NORTH AMERICA

EU hails the abolition of the death penalty in Washington State

On 11 October, the Supreme Court of the US State of Washington ruled to ban the death penalty, bringing the number of US States...

China accuses US of ‘disturb’ Xinjiang policies

Rumours and groundless accusations. These are the words used by China’s foreign ministry to describe reports about the country’s human rights situation. Namely, the...

The Midterm Elections and the Point of No Return for American Democracy

With the midterm elections just under a month away, the US faces a turning point in its politics that may be without modern precedent...

EU court rejects appeal over CIA ‘black sites’

The European Court of Human Rights announced on October 9 that it has rejected appeals lodged by Lithuania and Romania over its ruling they...

What’s your beef? EU to boost in US beef imports

To boost the import of more US beef to Europe, Brussels has called on the 28 European Union member states to start negotiations with...

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