Council of Europe

ECtHR: Expulsion of convicted terrorists on national security grounds not justified

Article | May 16, 2012 - 3:34pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released on 15 May its judgment in the case Labsi vs. Slovakia (Case no. 33809/08). The ECtHR upheld the principle of absolute guarantee in article 3, but it also conveyed the message that the expulsion by a country of people, convicted of terrorism in a second country, was not justified even under...

Comment | Council of Europe

Council of Europe

EULEX allowed to probe organs trafficking

Article | May 11, 2012 - 11:06am

Comment | Sali Berisha

Sali Berisha

Council of Europe criticises Republika Srpska over torturous policing

Article | April 27, 2012 - 10:44am

Comment | EU Update

EU Update

ECHR upholds that incest is not a breach of fundamental rights – despite some legal objections [ANALYSIS]

Article | April 12, 2012 - 6:15pm

On 12 April, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld a German court ruling that banning incest is not contrary to the fundamental right to respect for private and family life as stipulated in the European Convention on Human Rights.

Comment | Council of Europe

Council of Europe

Cyprus: A hostage to Turkey’s intransigence

Blog entry | March 2, 2012 - 3:15pm

I read Robert Ellis’s article Cyprus: The last round, published in the 30 January edition of New Europe, and would like to comment.

Comment | Western Asia

Western Asia

Abu Qatada to be released from jail

Article | February 13, 2012 - 5:15pm

Abu Qatada, known as Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe, is being released on bail in the UK on 13 February, even though he has been fighting extradition to Jordan.

Comment | Council of Europe

Council of Europe

PACE and OSCE to observe elections in Russia

Article | November 28, 2011 - 4:15pm

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) decided to dispatch a 34-member delegation to observe the parliamentary elections in Russia from 1-5 December.

Comment | OSCE

OSCE

12 countries sign up for fight aginst counterfeit medicines

Article | October 28, 2011 - 2:13pm

International convention aims to combat manufacture and supply of fake drugs and devices.

Comment | Moscow

Moscow

European institutions join forces to fight child exploitation

Article | October 27, 2011 - 3:58pm

'One-in-Five' children face abuse in Europe.

Comment | Europe

Europe

Convention aims to tackle global counterfeit drugs

Article | October 24, 2011 - 5:57pm

First international legal instrument to be launched this week in Moscow.

Comment | Council of Europe

Council of Europe

‘Systematic dysfunctions’ continue to blight judicial reform in Turkey

Article | October 14, 2011 - 12:13pm

Long-standing problems hamper human rights

Comment | Council of Europe

Council of Europe

EU 'must embrace complete gender-equality policies'

Article | September 21, 2011 - 3:19pm

The tendency for governments to cut back on spending for the social sector has had “disastrous results” for gender equality, according to one senior human rights campaigner.

Comment | Technology

Technology