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‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate changeJulian...
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Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court
The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between...
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Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial verdict – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Full report: Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and...
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‘Guilty men have got away with it’: fears over rise of ‘sexsomnia’ defence in rape cases
Concerns that rare sleep disorder is being used as an ‘escape route’ in sexual offence trials...
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US-funded Radio Free Asia shuts down in Hong Kong over safety concerns
News service says it closed bureau after passing of new national security law known as Article...
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Andrew Bridgen must pay Matt Hancock legal fees of £40,000 in libel claim
High court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay...
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Transgender judge seeks leave to intervene in UK court case over legal definition of ‘woman’
Victoria McCloud wants leave to join litigation in supreme court appeal brought by For Women ScotlandThe...
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UK membership of Dignitas soars by 24% as assisted dying in Scotland moves closer
Bill being laid before Scottish parliament could, if approved, allow people in Britain to take their...
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Argentina: trans women among victims of ex-officers guilty of dictatorship-era crimes
Eleven found guilty of crimes against humanity after trial that heard testimony on torture, rape and...
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Police have demanded records from UK abortion provider 32 times since 2020
British Pregnancy Advisory Service says there is ‘genuine concern’ over rising number of investigationsSenior Labour figures...
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Russians urged to disrupt final day of Vladimir Putin’s presidential election
Voters told to swamp polling stations all at once and spoil ballots, after two days of...
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Jamaican musician Vybz Kartel has murder conviction quashed
Dancehall star was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for the murder of an associateThe...
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UK lawyer to oversee ICC investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories
Andrew Cayley, previously Britain’s chief military prosecutor, to run operation of the complex caseA senior British...
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Michelle Donelan case highlights perils for politicians who pick fights online
Some of the Tories’ ‘anti-woke warriors’ seem unaware that protection of speech in parliament does not...
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Treason could mean life sentence under new Hong Kong national security law
Debate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of...
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Two men acquitted of bribing Saudis in huge British defence deal
Jury acquits Jeffrey Cook and John Mason after lawyers argue payments were authorised by UK and...
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NT supreme court shown footage of Don Dale tear gassing and hosing down of teens
The recording forms part of the territory’s appeal of over $1m in compensation awarded to four...
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Indigenous people sue over alleged Canadian secret medical experiment
First Nation members say in lawsuit that radiologists subjected them to a secret study without their...
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Royal Parks workers bring landmark case over race and equal pay
Exclusive: Group of London toilet cleaners and attendants at court of appeal over legality of outsourced...
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Palestinian minister accuses Israel of ‘colonialism and apartheid’ at ICJ
Riyad al-Maliki presents Palestinian case at start of week of hearings called by UN general assembly...
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Israel appears to be in breach of ICJ orders on Gaza, senior UN official says
Special rapporteur cites lack of medical supplies, food and clean water, and continued demolition of infrastructureMiddle...
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Catholic church loses high court bid to prevent father of George Pell accuser suing for damages
Father’s lawyers label high court of Australia decision a ‘monumental outcome’ for families of clergy sexual...
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Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda
People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in Rwanda, says watchdogEurope’s...
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Extradited Autonomy founder Mike Lynch sues SFO over data request
Tech tycoon awaiting fraud trial in US brings case against Serious Fraud Office in LondonMike Lynch,...