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Ireland to amend draconian abortion restriction
Ireland will introduce draft legislation and regulations to provide limited abortion in cases where the mother’s life is at risk, the government announced Tuesday. It follows a 2010 European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that found Ireland failed to implement properly the constitutional right to abortion where a woman’s…
Freed Pussy Riot member fights for jailed bandmates
KRASNOGORSK, Russia — Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich, freed on appeal after several months in jail, is in daily contact with her two jailed bandmates — and still fighting for their release. Samutsevich may still have a suspended sentence hanging over her head, but she called her release a victory…
Court freezes Abu Hamza extradition
A High Court judge Wednesday halted the extradition of Abu Hamza to the United States after the radical Islamist preacher lodged a last-ditch legal appeal, the Judiciary Office said. The judge issued “interim injunctions” barring the removal of Abu Hamza and a second terror suspect, Khaled Al-Fawwaz, pending a hearing…
Europe rights court approves Muslim cleric Abu Hamza extradition to U.S.
Britain vowed to hand over radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza to the United States on terrorism charges as soon as possible after the European Court of Human Rights rejected his final appeal. The court upheld an April 10 ruling against the hook-handed terror suspect and four others which had approved…
Europe rights court condemns Italy ban on embryo testing
STRASBOURG, France — The European rights court Tuesday condemned Italy for its ban on screening embryos for genetic conditions, saying its laws leave couples wanting to avoid passing on diseases little room for manoeuvre. The condemnation from the European Court of Human Rights relates to the case of an Italian…
Wikileaks founder takes case to Britain’s top court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took his 13-month fight againstextradition to Sweden to England’s highest court on Wednesday. Seven judges are hearing the 40-year-old Australian’s appeal over two days at the Supreme Court and are not expected to return their judgement for several weeks. Assange, who has been living on bail under virtual house arrest while awaiting the outcome of…
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