The Council of Europe has suspended Russia’s rights of representation.
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Síofra O’Leary (Ireland 🇮🇪) takes up office today as the President of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
She is the first female President of the #ECHR and she succeeds Robert Spano (Iceland 🇮🇸).
Details: hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=00
The Commissioner for #HumanRights of the 46-nation Council of Europe has called on the UK government not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States.
Full letter: coe.int/en/web/commiss
#MediaFreedom
The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe
Síofra O’Leary, judge in respect of Ireland, has been elected President of the European Court of Human Rights.
Press release: hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=00
#ECHR #HumanRights
The Council of Europe has again urged the Turkish authorities to immediately release Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş, in line with judgments from the European Court of Human Rights.
Press release: search.coe.int/directorate_of
#ECHR #HumanRights #Kavala #Demirtas
Julian Assange’s potential extradition has human rights implications that reach far beyond his individual case.
Spanish authorities should amend the Criminal Code to strengthen existing safeguards of the right to #FreedomofExpression, said earlier this week .
Read her exchange of letters with the Minister of Justice of #Spain: coe.int/en/web/portal/
#ECHR #HumanRights
46 states united for
⭐️ HUMAN RIGHTS
⭐️ DEMOCRACY
⭐️ RULE OF LAW
#CouncilOfEuropeSummit #ForABetterEurope
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Council of Europe leaders make joint statement on the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe
The Committee of Ministers has decided to suspend all relations with Belarus as a result of the country's active participation in the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
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What is the #IstanbulConvention on #ViolenceAgainstWomen and why is it important?
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🎉 Today is the European Day of Languages 🎉
It's a celebration of the rich tapestry of languages which make our continent so special. Diversity is our strength.
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#coeedl #EuropeanDayOfLanguages @ECMLCELV
#OnThisDay 7️⃣0️⃣ years ago the European Convention on Human Rights entered into force.
The #ECHR has changed people’s lives in many different ways across #Europe.
Here are just 200 examples:
➡️ coe.int/en/web/impact-
#ECHRimpact #HumanRights
Today on the 5th of May, when the Council of Europe celebrates the creation of our organisation, we will be thinking about the 70 years that have passed since the European Convention on Human Rights was opened for signature...
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“Turkey was the first #CoE member State to ratify the #IstanbulConvention [...] It did so by a unanimous vote at the Grand National Assembly. We deeply regret the decision to withdraw from it without any parliamentary debate"
#HeikoMaas & ⬆️
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5 May and 9 May are both Europe Days.
The Council of Europe and the European Union share 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬.
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#RuleOfLaw
#OneEurope #EuropeDay
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#Italy: #ECtHR awards €18,000 to #AmandaKnox after #ECHR complaint - case concerned proceedings which lead to #Knox conviction for malicious accusation following #Perugia death of her #British flatmate. humanrightseurope.org/2019/01/italy-
Today is the day. Happy 10th anniversary to the #IstanbulConvention! 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉
By working together we can reach more minds and hearts and build a better future for women and girls everywhere!
♀️♀️ #IstanbulConventionSavesLives ♀️♀️
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The #Holocaust was one of the reasons why the Council of Europe was set up in 1949. The aim was to to give legal force to the sentiment of #neveragain, and to ensure that #humanrights would be respected, regardless of personal circumstances.
#WeRemember
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Congratulations to Vladimir Kara-Murza, imprisoned Russian opposition leader, who has been awarded today the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize.
More about the #HavelPrize and : coe.int/en/web/portal/
#TheirCourageOurRights
Pictures from the ceremony in Strasbourg ⬇️
Today is #HolocaustRemembranceDay!
“Every European should learn what happened. How and why the Holocaust took place. To keep the promise of never again “ (Council of Europe Secretary General )
#WeRemember
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Our Committee of Ministers strongly urges Turkish authorities to release human rights defender #OsmanKavala and to ensure that the Constitutional Court completes its examination of his complaint without further delay.
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#OnThisDay, 73 years ago, Türkiye joined the Council of Europe.
More info about Council of Europe's action in its member states: coe.int/en/web/portal/
#HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw
Today is #RomaHolocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Remembrance is essential to honor Roma and Sinti victims, but also to keep historical memory alive.
#NeverAgain #NeverForget @RTTCoE
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Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić:
“I am deeply saddened by the death of Europe’s longest reigning monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. My heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family and to the entire UK. The Queen was an inspiration to us all.“
On this day in 1959, the European Court of #HumanRights was set up.
Since then, the court has issued over 20,000 judgments that have changed people’s lives across the continent.
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We all have a sexual orientation & gender identity; they are aspects of who we are as human beings. Over the last seven decades the #ECHR played an important role in advancing equality for #LGBTI persons. Follow our celebratory conference live tomorrow.
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By 159 votes to 105, the Parliamentary Assembly this evening elected Marija Pejčinović Burić (#Croatia) 🇭🇷 as the 14th #CoE Secretary General. She succeeds . Congratulations 👏🏼👏👏🏿#CV search.coe.int/cm/Pages/resul
Every six months the presidency of our Committee of Ministers rotates between our 46 member states.
🇮🇪 Ireland takes over from 🇮🇹 Italy today.
Thank you and we look forward to working together !
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#CoE #CoEPresIT #CoEPresIRL
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The Council of Europe repeats its call to put an end to all forms of #ViolenceAgainstWomen and girls.
📢We won't stop saying it, the #IstanbulConvention saves lives!
#16Days
Council of Europe ministers signal their intention to send the Osman Kavala case to the European Court of #HumanRights asking if Turkey has failed to fulfil its obligation to implement the ’s binding judgment.
#OnThisDay in 1999, Georgia joined the Council of Europe.
We are 46 states working together for
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#RuleOfLaw
🇬🇪 and #CoE: coe.int/en/web/portal/
Council of Europe was born in London on 5 May 1949, which means today is our 72nd anniversary. 🎂🎂🎂
10 countries were there at the start. Now we have 47 members. Find out when your country joined us. ⤵️
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At the #CouncilOfEuropeSummit, Heads of State and Government agree to strengthen the Council of Europe, ensure accountability for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and support victims.
Read the "Reykjavík Declaration - United around our values": coe.int/en/web/portal/
How should governments across Europe respect human rights, democracy and the rule of law during the COVID-19 crisis? The Council of Europe toolkit shows them how ... coe.int/en/web/portal/
Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights!
Throughout the day we will post new videos on the convention, developed with support from the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe.
You can watch them all here:
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#ECHR70
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“Beware! I am going to speak in French!”
Winston Churchill addresses the vast crowd amassed in place Kléber, #Strasbourg, on the occasion of the first session of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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🎂 Happy birthday to the European flag! 🇪🇺🇪🇺
Adopted by the Council of Europe 67 years ago, the flag became the #EU's emblem in 1985. It has since become synonymous with a shared political project which unites all Europeans, transcending their diversity.
#EuropeanFlag #Europe
"The Council of Europe reaffirms its unequivocal support for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of #Georgia 🇬🇪 within its internationally recognised borders."
Full statement by the Secretary General ⤵️
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Happy Europe Day!
For the Council, #EuropeDay is on 5 May, while the European Union celebrates it on 9 May. Two dates, one goal: celebrating Europe and its common values!
#HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw
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🇺🇦 The Council of Europe has set up a group of legal experts to help #Ukraine’s Prosecutor General address gross #HumanRights violations in the context of Russia’s aggression.
More details ➡️bit.ly/3L28qCg
Addressing the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, 🇺🇦President stressed that dialogue between Europeans has had historically important results: "We see actions that have made Europe unprecedentedly stronger".
Full speech: pace.coe.int/en/news/8854/v
We #StandWithUkraine
#CouncilOfEuropeSummit creates register for damage for Ukraine as first step towards an international compensation mechanism for victims of Russian aggression.
⭐️40 countries (incl 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 🇺🇸) + EU are signing now
⭐️other countries will (🇦🇩 🇧🇬 🇨🇭) or can join
"Anyone arrested for exercising their freedoms of expression and assembly, as protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, must be released immediately”.
Parliamentary Assembly's Rapporteurs react to the arrests of supporters of Alexei #Navalny.
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The #EuropeanDayofLanguages2020 is finally here! 🥳
Let’s celebrate together all languages and cultures in Europe. Join an event, speak to a friend in another language, play a language family game. This year, we even have an app for you. Ready?
#coeELD
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Through different aspects of our work, we #StandWithUkraine.
Here’s a video snapshot of how the Council of Europe is helping Ukraine’s youth workers provide vital services in wartime.
Full version: vimeo.com/councilofeurop
#CouncilOfEuropeSummit #Ukraine
Every six months the Presidency of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers rotates between its 46 member states.
🇱🇻 Latvia takes over from Iceland 🇮🇸 today.
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#ForABetterEurope #HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw
#EuropeanDayofLanguages: Hurrah! Every year, millions of people in #CoE member states and elsewhere organise or take part in activities to promote linguistic diversity and the ability to speak other languages.😀😀😀coe.int/en/web/portal/
The European Court of Human Rights found that #Romania’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor Laura-Codruța Kövesi had no way to legally challenge her dismissal.
The government’s decision to dismiss her had violated her #FreeSpeech.
Read more about this #ECHRimpact case ⬇️
#ECHR
It's International Day for Countering Hate Speech.
Hate speech is not acceptable.
❌ Not face to face,
❌ not in writing,
❌ not online.
➡️ Council of Europe’s Recommendation provides guidance for member states on combating hate speech:
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#NoHateSpeech
🎂 Happy birthday to the European flag! 🇪🇺
It looks so familiar now, but was first adopted by the Council of Europe 66 years ago today after it was selected from amongst hundreds of suggestions...
The European Convention on Human Rights entered into force on 3 September 1953.
Here are just a few examples showing how the #ECHR has changed people’s lives in many different ways across the continent coe.int/en/web/impact-
#ECHRimpact
It's #WorldPressFreedomDay!
The media should be free to scrutinise and criticise the response of public authorities to the #Covid19 crisis. However, many journalists are in fact facing increasing obstructions to fulfilling this important role.
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#Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava has been awarded the Václav Havel Prize during today's plenary session of the Council's Parliamentary Assembly!
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Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
❌NO to violence and discrimination against #LGBTI persons!
✔️YES to equality, dignity and full respect for human rights!
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#IDAHOBIT2022 #IDAHOT @LGBTcoe
The Srebrenica genocide is one of the darkest pages of European history.
In July 1995, 8372 Bosniaks, mainly men & boys, were brutally killed in and around Srebrenica.
The Mothers’ fight for justice is relentless and should inspire us all.
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#Srebrenica27
Nahide Opuz was abused by her husband for years. He also used to beat and threaten her mother with death...
There were many warning signs, as is often the case in #ViolenceAgainstWomen.
Find out about the landmark case that helped bring about the #IstanbulConvention⬇️ #16Days
The Council of Europe’s annual penal statistics on prison population for 2022 includes extensive data from 48 prison administrations across Europe.
⬇️Countries with the most inmates⬇️
📊 infogram.com/prison-populat
Read more: coe.int/en/web/portal/
#EuropeanPrisons
The Council of Europe was born in London on 5 May 1949, so today is our 74th anniversary. 🎂
10 countries were there at the beginning and today we are a family of 4⃣6⃣ states united by our common values, working together #ForABetterEurope.
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#RuleOfLaw
#Russia: warns against “regression” of plans to decriminalise #domesticviolence humanrightseurope.org/2017/01/russia
Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, the first invited speaker of the digital conversation series of the Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe. Watch online Monday, from 15:00 (Strasbourg time)
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Tomorrow is #RomaHolocaust Memorial Day
On 2 August 1944, the remaining Roma and Sinti of the “Zigeunerlager” (Gypsy camp) were exterminated in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Around 3,000 out of a total of at least half a million were killed.
#NeverForget
The Russian Federation ceases to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights today.
Here are some examples of how the #ECHR has been protecting people’s human rights in the country since 1998:
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#ECHRimpact #ECHR #HumanRights
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
Today we pay tribute to the millions of people who perished during the #Holocaust, many of them in camps like Auschwitz-Birkenau, which was liberated on 27 January 1945.
#WeRemember
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#RomaHolocaust Memorial Day
On the night of 2 August 1944, thousands of Roma people were murdered in the extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Altogether, hundreds of thousands of Roma lost their lives in the Holocaust.
#RomaGenocide #NeverAgain #DikhHeNaBister
Europe has the strongest international system of #HumanRights protection in the world, based on the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR.
Find out how the system works and how national human rights institutions can contribute
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5⃣ May 1949 marked a true diplomatic first.
Countries that had only recently lived through a devastating world war were coming together to set the foundations of a Europe of peace based on:
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#RuleOfLaw
This is when the Council of Europe was born.
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia! 🌈🌈🌈🌈
🚫 NO to violence and discrimination against #LGBTI persons!
✅ YES to equality, dignity and full respect for human rights!
#IDAHOT2021 #IDAHOT @LGBTcoe
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The European Court of Human Rights turns 60 this year!
The court has decided on more than 750,000 applications so far, refining and expanding human rights standards across Europe – and beyond.
Message from #ECHR President Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos bit.ly/2oDZkqa
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Letter from Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić to Hungarian PM Victor Orbán: An indefinite, uncontrolled state of emergency cannot guarantee basic principles of democracy. Emergency measures must be strictly proportionate.
The 4th #CouncilOfEuropeSummit kicks off today in Harpa, one of 🇮🇸 Reykjavík’s most striking landmarks and a centre of cultural and social life in the very heart of the city.
📺Watch online in 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇺🇦: coe.int/en/web/portal/
Join us #ForABetterEurope!
Inspiring opening session at the #CouncilOfEuropeSummit with European leaders speaking up for #Democracy, #HumanRights and justice for Ukraine.
Thank you
In first speech as newly elected #CoE Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić (Croatia) 🇭🇷says she will work for "peace and prosperity" of European citizens."
The European Convention on Human Rights was launched 69 years ago today!
See how the #ECHR works and its impact across Europe j.mp/2yapAwA
It's #InternationalRomaDay
Roma history, culture and identity are woven into the fabric of European society. They are integral to the very meaning of our modern continent.
Let's embrace diversity so that every life is celebrated with dignity.
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🎂 Happy birthday to the European flag! 🇪🇺🇪🇺
Adopted by the Council of Europe 65 years ago, the flag became the #EU's emblem in 1985. It has since become synonymous with a shared political project which unites all Europeans, transcending their diversity.
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Council of Europe was born in London on 5 May 1949, which means tomorrow is our 7⃣3⃣rd anniversary.
10 countries were there at the start. Now we have 46 members. Find out when your country joined us.
👆Interactive map: infogram.com/the-46-council
Our Committee of Ministers has strongly urged Greece to ensure that 3 long-standing #freedomofassociation cases are promptly dealt with by the Greek Court of Cassation, in compliance with the #ECHR and the case-law of the .
Details: search.coe.int/directorate_of
#HumanRights
Today Ambassador Gilberto Jerónimo, permanent representative of #Portugal, signed the European Charter for Regional or #MinorityLanguages.
It’s the 1st signature to the convention since 2005. It aims to protect and promote languages used by minorities: bit.ly/3h4a4Xd
Today is the International Day of Democracy and we’d like to find out your thoughts on this special day. Leave a comment and tell us why is democracy important for you, for others, for all of us and for the future?
#InternationalDemocracyDay #DemocracyDay2020
#Cyprus: Launch of #Disability Strategy - focuses on 5 rights-based priorities based on #ECHR, #CoE & #UN standards.coe.int/en/web/portal/
11 years ago, the world gained a powerful tool in the fight to stop violence against women and domestic violence! The #IstanbulConvention is more than a treaty: it’s a lifeline for women and girls.
#IstanbulConventionSavesLives #OnThisDay
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#IstanbulConventionSavesLives
It's important to provide victims & witnesses of #ViolenceAgainstWomen with protection, support & access to information. Shelters, helplines & counselling are only a few of the measures proposed by our #IstanbulConvention.
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#OnThisDay in 1949, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers met for the first time, in #Strasbourg City Hall.
At the opening, Léon Blum told the gathering: “I see the creation of the Council of Europe – or I wish to see in it - one of the great beginnings of #History”.
At #PACEsummer2022 🇬🇷 President Katerina Sakellaropoulou called for a stronger Council of Europe & greater multilateralism to tackle the challenges facing Europe, ranging from the war in Ukraine to climate change & economic & social upheaval.
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#Russia: concerned about freedom of expression & free assembly after mass detentions at demonstrations. coe.int/en/web/portal/
Congrats #Minsk #Belarusian students - Finished 6th & 1st of non-French speaking teams at René Cassin #ECtHR comp concourscassin.eu
Ukraine 🇺🇦 will become the 36th state to ratify our #IstanbulConvention, the international gold standard to tackle #ViolenceAgainstWomen.
The treaty will enter into force in Ukraine three months after formal ratification.
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#IstanbulConventionSavesLives
Today is #RomaHolocaust Memorial Day.
Holocaust Remembrance is essential to honour Roma and Sinti victims, but also to keep historical memory alive.
#RomaGenocide #NeverAgain
#CouncilofEurope = 47 European states bound together by three shared values: human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Every day we carry forward our founding fathers' vision of a Europe of peace, built on these three values.
#HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw
ECHR judgment in the case Kavala v. Türkiye - joint statement by the Council of Europe leaders:
“We urge Türkiye, as a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights, to take all necessary steps to implement the judgment.”
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#Kavala #HumanRights #ECHR
🇸🇮 Slovenia joined the Council of Europe #OnThisDay 30 years ago. Congratulations!
We are 46 states working together for
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#RuleOfLaw
Slovenia and CoE: coe.int/en/web/portal/
The European Court of Human Rights has today delivered a Grand Chamber judgment in the case concerning the armed conflict between Georgia 🇬🇪 and the Russian Federation 🇷🇺 in August 2008 and its consequences.
Press release: hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=00
#ECHR #HumanRights
Today is European #RomaHolocaust Memorial Day.
79 years ago, on 2 August 1944, 3,000 Roma were brutally murdered in the dark of the night at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
We symbolically marked the day with a ceremony in front of our headquarters.
#NeverAgain #NeverForget
#HolocaustMemorialDay
"Memory, awareness, and active remembrance will always be essential to ensure that the horrors of the #Shoah are not repeated." says Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić
#WeRemember
