https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany charged two alleged former Syrian secret service officers with participating in crimes against humanity, in what rights activists said Tuesday would be the first trial worldwide over state-sponsored torture in Syria. https://www.thelocal.de/20191029/germany-charges-two-syrians-with-crimes-against-humanity Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:39:40 +0100 germany-charges-two-syrians-with-crimes-against-humanity Germany said Thursday it would refrain from deporting members of China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority over human rights concerns, after admitting a Uighur man was sent back by mistake in April. https://www.thelocal.de/20180824/germany-halts-deportation-of-chinese-muslims-over-human-rights Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:56:33 +0200 germany-halts-deportation-of-chinese-muslims-over-human-rights German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the wives of two detained Chinese human rights lawyers during her trip to Beijing last week in a rare move for a visiting leader, the women told AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180528/merkel-met-wives-of-jailed-human-rights-lawyers-during-china-visit Mon, 28 May 2018 14:07:40 +0200 merkel-met-wives-of-jailed-human-rights-lawyers-during-china-visit Turkish prosecutors have demanded up to 15 years jail on charges of backing a terror group for 11 activists, most of whom were detained in a raid on a workshop led by Amnesty International, a report said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171008/turkish-prosecutors-demand-up-to-15-years-jail-for-amnesty-activists-including-swede-german Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:58:53 +0200 turkish-prosecutors-demand-up-to-15-years-jail-for-amnesty-activists-including-swede-german More than 27,000 images of torture and killings allegedly perpetrated by the Assad regime in Syria have been handed to German prosecutors who are investigating possible abuses, a rights group said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170922/german-justice-handed-27000-images-of-torture-and-killings-by-assad-regime Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:40:43 +0200 german-justice-handed-27000-images-of-torture-and-killings-by-assad-regime Since last July, some 22 German nationals have been arrested in Turkey. Nine still sit in prison. But Berlin is struggling to come up with an effective strategy against an ever more hostile Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20170720/how-germany-is-racking-its-brain-to-find-a-way-to-deal-with-turkey Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:13:11 +0200 how-germany-is-racking-its-brain-to-find-a-way-to-deal-with-turkey Berlin on Wednesday summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of a German human rights activist who was remanded in Turkish custody this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20170719/berlin-summons-turkish-envoy-over-detention-of-activist Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:49:43 +0200 berlin-summons-turkish-envoy-over-detention-of-activist Germany on Monday urged China to allow terminally ill Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to quickly get the medical help he needs, after friends of the Chinese activist said he wanted to be treated abroad. https://www.thelocal.de/20170703/germany-urges-treatment-for-chinas-cancer-stricken-nobel-laureate Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:02:29 +0200 germany-urges-treatment-for-chinas-cancer-stricken-nobel-laureate Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Chancellor Angela Merkel to bring up major rights violations, including a "policy of disappearances", when Germany hosts the president of Turkmenistan next week. https://www.thelocal.de/20160825/merkel-urged-to-address-disappearances-in-turkmenistan Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:59:06 +0200 merkel-urged-to-address-disappearances-in-turkmenistan Human rights groups and legal experts are warning the government to react responsibly to the attacks and rampages which have taken place in Germany in recent days. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/rights-experts-call-for-calm-after-string-of-violent-attacks Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:46:34 +0200 rights-experts-call-for-calm-after-string-of-violent-attacks Germany’s hippest young comedian faces a jail sentence of up to five years if Turkey decides to press charges over a poem he wrote insulting its head of state. https://www.thelocal.de/20160406/german-comedian-could-face-jail-for-insulting-erdogan Wed, 06 Apr 2016 14:17:06 +0200 german-comedian-could-face-jail-for-insulting-erdogan Germany's refugee policy is "losing sight of human rights" and too focused on showing toughness, a report from NGO Amnesty International warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160224/berlin-neglecting-refugees-human-rights-amnesty Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:49:02 +0100 berlin-neglecting-refugees-human-rights-amnesty Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, in Germany after being barred from overseas travel out of China for four years, says he is interested in teaching for a while in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20150806/ai-weiwei-plans-long-berlin-stay-after-uk-rejection Thu, 06 Aug 2015 16:50:34 +0200 ai-weiwei-plans-long-berlin-stay-after-uk-rejection Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier insisted on Friday that calling Armenian massacres genocide risks belittling the Holocaust, after President Joachim Gauck broke a taboo by using the word on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150424/gauck-germany-has-blame-for-armenian-genocide Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:12:22 +0200 gauck-germany-has-blame-for-armenian-genocide A representative of the German Labour Ministry went before a UN Committee on Friday to discuss the government's plan for improved rights for disabled people. https://www.thelocal.de/20150327/germany-seeks-to-improve-disabled-rights Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:58:59 +0100 germany-seeks-to-improve-disabled-rights Speaking to the The Local ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Germany next month, Amnesty International warned that his poor record on human rights must factor into the talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20150326/amnesty-merkel-must-be-firm-with-india Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:34:01 +0100 amnesty-merkel-must-be-firm-with-india German Ambassador to the United Nations Joachim Rücker will take over the presidency of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in 2015 in a first for the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20141208/germany-to-lead-un-human-rights-council-ruecker-geneva-israel Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:58:50 +0100 germany-to-lead-un-human-rights-council-ruecker-geneva-israel The German Ethics Council said on Wednesday the government should consider decriminalizing incestuous relationships. https://www.thelocal.de/20140924/germanys-ethics-board-advises-depenalization-of-incest Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:05:00 +0200 germanys-ethics-board-advises-depenalization-of-incest German sportswear giant Puma said Wednesday it would sign a new safety pact for Bangladesh's disaster-hit garment factories amid calls for Western brands to help improve workers' conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20130606/50149 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:14:00 +0200 50149 German and Dutch leaders should urge Russian President Vladimir Putin during his upcoming visit to reverse his crackdown on civil society and erosion of human rights, Human Rights Watch, has said. https://www.thelocal.de/20130406/48961 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:53:00 +0200 48961