The European Court of #HumanRights has started publishing a weekly summary of requests for “interim measures”. From 15 to 19 September, the @echr.coe.int granted 0 out of 58 such requests (0%). Figures by country👇 Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/FG4Jc #ECHR #Rule39

Criticism of ECtHR approach to accepting 'recognition' by #Azerbaijan of certain forms of politically motivated repression in violation of the Eur HRs Convention. "For the Azerbaijani Government, the cost of repression is little more than a budget line. For victims, justice remains out of reach."

The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating. We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR. Please join us! lnkd.in/e3HhescZ

Insights & peace? 🧐 We checked out what the @coe.int stands for: Pursuit of peace based upon justice and international co-operation🕊️ Individual freedom, political liberty, the rule of law⚖️ 🇪🇺🇦🇿➡️ Azerbaijan’s Defiance: Decade of Contempt for the Council of Europe free-anar.site/azerbaijans-...

📢 Marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights (#ECHR) and 35 years of the #VeniceCommission ECHR and Venice Commission: Guarding Human Rights and the Rule of Law, and Facilitating Constitutional Resilience 🗓 6–7 Nov 2025 👀 Check out the programme now buff.ly/hK00usl

This week's quarterly meeting of the @CoE's Committee of Ministers to review execution of judgments of the @ECHR_CEDH i.a. deals with long-standing non-implementation by #Azerbaijan of freedom of NGO organising, and reluctance by #Switzerland to truthfully implement... 1/2

The new CURE Newsletter is out, with a.o. pieces by Ucha Nanuashvili on the @coe.int and #Georgia, and by @hhumrights.bsky.social on the Evaluation of the #ReykjavikSummit follow-up 👉 mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/j...

Time for some reading work over summer?, then the Council of Europe 's two public consultations on (1) 'parameters' for #democracy and (2) standards for the legal status of #civilsociety organisations may be something for you! Deadline 15 Sept for input on the draft democracy parameters, ... 1/3

Youth delegate to @coe.int's Congress of Local & Reg Auth from #Türkiye, Enes Hocaoğulları, arrested for raising decline of democracy in his country in Strasbourg. Screenshots of machine translation of @bianet.org reporting 👇

📰 We are delighted to launch The Strasbourg Bulletin, a new series of articles exploring the work of the Council of Europe, its relationship with the UK, and how it shapes the protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across Europe 🌍

In our latest Newsletter, CURE Advisory Council member @wolfgangbenedek.bsky.social writes on the May '25 letter of 9 heads of government on human rights and migration/asylum policies. He says the letter is incorrect in assuming #ECtHR stands in the way of tackling legitimate security concerns 1/2

Yesterday, the Ukrainian President and Council of Europe Secretary General signed a historic agreement. It establishes a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Asser Institute has released the first legal analysis of this 'Council of Europe model'. bit.ly/3T6lvjM

Interesting: Despite the relentlessly negative media coverage, most people in the UK want to stay in the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 yougov.co.uk/topics/inter... via @yougov.co.uk #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Attention, those based in #Strasbourg! Join us for a powerful public talk on 20 June by @avalaina.bsky.social, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 👉 Register by 18 June 2025: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9213b...

UN Special Rapporteurs express grave concern over the year-long detention of #humanrights defender and political prisoner Anar Mammadli, coinciding with the opening of the trial against him, now postponed to 2 June. #FreeAnar @ginitastar.bsky.social @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social

CURE's Appeal to Leadership and Member States of CoE.int to "meet the duty to protect rights and peace" highlights the consideration that at this moment in time strengthening multilateral human rights and democracy protection is essential, cure-campaign.org/appeal (signature collection ongoing)

✍️ We heartfully support this Appeal by @curecampaign.bsky.social: “Peace and Security Begin with Human Rights and Democracy” ⤵️

CURE today launched an Appeal to the leadership of the @coe.int, demanding greater investment in effectiveness and intensity of the work of the organization: cure-campaign.org/appeal. Please join the signatories!

The first-ever international treaty aimed at protecting the profession of lawyer in the context of increasing attacks on lawyers opened for signature today. 13 countries signed it today. A few others, including the UK, will sign it tomorrow. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Call for applications for Berlin-based internships with CURE, from 1 July till 30 Sept or 1 Oct till 31 Dec 2025. Please apply by 25 May (CV and motivation letter) to [email protected]. Interviews on 27 and 28 May 2025 in Berlin or via Zoom. See full info at cure-campaign.org/wp-content/u...

The Netherlands is the latest member state to call for a revision of the EU's trade agreement with Israel, worth €46.8bn annually, due to concerns over human rights violations.

New! CURE's March-April Newsletter, mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/m..., with a.o. an article by Sasha Romantsova (CCL, Ukraine) and Sergei Davidis (Memorial, Russia) on "War, Peace and the Council of Europe". Also entries on the book by Ed Bates, @dzehtsiarou.bsky.social and @drandrewforde.bsky.social 1/3

⚠️ Today marks one year since human rights defender Anar Mammadli was detained in Azerbaijan. His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan. Silence today would speak loudly. 🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten... #FreeAnar #ClimateOfRepression

Na het einde van de Koude Oorlog was er een korte periode waarin de bouw van een nieuwe vredesorde mogelijk leek. Doordat het Westen deze kans niet aangreep, neemt de oorlogsdreiging in Europa nu weer toe.

Final call for webinar 25 April, 10 AM CEST, with @drandrewforde.bsky.social, @dzehtsiarou.bsky.social, @edbatesechr.bsky.social, authors of “Russia, the @coe.int and the European Convention on Human Rights. A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy” Info + sign up 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Agree with @coe.int Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int:"We want and need to have a world where peaceful relations, rule of law and accountability will prevail."

Today: 1 year since the Klimaseniorinnen climate judgment of the @echr.coe.int. Celebratory action in Bern in front of parliament: placing a 2.5 ton 'stone of contention', coming from Strasbourg, humanrights.ch/de/agenda/ja... [D]. See also nu.nl/klimaat/6351... [NL]

Join us on 25 April for a discussion about our new book on Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights hosted by @curecampaign.bsky.social Registration required but the event will be held online. All welcome!

This ESIL-ECtHR joint event is just a few weeks away - make sure to register! ➡️ bit.ly/4kHraJu

Statement by the Bureau of the @coe.int Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), expressing "grave concern at the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imammoğlu" and "urges the authorities to release Mr Imammoğlu immediately and to drop all unfounded charges against him and other detained politicians"

Very concerned about a new law adopted in Hungary today which restricts #FreedomOfAssembly and provides the basis for banning events like #Pride marches. I call on the President of #Hungary to veto the law.

The Council of Europe has adopted the first ever international treaty protecting lawyers 👇 🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/porta... States can sign up to it from this May. @coe.int #RuleOfLaw #Justice #HumanRights

Feedback possible by 28 April on draft @coe Principles & Guidelines on #Equality and #ArtificialIntelligence, covering both public and private actors, the use of human rights impact assessments etc. Think of what is missing or should be stricter. 👉 go.coe.int/aJf01 📘 Related Study bit.ly/49hmTpZ

The @commissionerhr.bsky.social shouts out on 10 elements "essential for a human rights roadmap for a just, lasting and effective peace" for #Ukraine, "drawing on international law, global best practice and own experience." To be integrated in any peace-related efforts by @coe.int member states.

This week's @coe.int decisions on implementation of @echr.coe.int judgments cover 17 states that are urged to take further steps, incl on high profile cases: #Kavala and #Demirtaş political imprisonment in #Türkiye, and #Klimaseniorinnen climate case in #Switzerland www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Must-read for those interested in peace in Ukraine: last week's speech by @commissionerhr.bsky.social of the @coe.int with ten points for "a human rights roadmap towards a just, a fair, and a lasting, effective peace" www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

🚨 Launch of the Europe Press Freedom Report Press conference - 5 March, 10 a.m. CET You can attend in person at the Residence Palace (room Maelbeek), in Brussels or online via Zoom Register to participate in the online event 👉 go.coe.int/TYndb #EuropeForFreeMedia

The USA decision to suspend int'nal aid has a negative impact on millions, incl in Europe. "In response, @coe.int member states should redouble their efforts to uphold the Organisation’s principles. I call on them to ensure that human rights and democracy do not wither under financial pressure."

I’ve never seen a more worrying moment, says @coe.int #HumanRights chief 👇 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/gaza... via @politico.eu

Timely conference!, watch it! Will the @coe.int and its member states stand up for int'nal law and justice against their unravelling by business-mafia-complex dominated states?

The 2025 Dresden Peace Prize has been awarded to the ECHR in a ceremony held in the Semper Opera House in Dresden on 16 February 2025 tinyurl.com/2as6evmc #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRofficialvisits

"A European Court of Human Rights ruling against Italy over toxic waste marks the start of a new approach to European states' pollution responsibilities, according to legal experts."

Summary and discussion in #EuropeaConvencida newsletter of last week's address by Alain Berset of the @coe.int, with a.o mention of his plan for major new initiative on democracy. (See verbatim of the speech here, pace.coe.int/en/verbatim/...)

The Council of Europe is working on binding international rules to protect lawyers from a wide range of threats. More info via the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social 👇 🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i... @coe.int #RuleOfLaw

Take part in exchange of info and views on Friday 7 Feb on how to strengthen impact for human rights in Europe of one of the key offices of @coe.int: the @commissionerhr.bsky.social (sign up by 5 Feb)

The European Court of Human Rights has just published its annual report and statistics for 2024 👇 🔗 www.echr.coe.int/annual-reports #HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #ECHR #ECHR2024

Unique new @coe.int convention laying down standards for the protection of the profession of lawyer and a monitoring regime is nearing finalization. We hope states are getting ready already now to speedily sign up and ratify! pace.coe.int/en/news/9764...

EVENT: “Amplifying the Voice for Rights in Europe: How to Strengthen the Work of the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights?” An online civil society workshop on the Commissioner’s work, asking how could impact be maximized? 7 Feb, 10am-12pm CET Register by 5 Feb: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a4b14...

Recording now available of @granthamicl.bsky.social's very insightful webinar on European Human Rihgts Court's Klimaseniorinnen judgment, www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst.... You can hear about the judgment's content as well as the implementation supervision process. 1/2

Report by @endrepressionaz.bsky.social and @iphr.bsky.social urging @coe.int to intensify its efforts for human rights compliance by #Azerbaijan