The abduction of an innocent man, which became one of the most embarrassing diplomatic incidents in recent memory, just got a little more embarrassing for the CIA.
Posts Tagged “European Court of Human Rights”
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Despite a landmark decision four years ago, the Czech Republic is still denying Roma children access to mainstream education. It's time for Europe to force the issue.
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With a landmark judgment, the European Court of Human Rights finally debunked one of the great myths about Europe's treatment of asylum seekers.
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Many observers wonder at the apparent disconnect between American support for justice abroad and President Obama’s determination to "look forward not backward" at home.
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An Amnesty International report released this week calls for a break in the conspiracy of silence surrounding Europe's complicity in CIA-driven torture and extraordinary renditions.
Posted in: Europe, Justice, United States
Topics: Amrit Singh, CIA, European Court of Human Rights, extraordinary rendition, Khaled El-Masri, Macedonia, torture
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As if the French government hadn't done enough to damage its reputation with respect to its protection of religious and ethnic minorities in recent weeks, the French senate yesterday approved a ban on wearing Islamic face veils anywhere in public.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: discrimination, European Court of Human Rights, France, Helene Irving, integration, Muslims, veil ban, women
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Milan Makuc became homeless after his name—along with those of more than 18,000 other Slovenians—were deleted by the government from its official registry of residents. Eighteen years later a human rights court rectified this decision, but it came too late for Makuc.
Posted in: Europe, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: citizenship, European Court of Human Rights, Milan Makuc, Rachel Hart, Slovenia, statelessness, Yugoslavia
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Eighteen years ago, as the country of Yugoslavia began to break apart, Mustafa Kuric became stateless. Last week, the European Court of Human Rights took a small step toward redressing the injustice that Kuric and thousands of other long-term residents of Slovenia suffered.
Posted in: Europe, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: citizenship, European Court of Human Rights, James A. Goldston, Slovenia, statelessness, Yugoslavia
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While British police will no longer be able to stop and search individuals without reasonable suspicion of terrorism, they can still rely on other powers that are just as arbitrary and that disproportionately impact ethnic minorities.
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"You are in a country with no laws," rendition victim Khaled El-Masri was told by his U.S. captors in the Kabul prison known as the Salt Pit.