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Caster Semenya’s sex eligibility battle has confounded sports for 16 years and still isn’t over
The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports ...
First group of Kurdish PKK members burns weapons as a symbol of peace
The group of 30 members burned their weapons in a cauldron in Iraq. The group has been fighting with Turkey for 40 years.
European Court: Russia Accountable For Widespread Abuses Of Human Rights In Ukraine
On July 9, 2025, in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human ...
European Court Backs Runner Caster Semenya, Igniting Sports Divide
After a 2023 dismissal, Caster Semenya was awarded a victory in appeal. The European courts ruled the athlete's claim did not ...
Olympic champ Semenya did not get a fair hearing in sex eligibility case, human rights court rules
The key legal point in Semenya’s win was that the Swiss Federal Court had not carried out a “rigorous judicial review” that ...
Semenya did not get fair hearing, court rules
Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday in ...
Russia responsible for downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, European court rules
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia is accountable for the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 ...
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Legal challenge lodged against UK’s climate adaption plan on human rights grounds
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been asked to hear a challenge to the UK’s climate adaptation plans, which ...
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Europe court says athlete Semenya's trial wasn't fair in gender testing case
STRASBOURG: A top European court on Thursday (Jul 10) said a Swiss court did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya ...
Spanish court orders cleanup of Galician pig farm pollution in landmark ruling
The top court in Spain's northwestern Galicia region has ordered that authorities stamp out pollution linked to intensive pig farming in a landmark case highlighting decades-long environmental ...