The challenges faced by journalists will be a focus of the #PACEautumn2025 session. Highlights include: ▶️ #HavelPrize Award ▶️ President of Malta ▶️ Prime Minister of Armenia ▶️ Reporting from #Gaza ▶️ Ukrainian journalists held in Russia And more: pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...

Open Day at the European Court of Human Rights! 🕚 21 September 2025 📍European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg 👉 Discover the Human Rights Building 👉 See the original #ECHR 👉 Learn about the @echr.coe.int's history & function More info: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Today, on the International Day of Democracy, the Council of Europe launches the website of the New Democratic Pact for Europe. A Pact for stronger democratic foundations and more tangible results for all. Explore: go.coe.int/qkL9M #NewDemocraticPact

Have you heard the one about a foreign criminal who couldn’t be deported, under the #ECHR, because his son didn’t like #ChickenNuggets abroad? It’s not actually true, believe it or not. 🔗 observer.co.uk/news/nationa... via @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Luzius Wildhaber: A well-deserved tribute to a highly respected judge and man of integrity. #ECHR #ECtHR

⚖️ Au Palais des droits de l’homme – Journée portes ouvertes le 21 septembre t.co/hpQgj7bFQ9 ⚖️ Inside the Human Rights Building – Open Day on 21 September t.co/bun6eykQoo ⚖️ Im Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte – Tag der offenen Tür am 21. September t.co/YV572XyGWv

Join us in person for the 13th World Forum for Democracy! 📍 Strasbourg, France 🗓️ 5 to 7 November 2025 This year's theme is "Democracy at risk: how can we revive it?". More info: www.coe.int/en/web/world... 📌 Registration: badge-request.coe.int?frm=MU705861... #CoE_WFD

I welcome today’s milestone for a lasting peace between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan, agreed in Washington DC. @coe.int is ready to support its member states as they turn this page in their shared history. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

www.coe.int/en/web/migra... #Migration #Asylum

The situation in #Gaza "has long since surpassed our worst nightmares" says @coe.int Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur Dora #Bakoyannis, demanding an end to the suffering. Read her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9974...

Commission seeks #EU court nod for #ECHR bid after years of gridlock www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Prison overcrowding remains a critical challenge in one-third of European prison administrations. For the first time, the 51 prison administrations of Council of Europe member states participated in the SPACE I survey. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Germany to pass law to criminalise assisting unauthorised migration to UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📢The Court is now on LinkedIn! 👉 Follow our page www.linkedin.com/company/cedh... to stay up to date on: 🟢 Our work 🟢 Upcoming events 🟢 Judicial visits 🟢 Career opportunities

Grand Chamber judgment Semenya v. Switzerland - the Court held that there had been a violation of the right to a fair hearing tinyurl.com/ymbwp8kw #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

Recently, 9 EU leaders called for a debate on reform of the human rights Convention. I always welcome debate. But we can do much to solve shared challenges WITHOUT cutting down rights which protect us all. Here’s what I said to the Council of Europe about this yesterday ⬇️

Congratulations to Hugh Mercer, who was yesterday elected by PACE as a judge on the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the United Kingdom! #ECHR More details... pace.coe.int/en/news/9943/p…

The #PACEsummer2025 session is coming next week! Highlights: ▶️ #VigdísPrize is awarded ▶️ Maltese Prime Minister ▶️ Croatia's Foreign Minister ▶️ Possible debate on #Gaza ▶️ Human rights and sport And much more... pace.coe.int/en/news/9908... #46_parliaments #Under_one_roof

Dernières statistiques de la CEDH tinyurl.com/bdfnnyes | Latest ECHR statistics tinyurl.com/mv6zy5dh #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRstats

New web page on Council of Europe’s work on #migration and #refugees now online @coe.int www.coe.int/en/web/migra...

The Octopus Conference kicks off today! It constitutes one of the biggest and most influential platforms of exchange in #Cybercrime gathering experts from more than 100 countries, international organisations, private sector and academia. Agenda & livestream: www.coe.int/en/web/cyber...

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...

The Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission (ECRI) has flagged racial profiling by police, the segregation of Roma pupils and transphobia among the key challenges facing states across Europe👇 🔗 go.coe.int/q1lOs @coe.int #NoRacism #NoDiscrimination

#CouncilofEurope leader decries ‘political pressure’ on human rights court over #migration: The warning against a 'weaponised' court comes in response to criticism of the European Court of Human Rights by #Italy, #Denmark and others.

#Europe: Two Roots, One Shared Soul ✍ I invite you to read my new collaboration with Fundación Alternativas ‘The Days of Europe: Two Roots, One Shared Soul’ published in The Diplomat in Spain. thediplomatinspain.com/en/2025/05/1... #Europe #CouncilOfEurope #EuropeanUnion #EuropeDay

“The #ECHR belongs to each and every one of us,” says the incoming President of the European Court of Human Rights👇 🔗 go.coe.int/dim7w “We must be intolerant to #HumanRights intolerance.” @coe.int @echr.coe.int #ECHR75

In their recent #Ö contribution, Liz Hicks, Hannah Leoni Stahl, and Aylin Yildiz Noorda canvas some initial contours of the ‘Strasbourg Effect’ of the #KlimaSeniorinnen ruling outside the jurisdiction of the #ECtHR. #ClimateChange, #HumanRights voelkerrechtsblog.org/will-the-swi...

The Council of Europe’s new Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer is the first of its kind, safeguarding the legal profession. It opened for signature today in Luxembourg. Read more: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

✍ Happy to share my new #article on the Council of Europe for IGADI - Instituto Galego de Análise e Documentación Internacional: 📝 The #CouncilofEurope II: Mechanisms for Defending #Democracy, #HumanRights and the #RuleofLaw www.igadi.gal/en/analise/o...

#OnThisDay in 1963, Switzerland joined the Council of Europe. We are 46 states working together for #HumanRights  #Democracy  #RuleOfLaw  @swissfa.bsky.social @edadfae.bsky.social

On the eve of the #WorldPressFreedomDay, explore our efforts to support press freedom, protect journalists, and advocate for safe, independent, and pluralist media. ⤵️ www.coe.int/en/web/freed... Watch the new released video ➡️ youtu.be/pZJljTi8jOU

👨‍⚖️ Mattias Guyomar, Judge in respect of France, elected President of the European Court of Human Rights tinyurl.com/36ckdapx #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

„We want and need to have a world where peaceful relations, rule of law and accountability will prevail“: Interview with Council of Europe Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int by @france24.com #CouncilOfEurope #ECHR #ECtHR

France failed to adequately protect three young people who lodged rape complaints, rules the European Court of #HumanRights. Full @echr.coe.int press release: go.coe.int/vmkXn #Consent #ECHR

Ready for take-off? 🚀 You have been summoned for an adventure across Greater Europe! On this World Book Day, discover our adventure album for children of 6 to 10 years presenting the activities of the Council of Europe. 📖 Download the album ➡️ edoc.coe.int/en/6-10-year...

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How effectively does the Council of Europe's Advisory Committee integrate gender equality into its minority rights monitoring? Read this new JEMIE article to find out! Full text here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... #GenderEquality #MinorityRights #Intersectionality #CouncilOfEurope #JEMIE

Those targeted by Russian authorities are still taking cases to the European Court of #HumanRights. But do the @echr.coe.int's judgments matter? Emphatically yes, says Philip Leach, but states must do more to bolster the #ECHR system 👇 🔗 www.ejiltalk.org/anti-war-pro... via @ejiltalk.bsky.social

Welcome to the #PACEspring2025 session, running all week in Strasbourg! What's on, docs and more: pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses... Livestream in six languages: vodmanager.coe.int/live/?appnam... YouTube live, with in-stream scrolling and instant replay: youtube.com/@PACE_CoE/st... #46_parliaments

New ECHR/FRA Joint Factsheet on Mass surveillance rb.gy/hieige rb.gy/8di5t3 | Nouvelle fiche thématique conjointe CEDH/FRA sur la surveillance de masse rb.gy/bksg48 rb.gy/8di5t3 #ECHR #CEDH

Council of Europe to send mission to Turkey amid ‘democratic backsliding’ 👇 🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/04/02/c... via @euronews.com #HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw @coe.int

Take a look at our Climate Law and Litigation (CLL) Blog - a pioneering initiative building on our growing expertise in #ClimateChange Law and Litigation. It is a collaborative space for thought leadership and interdisciplinary dialogue. More here buff.ly/xJlLbOS Catch up with the #BIICLblog

Trust takes years to build and seconds to break – not least when it comes to #International relations. ETH researchers investigate what it takes to build #Confidence on the global stage. Article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

"The Arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor is Textbook Lawfare" CEM TECIMER (@harvard.edu) on the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu - and how Turkey's ruling party is using lawfare tactics to eliminate the rising opposition and further consolidate its one-party rule. verfassungsblog.de/the-arrest-o...

A better protection of lawyers and their professional associations is needed. The Council of Europe’s new Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer safeguards the legal profession and requires states to protect them in various ways. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Restoring the rule of law in Poland without inflicting further damage on it is a vexing challenge. JOHN MORIJN (@jmorijn.bsky.social) explains why the Venice Commission could have made this task even more complicated and sketches a way forward. verfassungsblog.de/restoring-po...

🥇 Team from the University of Fribourg wins 2025 René Cassin advocacy competition hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=... #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRcassin

Established more than 30 years ago, #ECRI is the chief instrument in the Council of Europe’s fight against racism, discrimination, xenophobia, and intolerance. #AntiRacismDay #IDERD #NoRacism

Should the European Court of Human Rights #ECtHR step in when elections are systematically undermined? @tselkl.bsky.social & Shorena Nikoleishvili argue that the Court can and must act to protect the European public order. #Democracy #Elections #FreedomOfSpeech voelkerrechtsblog.org/democracy-on...

The rule of law is deteriorating across the European Union, finds a new report from @liberties.eu 👇 🔗 www.euronews.com/2025/03/17/r... via @euronews.com #HumanRights, #Democracy and the #RuleOfLaw go hand-in-hand ⚖️