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Top European Rights Court Finds Russia Committed Abuses In Ukraine

A top European court on Wednesday ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv separatists in eastern Ukraine from 2014, in the downing of the MH17 flight that year and in invading Ukraine in 2022.

International Business Times

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since.

The Conversation

European flag celebrates 40 years as symbol for EU and predecessor

Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the 'logo' for the EU and its predecessor in 1985.

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Zelenskyy and Council of Europe sign agreement to launch tribunal for war in Ukraine

The Ukrainian president said the tribunal is a “real chance” to achieve justice as he hopes it will one day try top Russian officials, including Putin, for their unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges trial for ‘war criminal’ Putin

Ukrainian leader signs an accord with the Council of Europe to set up a special tribunal to try top Russian officials.

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Ukraine war briefing: Trump says US looking at providing Kyiv with more Patriot missiles

President’s comments follow meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy while Nato chief says alliance is ‘totally committed’ to keeping Ukraine in the fight. What we know on day 1,219

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A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?

Earlier this year, the European Union, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and an international coalition of states agreed to establish a new special tribunal.

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European rights watchdog raises concerns over freedom of speech in Germany amid Gaza protests

The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has raised concerns that German authorities have curtailed the use of Arabic language and cultural symbols during Gaza protests and have allegedly used excessive force against demonstrators.

Euronews

ECHR must be reformed to restore ‘fraying’ public confidence – Lord Chancellor

Shabana Mahmood told the Council of Europe in a speech in Strasbourg the ECHR ‘must evolve’ to respond to new realities.

Evening Standard

Watchdog slams UK for response to domestic abuse

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The Independent UK

Austerity has hit the UK’s ability to tackle violence against women, European watchdog warns

The Council of Europe has said there is an ‘urgent need’ for more places in women’s shelters and warned cost-cutting measures have left vital services ‘underfunded and understaffed’

The Independent UK

Italy not liable for Libyan coastguard's actions in 2017 boat sinking, ECHR says

Since 2017, Italy has supplied Libya with funding, vessels and training as part of an agreement to slow the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Euronews

EU rights court says Italy not responsible for Libyan coast guard actions over migrant boat sinking

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy could not be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in a fatal boat sinking in 2017

The Independent UK

Human rights laws need 'tightening,' says Cabinet minister amid Tory move to quit ECHR to cut immigration

Environment Secretary Steve Reed’s comments came as the head of the Council of Europe, whose role includes promoting human rights, argued the ECHR needed to be ‘adapted’ for the modern world

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Euronews

Racial profiling still rife across the EU, Council of Europe says

New technologies such as facial recognition could worsen the problem, experts have suggested.

Euronews

Council of Europe rejects political pressure on ECHR in Meloni response

Council of Europe Secretary Alain Berset defends the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, emphasizing the importance of preserving its impartiality amid ongoing debates on migration.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Cyprus' Maronites fight to stop their Cypriot Maronite Arabic from extinction

Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic has been passed on orally over the centuries. Now it is at risk of extinction. That’s according to the Council of Europe’s minority language experts. But the Maronite community in Cyprus is fighting back.…

Euronews

Nine EU countries seek European human rights convention's rethink on migration

In an open letter spearheaded by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, nine leaders have called for a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Euronews

Democracy is Europe's first line of defence

In an Euronews exclusive, Council of Europe Secretary General and former Swiss President Alain Berset makes the case for a new democratic pact before Europe hits a tipping point.

Euronews

Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say

There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights.

Euronews

Ukraine's allies endorse special tribunal to prosecute Putin, with legal limitations

The special tribunal will be able to impose sentences of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme severity of the crime of aggression.

Euronews

Exclusive: Vladimir Putin won't be tried for war crimes in absentia while president

The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Euronews

Council of Europe to send mission to Turkey amid ‘democratic backsliding’

The Council of Europe's Congress held an urgent debate after Erdogan arrested his main opposition leader, Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

International Business Times

Turkish Court Jails 7 Journalists After Anti-Erdogan Protests

A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded in custody seven journalists for covering the mass protests that erupted following the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, in a crackdown that has now seen more than 1,400 people arrested.

Euronews

Fact check: Can Canada apply to join the EU?

Questions have been raised over whether Canada could hypothetically apply to join the European Union amid its crumbling relations with the US, but experts say its geographical and cultural distance to the continent poses a problem.

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