Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Courts and Justice

Cambodia: Opposition leader trial

Kem Sokha, 68, is in political limbo awaiting the resumption of a trial that has been put off in what analysts say is a government ..

Published on: 19 January, 2022

Nigerian separatist leader trial

Kanu was detained on June 27 last year in Kenya and brought back to Abuja, where he is currently being held.

Published on: 18 January, 2022

Warsaw Constitutional Tribunal Court

Poland has long been at odds with the EU over the rule of law, with Brussels imposing fines on Warsaw as recently as September 7 ..

Published on: 22 September, 2021

Kosovo war crimes trial

The court has been set up to try former KLA members for alleged crimes committed during the Kosovo war from 1998 to 2000.

Published on: 15 September, 2021

France’s national stadium trial

Up to 1,800 witnesses could be heard, including former President Francois Hollande.

Published on: 8 September, 2021

Lafarge can face charges of crimes against humanity

If judges decide Lafarge can face charges of crimes against humanity, it would be the first time that a company in the European Union would ..

Published on: 7 September, 2021

Brazil indigenous land demarcation

The problem is that many tribes were expelled and new ones are being discovered.

Published on: 2 September, 2021

The legal dispute between Warsaw and Brussels

If the Polish verdict gives precedence to local law, it will undermine the EU’s joint justice system.

Published on: 31 August, 2021

Poland vs. EU rule of law

The court agreed to examine the matter at the request of Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki after the EU’s Court of Justice ruled that EU law ..

Published on: 3 August, 2021