Human rights

Whistleblowers in the public and private sectors in Slovenia will enjoy better protection under a bill passed by the National Assembly on 27 January. The law sets down avenues to report breaches of legislation and includes a ban on retaliation and an obligation to protect a whistleblower's identity.

In 2021, privacy consultants working for two Dutch universities issued a critical report card on Google's education apps, a set of classroom tools like Google Docs that are used by more than 170 million students and educators worldwide.

A court on the island of Lesvos on Friday rejected charges against a group of aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations, ruling on procedural grounds to return the case to the prosecution for refiling.

The UN human rights office on Friday called for charges against the humanitarian workers on trial in Lesvos to be dropped and said the case had had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region.

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Jan. 11 he had held a meeting in Türkiye with Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova in rare talks between officials from the two countries since the start of Moscow's invasion.

Rather than assuage Turkey or appease it at the expense of human rights & the rule of law it is time to ask whether NATO can survive Turkey

As intelligent as she is, Happy the elephant doesn't meet the definition of a "person" and is therefore not being illegally confined in the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled on June 14 in a closely watched case for animal rights.

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with 72 NGOs and professional bodies, on Wednesday sent an open letter to the European Commission demanding it withdraw proposed child abuse legislation and replace it with a provision that secures privacy, security and free expression for all.

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The survey suggests however that there is much less agreement about what constitutes media freedom, and the survey results vary markedly between countries and political party affiliations.

The footballer in his post thanked the medical staff & asked everyone to respect the privacy that the family needs at this critical moment