rights from non-compliant citizens Ukrainian lawmakers are considering new mobilization rules that threaten draft dodgers with heavy penalties and could lower the age of eligibility for conscription. The draft bill was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament on Monday, with the full text released […]
Meta censoring pro-Palestine content – rights group — RT World News
Source link Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant is restricting “legitimate speech” over the crisis in Gaza, according to a report Meta, the social media giant that operates Facebook, Instagram, and other widely used online services, is systematically censoring content in support of Palestine during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Human Rights Watch (HRW) […]
Ireland to launch human rights case against UK — RT World News
Source link Dublin is taking action over a law that potentially grants immunity for crimes committed during ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland The Irish government is taking legal action against the UK over a controversial law that halts new investigations into crimes committed during the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland and potentially grants immunity to […]
Israel-Hamas war will continue until rights are recognized – analyst — RT Africa
Source link African countries have taken differing positions on the conflict, often based on religious leanings, Haruna Warkani told RT Security and international affairs analyst Haruna Warkani spoke to RT about the Israel-Hamas war in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, stating his view that the conflict will not end until one party recognizes the rights […]
Investigate Israel for ‘war crimes’ – Human Rights Watch — RT World News
Source link Deliberate attacks on hospitals and ambulances in Gaza are an atrocity, the group said Israel’s attacks on hospitals, ambulances and medical personnel in Gaza should be “investigated as war crimes,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, urging the government in West Jerusalem to end such strikes immediately. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacks […]
Ukraine ‘cynically’ disinterested in minority rights – EU state — RT World News
Source link Kiev has hoodwinked the rest of the world into believing it has addressed the concerns of Transcarpathian Hungarians, the FM says Ukraine has no intention of resolving concerns about its treatment of minorities living in its western provinces, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told reporters in a meeting broadcast on his Facebook page […]