Blogs

European Court of Human Rights Orders Italy to Compensate Amanda Knox for Human Rights Violations (January 24, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 24, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights ruled (available in French) in Knox v.

European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Use of Sharia Law in Inheritance Dispute (December 19, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 19, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Molla Sali v.

UN Security Council Establishes Special Political Mission to Support Ceasefire in Yemen (January 16, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 16, 2019, the UN Security Council passed a resolution in which it created a Special Political Mission, the United Nations

ICC Acquits Ivoirians Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé of Crimes Against Humanity (January 15, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 15, 2019, the Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted Laurent Gbagbo and Cha

U.K. House of Commons Rejects Brexit Deal (January 15, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 15, 2019, the U.K.

Parties to Yemen Conflict Agree on Ceasefire (December 13, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 13, 2018, parties to the conflict in Yemen met in Sweden and agreed on a set of first steps toward finding a political solution to the conflict, setting them out in the

Hague Court Upholds Judgment that Dutch Government Must Improve Greenhouse Emissions Reductions (October 9, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 9, 2018, The Hague Court of Appeal upheld a

Human Rights Committee Releases General Comment on the Right to Life (October 30, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 30, 2018, the Human Rights Committee adopted its General Comment

UN Releases Report on Human Rights Abuses of Migrants and Refugees in Libya (December 20, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 20, 2018, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Human Rights Office jointly released a

Poland Passes Law Reinstating Supreme Court Judges in Compliance with European Court of Justice Decision (December 17, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 17, 2018, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law a b