.@coe @commissionerhr.coe.int defends the human rights and values-based model that has grounded #Europe & other democracies for 80 years. In the face of tectonic geopolitical shifts, @commissionerhr.coe.int argues we need more #humanrights, not less.

An urgent shift from a transactional to a people-centred approach to peace-making for #Ukraine is needed. A just and lasting #peace must be based on #HumanRights, justice and accountability. Russia's escalating attacks underscore the need to prioritise victims. Read more www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

We must preserve Europe's #HumanRights system; be evidence-based, rejecting false claims & dangerous associations of migration w. criminality. Uphold the law & the universality of rights. Respect for everyone's rights secures a safe state. It is not a zero-sum game. #ECHR www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

With @coe.int Steering Cttee on #HumanRights, I raised concern over contagion of attacks on independence & effectiveness of some Europe's #NHRIs & Ombuds institutions. As pillars of democratic architecture, they protect human well-being, often in brave & innovative ways. www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

At 6 pm today, watch live the ceremony at the European Court of Human Rights on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR75: www.youtube.com/live/NQGk8bv...

Today, we celebrate the incredible legacy of the European Convention on #HumanRights as a powerful catalyst of legal and social development across Europe! #ECHR75 #ECHR

📘Aujourd’hui, la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme célèbre son 75e anniversaire. Elle est disponible dans plus de 40 langues sur le site web de la Cour. 🔗https://www.echr.coe.int/fr/european-convention-on-human-rights

Celebrating today 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights. Born of the ashes of WWII, the Convention affirms everyone‘s inalienable human #dignity & upholds everyone‘s #humanrights. Find out how the Convention defends your rights every day: www.coe.int/en/web/impac... #ECHR75

Delivered a lecture at @uniofgalway.bsky.social on “The Essential Role of Human Rights to Build a Better Future” — reflecting on how we can embed #HumanRights at the heart of today’s global challenges. Read my speech www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

The situation is nothing short of dire. In my #IEVilnius2025 speech today, I addressed the ‘perfect storm’ facing #LGBTI people, including rising populism and a weakening political centre ground. Now is the time for fierce determination. 👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Attending the ILGA-Europe conference today provided an amazing opportunity to catch up with civil society working with and for #LGBTI people and learn about their concerns. I will play my part in standing up for #HumanRights. #IEVilnius2025

Kicked off my Germany visit with meetings at the German Institute for #HumanRights and with civil society to gain perspectives. Thanks for the warm welcome and insightful dialogue!

Great to be in Venice! I outlined my four priorities and how the #CoE #VeniceCommission and my office serve as complementary #HumanRights actors. While they develop the legal standards, I focus on seeing the law applied and honoured on the ground. Read my speech👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Read my two letters to the #UK: 1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly. 2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches 👇#HumanRights www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

The situation for LGBTI communities across Europe is worrying and worsening. Today in Finland, I'm with Nordic Council ministers for gender equality and LGBTI. I encourage them to stand up for the #HumanRights of #LGBTI people and offer solidarity and support to them and their organisations.

Rich exchanges with the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI on the astonishing breadth of anti-LGBTI backlash across the Council of Europe region, and their strong commitment to ensuring that int'l #HumanRights standards are upheld, and civil society is supported.

Had a valuable exchange with PACE_Equality. I stressed the importance of generating attention on the #HumanRights of Roma & Travellers across Europe: we must listen to and work with them, particularly women and girls as main drivers of change. More👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

I’m closely following events in Serbia, where human rights concerns persist. I deplore the police’s disproportionate force in Valjevo yesterday evening and reiterate my call on the authorities to avoid excessive force, end arbitrary arrests, and de-escalate the situation

Ahead of Alaska talks about Ukraine, I call for anchoring peace negotiations in human rights. Read my statement ⬇️ bit.ly/46WJ1ba

Two-year prison sentence given to Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli is disproportionate & raises serious issues under the ECHR. I reiterate my call on authorities to release her & urge them to ensure that journalists can work freely without interference and respect of freedom of expression.

Concerned about the arrest & detention of Enes Hocaoğulları, Congress youth delegate in respect of #Türkiye, following his intervention at plenary sitting of Congress. I ask Turkish authorities to release him immediately & safeguard freedom of expression & work of HRDs www.coe.int/en/web/congr...

AFP journalists at risk of starving to death in Gaza 'without intervention,' news agency says

Externalisation entails human rights risks and these cannot be brushed aside for political expediency, writes @commissionerhr.coe.int in a reaction to a recent editorial by @economist.com www.economist.com/letters/2025...

Srebrenica. A genocide. A name for the unspeakable. But also, a promise: To never forget the more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys who lost their lives. 30 years on, remembrance is resistance. The @coe.int stands against the hatred that led to this atrocity.

#Balkaninsight about the commemoration ceremony in Srebrenica today: balkaninsight.com/2025/07/11/t... #Srebrenica30

Denial of the #genocide in #Srebrenica is gaining strength - flying in the face of multiple judgments by several international courts. Survivors & civil society are powerfully voices of truth, but politicians fail their responsibility to work for peaceful societies www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...

Council of Europe @commissionerhr.coe.int calls for truly learning lessons from the genocide in Srebrenica and acting today to prevent further atrocities. It is of paramount importance to heed the warnings of civil society & protect #humanrights defenders. #Srebrenica30

30 years after #Srebrenica genocide we remember the over 8372 men & boys killed. Their lives were the cost of silence. Civil society warned the world but was ignored. Let's learn lessons from the past & honour victims by defending those who speak out today #Srebrenica30 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Today I’m at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome where I will present my memorandum on human rights in the pathway to peace www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

I urge the Greek parliament to refrain from suspending the registration of asylum applications www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

At the #UkraineRecoveryConference in Rome I stressed that #humanrights must guide #Ukraine’s reconstruction, from dignified voluntary returns to justice for #refugees & #IDPs or under occupation www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

I have just published my Memorandum in which I call for putting #humanrights at the heart of discussions around #peace in Ukraine Read my Memorandum to the authorities ⬇️ www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Honoured to open the #budapestpride International #humanrights conference yesterday. Deeply impressed by the strong solidarity in the room #LGBTI #Hungary

Very productive meeting today with #civilsociety actors in #Hungary, long-standing partners in the protection of #HumanRights and the #RuleOfLaw.

Met with President Zelenskyy ahead of the signature of the bilateral agreement between @coe.int and Ukraine on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression. His visit sends a powerful message: Law must speak louder than the bombs. The arc of history bends toward justice.

Slovak Republic Parliamentarians should not adopt amendments to the Slovak Constitution that undermine general human rights protections, or which weaken the human rights of specific groups in society. 🔽 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

I welcome the Czech parliament’s approval of bill extending the deadline for victims of forced sterilisations to claim compensation and commend the victims' courage and their defenders' tireless work. See my letter for remaining procedural and practical issues: www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

The @ec.europa.eu fully supports the ICC and its officials. The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice. It must be free to act without pressure. We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.

#UPDATE Gaza is the "only defined area" on Earth where the entire population is at risk of famine, a spokesman for UN humanitarian agency OCHA said Friday.

Nine Council of Europe member states have issued a joint letter challenging the European Court of Human Rights, with a particular focus on migration. PETER HILPOLD explains why this is a worrying development and why the letter raises numerous legal concerns: verfassungsblog.de/may-2025-let...

At #IDAHOT+ Forum 2025 today, I underlined that attacks against the #HumanRights of LGBTI people are assaults on the rule of law. It is time to push back. 👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights. But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead. Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...

#OnThisDay in 1997, the European Convention on Human Rights entered into force in North Macedonia. Read more about the ECHR’s Impact in North Macedonia: coe.int/en/web/impac... #ECHR #HumanRights

"Sur trois mois de temps d’antenne, 128 cas de désinformation climatique ont été détectés par @quotaclimat.org. La prévalence est plus forte sur les médias privés, en particulier Sud Radio et CNews, les plus marquées à droite, qui concentrent la moitié des cas" www.nouvelobs.com/ecologie/202...

The adoption of an NGO law that fails to meet #humanrights standards would add to the disconcerting pressure on civil society and send a worrying signal about the health of the #ruleoflaw and democracy in #Slovakia, says @commissionerhr.bsky.social www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

In my first annual report to @pace.coe.int I urged stronger action by national parliaments to halt the erosion of human rights. Read my speech 👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

‼️ Important: Someone is impersonating me and sending #phishing emails to civil society and int’l orgs under my name. Please be aware, I only send emails from my official hrw address. If you receive anything suspicious, do not engage, report it, & reach out to me directly.

Our common future rests on upholding, not weakening, international humanitarian law & the vision of a mine-free world. @ICRC, @ifrc & Red Cross Societies of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden on withdrawal from the Mine Ban Convention: www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

A Calais, Brigitte Lips, la « Mamie charge » des exilés

#Democracy needs social justice & education to thrive. That’s the test of our generation: to prove it can deliver — not empty promises, but real perspectives. @coe.int & its Development Bank @coebank.bsky.social are acting: in #Ukraine & across Europe. #Budva #Montenegro @pace.coe.int