2 h. ago Hunt for bear that bit man in Norway to resume after wrong animal shot

Anger deepens among animal rights campaigners as court rules hunt can go ahead despite officials killing wrong bearThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow can resume, a Norwegian court has ruled, deepening anger among animal rights campaigners after officials shot the wrong bear.The Norwegian environment agency issued a bear-culling order in late June in Jarfjord, near the border with Russia, after a female bear bit a man’s arm and left him needing stitches. The decision caused outrage after nature inspectors who were tracking her lost the trail and killed a male bear by mistake. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Court rules against giving triple killer Nicholas Prosper a whole

Nicholas Prosper is currently serving a minimum term of 49 years

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21 h. ago New York county clerk rejects Texas’s effort to fine doctor in abortion pill case

A New York doctor faced a $113,000 penalty from Texas after being accused of shipping abortion pills across state linesA New York county clerk again rejected an effort by Texas to fine a New York-based doctor accused of shipping abortion pills across state lines, in a case that could tee up a US supreme court showdown between states that protect abortion access and those that ban it.On Monday, acting Ulster county clerk Taylor Bruck rejected a court filing by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, which sought to collect a $113,000 penalty against Dr Margaret Carpenter. Paxton had sued Carpenter in December 2024 over allegations she shipped abortion pills to a Texas woman in defiance of the state’s ban on virtually all abortions. When Carpenter didn’t show up to a court hearing earlier this year, a judge automatically ruled against her and ordered her to pay the fine as well as stop mailing pills to Texas. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Native Hawaiian man faces longer prison term for hate crime against white man

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Native Hawaiian man convicted of a hate crime against a white man must be re-sentenced, potentially adding years to his prison term

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5 d. ago Trump team wanted ‘gentleman’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia safely returned to US, emails show. Then the case made headlines

Whistleblower messages reveal shifting gears to prevent Salvadoran immigrant’s return

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5 d. ago Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour

ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sportThe South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes’ rights to be better protected after Europe’s top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women’s sport.The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist’s extraordinary legal battle. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules

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6 d. ago European court finds Russia responsible for human rights abuses during Ukraine invasion

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine

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6 d. ago Landmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 38 Australians on board

Europe’s top human rights court finds Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russia in July 2014Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEurope’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments Wednesday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands, finding Moscow shot down flight MH17, killing all passengers, including 38 Australians.Judges at the European court of human rights ruled that Russia was responsible for widespread violations of international law, from shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 to the murder, torture, rape, destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Landmark ruling made over Russia’s responsibility for downing flight MH17

Europe’s top human rights court is the first international court to rule over Russia’s responsibility for downing flight MH17 and for their actions in the conflict in Ukraine

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7 d. ago Human rights court to make landmark ruling over Russia’s responsibility for Ukraine war

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine

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7 d. ago Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule on cases against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human rights violations during the full-scale invasion and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

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8 d. ago Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map

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1 week ago Katherine Jenkins outed Sue Barker for breaking golden Wimbledon rule

Katherine Jenkins once called out former tennis ace and BBC legend Sue Barker for breaking one of Wimbledon's strict rules when the pair were together on Centre Court

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1 week ago El Salvador’s president denies that Kilmar Ábrego García was abused in notorious prison

Nayib Bukele disputed claims of Ábrego García’s lawyers that he was tortured and deprived of sleep while in custodyThe president of El Salvador has denied claims that Kilmar Ábrego García was subjected to beatings and deprivation while he was held in the country before being returned to the US to face human-smuggling charges.Nayib Bukele said in a social media post that Ábrego García, the Salvadorian national who was wrongly extradited from the US to El Salvador in March before being returned in June, “wasn’t tortured, nor did he lose weight”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago El Salvador’s president disputes claims Abrego Garcia was tortured in notorious prison

The Trump administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in March

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1 week ago Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules

Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate changeThere is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled.Announcing the publication of a crucial advisory opinion on climate change on Thursday, Nancy Hernández López, president of the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR), said climate change carries “extraordinary risks” that are felt particularly keenly by people who are already vulnerable. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Questions asked if Blackweir Live should ever have been allowed after High Court ruling

Councillors at Cardiff Council have questioned whether the gigs at Bute Park are in breach of planning rules after a High Court ruling related to a similar event in London

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1 week ago Kilmar Ábrego García was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges

New court documents allege physical and psychological torture at Cecot in one of first looks at conditions in prisonKilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and detained in one of that country’s most notorious prisons, was physically and psychologically tortured during the three months he spent in Salvadorian custody, according to new court documents filed Wednesday.While being held at the so-called Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) in El Salvador, Ábrego García and 20 other men “were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM”, according to the court papers filed by his lawyers in the federal district court in Maryland. Continue reading...

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1 week ago New legal filing details graphic ‘torture and abuse’ of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador prison

The wrongfully deported Salvadoran father experienced ‘severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation, inadequate nutrition, and psychological torture’ inside notorious CECOT, lawsuit says

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