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Officials Oppose Right to Wear Crucifix at Work
Christians have no legal right to openly wear a crucifix at work, say British officials—who are planning to argue their case in court. In a landmark legal battle, Britain's government announced it will...
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Europe to Couple: Incest Is Not a Human Right
Incest is not a human right, a European court has ruled. The not-surprising decision was passed down yesterday by the International European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, in response to...
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Euro Court Slams CIA for Sodomy, Torture of Innocent
The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday against Macedonia for allowing the torture of an innocent German man of Lebanese origins by the CIA in 2004—but the real brunt of the ruling hit the...
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Web Sites Liable for Anonymous User Comments: EU Court
Web sites can be held legally liable for anonymous user comments posted on them, the European Court of Human Rights declared yesterday, in a ruling sure to terrify news sites everywhere. The case...
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Court Rules Sex Still Matters for Women Over 50
A less ordinary ruling out of Europe on Tuesday: The continent's Court of Human Rights found that three Portuguese judges erred in deciding that sex is less important for older women, reports the AP ....
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Man Cut Off Wife's Hands, and Court Tells Russia to Pay
A woman suffered an unthinkable crime committed by her husband, and now Russia will pay, quite literally. Margarita Gracheva was kidnapped by her then-husband in December 2017; he took her into a...
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Archie Battersbee Dies After Being Taken Off Life Support
Update: Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old British boy whose parents fought to keep him on life support, has died, reports the Independent . Per Sky News , a spokeswoman for the family said Archie,...
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Switzerland Sued Over Climate Inaction: 'This Is Huge'
The European Court of Human Rights is holding an entire nation accountable for its tepid action against climate change, issuing a "landmark ruling" on Tuesday that Switzerland's lack of appropriate...
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Court: Wife Who Refused Sex Not to Blame for Divorce
It's been 13 years since a French couple sought to end their marriage, but their legal case has just now wrapped up—with the wife finally vindicated by Europe's highest human-rights court of being the...
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