The Council of Europe has defended the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, after nine member states said its interpretation of rights obligations prevented them from expelling migrants ...

Disagreements with European Court of Human Rights' interpretation of immigration law has stirred a debate over the treaty.

Leaders of 9 European Union countries say they want a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to ...

Ultra-conservative groups from the US and Europe are attending a “family values” conference in Kenya this week – one of ...

Israel has halted the entry of food, medication and all other essentials into the Palestinian territory since March 2.

China’s persecution of Uyghurs prompted the U.S. to ban Xinjiang imports. China found a way around it — by shipping more ...

In response to the joint letter of nine member states questioning how the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) makes its ...

Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s commissioner ... The pushback allegations gained legal significance after the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Greece in January ...

The case will test the scope and enforcement power of the country's new Representative Actions Act, and could set a precedent ...

A diplomatic delegation from the European Union, Arab and Asian nations has come under Israeli fire while visiting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority and ...

Unbeknownst to him, three officers – named only as Hotel 1, 2 and 3 – sat themselves around him. Moments later, he was shot seven times in the head by police, leaving his body ‘unrecognisable’. His ...

Despite Brexit, the UK is still subject to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). All 47 member states of the Council of Europe, including the UK, have signed it. Its full title is the ...