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Child Rights Gap Widens Across Germany
Germany faces a significant shortfall in the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,…
EU Eases Landmark Human Rights Law
A significant compromise has been reached in Brussels, watering down the incoming EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive…
Human Rights Group Backs Online Hate Crackdowns
The German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) has affirmed the fundamental legitimacy of house searches conducted in response…
Left Leader to Preach on Housing Rights
The leader of Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke), Jan van Aken, will deliver a sermon this Wednesday evening…
SPD Demands Rights for Children in Constitution
A simmering debate is erupting within Germany’s political landscape regarding the constitutional enshrinement of children’s rights, challenging the…
Merz Urged to Address Turkey’s Rights Record
Ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s upcoming visit to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, concerns are mounting regarding the…
Court Ruling Bolsters Church Workplace Rights
The Federal Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on religious labor law has ignited a complex debate surrounding the scope…
Court Backs Church Employer Rights
The Federal Constitutional Court has overturned a ruling by the Federal Labour Court, triggering a significant debate surrounding…
Journalists Win Top EU Rights Prize
The European Parliament has bestowed its prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought upon Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut…
Conservatives Reject LGBTQ Rights Inclusion
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), have rejected a…
Spain Wildfires Government Highlights Tourist Rights
The German Federal Government has reminded travelers of their rights regarding package holidays, particularly in light of increasingly…
Spain Wildfires Government Reminds Tourists of Rights
The German Federal Government has addressed consumer rights pertaining to package holidays in light of the escalating effects…
Israeli Rights Chief Accuses Israel of Gaza Genocide
Yuli Novak, Executive Director of the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem, has leveled serious accusations regarding the conduct…
Border Checks Risk Rights Erosion
The German government’s Human Rights Commissioner, Lars Castellucci, has cautioned against the institutionalization of national border controls within…
EU Boosts Athlete Rights Challenges CAS Rulings
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a significant ruling concerning the enforceability of…
Coalition Clash Abortion Rights Debated
A disagreement has emerged between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) regarding the…
Human Rights Prize Named After Gerhart Baum
The Gerhart and Renate Baum Foundation has announced that its human rights prize will be renamed the “Gerhart…
A Blow to Human Rights?
German Parliament Approves Suspension of Family Reunification for Subsidiary Protection Holders In a vote on Friday, the German…
Commissioner Demands Clarity on Rejection Rights
German Police Chief Urges Clarification on Border Rejections The German Federal Police Chief, Uli Grötsch, has called for…
Vitali Klitschko Receives Prestigious Human Rights Award
In a ceremony held at the Frankfurt Paulskirche, Hesse’s Minister-President, Boris Rhein, honored the Mayor of Kiev, Vitali…
FIFA Frenzy: Telekom Secures TV Rights for All Games at 2026 World Cup in Record-Breaking Deal!
Telekom Secures Broadcasting Rights for 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada The German telecommunications company,…
Amnesty International: The ‘Human Rights’ Front for Western Interests?
Russia Blacklists Amnesty International, Citing ‘Undesirable’ Activities Moscow has officially designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization” a…
Amnesty International: Global Human Rights Crisis Deepens Amidst Armed Conflicts and Authoritarian Attacks
Amnesty International criticizes the international community for failing to protect human rights. In its report on the global…
Civil Rights Under Coalition Remain Dire
The CDU and CSU asked a question about NGOs just before the Bundestagswahl, but it was clearly a…
Frontex Threatens Greece with Funding Cuts Over Alleged Human Rights Violations in Immigration
The European Union’s border control agency, Frontex, announced on Tuesday that it is investigating the Greek government for…
EU’s Desperate Bid to Block the Right’s Rise
A new government has been formed in Austria, led by Chancellor Christian Stocker. The Social Democrats, the liberal…
Civil Rights Organizations Sound the Alarm
Several human rights organizations and professional associations of lawyers have criticized the increasing questioning of constitutional mechanisms in…
Abortion Rights Remain in the Dark Ages
Germany often presents itself as a leading nation in promoting gender equality, particularly in its politics and media.…
Abortion Reform DOA in Latest Blow to Women’s Rights
A Reform of Abortion Paragraph 218 has likely reached a dead end for this legislative period. The FDP…
German Historian Calls for End to Individual Asylum Rights
Historian Heinrich August Winkler has spoken out in favor of abolishing the individual asylum right in Germany. It…
America Exits: UN Human Rights Council, UNESCO and Palestinian Aid in Jeopardy!
The United States has left the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The relevant order was signed by…
BREAKING: Trump Exits UN Human Rights Council, Slams UNRWA Funding in Shocking Power Play
The United States has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council and the future funding of the…
Taliban Talks: European Right’s Desperate Bid to Save Lives?
In the wake of the machete attack in Aschaffenburg, which left two dead, the European People’s Party (EVP)…
Far Right’s Rise in the Shadows of the Thames?
A senior official from the British Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, has reportedly developed a close…
EU’s Human Rights Crackdown Sparks Threat of Supply Cut
Qatar has threatened to stop gas deliveries to the EU if its member states strictly implement a new…
Olaf Scholz, the Key to Unlocking Children’s Rights?
German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) received on Tuesday, as the Three Wise Men, 108 children and young…
Germany’s CSU ‘Ripped Apart’ from Human Rights?
Pro Asyl Accuses Union Parties of “Radicalization” and Populist Election Campaign The refugee organization Pro Asyl has accused…
Syria Aid Hinges on Women’s Rights, Says Baerbock
German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock (Greens) makes aid for Syria dependent on the respect of…
Snatching Exclusive US Rights to FIFA Women’s World Cup Docu-Series!
FIFA and Netflix have signed a contract for the US exclusive rights for the 2027 and 2031 FIFA…
WORKFORCE SHOCKER: Part-Time Employees’ Demanding New Rights Revealed!
German Industry and Trade Association (DIHK) and the Central Federation of German Skilled Crafts (ZDH) presidents show open…
BREAKING: Germany’s FDP Party Set to WREAK HAVOC on Workers’ Rights with Shocking New Labor Reforms!
The FDP will “modernize the right to strike”. The right to strike is an “important fundamental right”, it…
BREAKING: Germany’s Coalition Crisis – Will Democracy Survive the Backtracking on Voting Rights Reform?
The Union will repeal the electoral reform introduced by the Green-Left coalition if they win the election. “We…
UN Warns of Asylum Rights Abuses
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the suspension of asylum decisions by several countries for…