Council of Europe poised to restore Russian voting rights
Russia is due to have its voting rights in the Council of Europe restored, despite the conflict in Ukraine, to…
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Navalny launches presidential bid
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny (pictured) has launched his presidential campaign even though an embezzlement conviction would appear to…
Top Polish judge slams PiS ‘coup’
The chief justice of Poland’s Supreme Court has accused the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government of staging a “coup”…
PiS MPs pass legal changes
Poland’s lower house or Sejm has approved two judicial bills that the opposition says threatens the rule of law. The…
Romanian inmates get early release
Overcrowding and filthy conditions in Romanian prisons will allow thousands of convicts to regain their freedom regardless of their crimes…
Council of Europe to reopen Turkish monitoring
Legislators representing Europe’s top human rights body have voted in favour of reopening monitoring procedures in Turkey amid rising concerns…
Referendum ‘unfair and unfree’: EU observer
Fears that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unfairly influenced Turkey’s referendum in his favour have been heightened by criticism from an…
Turks talks rights with Strasbourg
The Council of Europe. Source: Wikimedia A delegation from the Turkish justice ministry has met representatives of the Council of…