ECtHR in the news as UK rights cases loom over ECHR membership and possible withdrawal talk. The Strasbourg court interprets the European Convention on Human Rights.
A 25-year-old woman in Spain, paralyzed after a sexual assault and multiple suicide attempts, was granted euthanasia after a lengthy legal battle. Her family opposed her decision, but courts upheld her right to die. The case highlights ongoing debates over assisted dying laws in Spain and Europe.
A non-binding Chișinău declaration has been adopted by all 46 members of the Council of Europe, endorsing the use of third-country return hubs and other measures to deter irregular migration. The move is forecast to press courts to apply rights laws more restrictively in asylum and immigration cases while sparking political battles among EU states.