Personhood
Happy the elephant isn’t a person, top NY court says
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.
Study: Women who choose abortion are still miserable
About 50% said they believed the fetus was a human being when they aborted…
Orangutan granted 'personhood' turns 34, makes new friend
A orangutan named Sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina and later found a new home in Florida, celebrated her 34th birthday on Valentine's Day with a special new primate friend.
Forged travel document workshop dismantled in Piraeus
Police on Thursday discovered a workshop for forging travel documents in a home in Piraeus and arrested a 52-year-old man.
Authorities were led to the workshop by the suspect, a Bulgarian national, who was detained in central Athens after he was found in possession of a shoe box containing passports and passport photos of people.
Human Rights Progress Faltering in Balkans, HRW Says
War crimes prosecution, ethnic tensions, threats to journalists and minority and immigrants’ rights remain the key problems in the field of human rights in the Balkans, Human Rights Watch's World Report 2019 noted.
UN CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday condemning the "systematic, widespread and gross" human rights violations in North Korea, according to Eyewitness News.
The non-binding resolution, which was passed by consensus without a vote, welcomes diplomatic efforts to end the crisis on the Korean peninsula.
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US senators call for probe over missing Saudi journalist Khashoggi
Four top United States senators triggered an investigation on Oct. 10 into the disappearance of a Saudi journalist under a U.S. law intended to hold human rights abusers to account.
UN Body Criticises Balkan States Over Wartime Disappeared
A UN Human Rights Council working group said that four Balkan countries have made little progress in depoliticising the issue of resolving the fate of missing persons from the 1990s wars.
Croatian Politicians Given Operation Storm ‘Apology Guide’
The Zagreb-based Youth Initiative for Human Rights NGO has produced a guide for politicians on how to apologise for crimes committed during Croatia’s 1995 military operation ‘Storm’ as its anniversary approaches.
EU reacts to withdrawal of US from UN Human Rights Council
"The US has always been at the forefront of the protection of human rights around the world and has for many years been a strong partner for the European Union in the Human Rights Council," a statement posted on the EU External Action said on Wednesday, added: