The second half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century have witnessed an unprecedented expansion of one-party autocracies. One-party regimes have become the most common type ...Read More...
The study was commissioned by the Council of Europe, and carried out by experts Marilyn Clark and Anna Grech, from the University of Malta, with the support of the Association of European Journalists, the Europ...Read More...
This is the fourth annual report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe. As with previous reports, the five chapters look at the ...Read More...
The mere fact that States need to seek diplomatic assurances against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (other ill-treatment) is indicative of a risk of torture. Article 3 of ...Read More...
Following the attempted coup of 15 July 2016, the government of Turkey declared a State of Emergency and has since then issued a series of emergency decrees either directly dismissing public officials as in the...Read More...
“2016 will likely be remembered as a critical turning point for human rights in Europe” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks today while presenting his annual activity report...Read More...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called on Hungary to suspend the parliamentary debate on the draft law on the “Transparency of Organisations receiving Foreign Funding” and the imp...Read More...
Leading members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for formally halting talks with Turkey for its EU membership, citing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan plans to expand his powers after the approval o...Read More...
Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 110th Plenary Session (Venice, 10-11 March 2017) on the basis of comments by Mr Richard Barrett (Member Ireland) Mr Nicolae Esanu (Member, Republic of Moldova) Mr Johan ...Read More...
The comprehensive report, titled “Turkey’s descent into arbitrariness: The end of rule of law,” provides detailed information on how the rule of law has lost its meaning in the Turkish context, confirming the e...Read More...
