The independence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) “must be protected” as European states move towards a consensus ...

The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. It comprises 46 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed ...

The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) this month criticized the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ...

Serbia's parliament adopted the package of changes in late January which critics say give court presidents greater power over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland speaks during a press conference of the Council of Europe’s ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The head of Europe's oldest intergovernmental organization has warned that the West is caught in the throes of a series ...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, has written to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, outlining key requirements that should be taken into account in the ...

The head of Europe’s oldest intergovernmental organization has warned that the West is caught in the throes of a series of crises that bears the real risk of undermining democracy, stability and rule ...