Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Thursday that Germany’s proposed amendment to the basic income program for job seekers would undermine fundamental human rights and violate the country’s constitution, urging parliament to reject the bill. HRW’s senior Europe researcher, Kartik Raj, said that the proposed bill does not comply with Germany’s human rights obligations under The post Rights group says Germany social security bill undermines human rights appeared first on JURIST – News.

The European Union’s second-highest court strengthened air passengers’ rights in the event of flight delays in a ruling released Wednesday, clarifying when travelers are entitled to financial compensation under EU law. In its judgment, the General Court of the EU concluded: The autonomous decision of the operating air carrier to wait for the passengers of The post EU General Court expands financial compensation rights for delayed flight passengers appeared first on JURIST – News.

The South Korea Central District Court on Wednesday jailed two doctors for performing an abortion on a woman who was in her 36th week of pregnancy. The court held that the hospital director and the operating surgeon are both guilty of murder, sentencing them to prison terms of six and four years, respectively. According to the prosecutor, the The post South Korea doctors jailed for performing abortion at 36 weeks appeared first on JURIST – News.

The United Nations on Tuesday urgently called for civilian protection amid growing violence and instability in the Middle East—and particularly in regard to the ongoing US and Israeli military operations against Iran. The UN urged a thorough investigation into a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran, and requested the disclosure of all relevant The post UN demands investigation into US-Israeli strike on Iranian girls’ school appeared first on JURIST – News.