In recent years a number of European countries have prohibited women from publicly wearing veils that cover their faces.[1] The European Court of Human Rights (the ECtHR or the Court) recently found that Belgium’s veil ban did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention).[2]
European Court of Human Rights Rules Greek Authorities’ Treatment of Criminal Complaint by Human Trafficking Victim was Incompatible with Convention (January 21, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On January 21, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (Court)
UN Announces Peru will Compensate Woman in Human Rights Abortion Case (January 18, 2016)
Author:
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock
On January 18, 2016, the United Nations human rights office announced that Peru agreed to compensate a woman whose human rights had been violated when she was denied an abortion.
