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Georgian NGOs appeal to Director-General of UN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, UN Special Rapporteurs and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
22 Dec 2025 13:42 GMT
… Rapporteurs and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights regarding “alleged serious human rights violations and possible … of the Council of Europe, in which they called on the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to …
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Council of Europe Demands Accountability Over Alleged Police Violence in Georgia
18 Dec 2025 02:18 GMT
… December 18, 2025
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O… The letter, published by the Council of Europe, examines cases that the Special … , and accountability for any human rights violations committed against protesters,…
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Council of Europe commissioner urges Georgia’s prosecutor general to investigate use of force against protesters
17 Dec 2025 20:19 GMT
… to Georgia’s prosecutor
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty has … cannons during the protests.
The commissioner calls for an immediate, … urges that anyone responsible for human rights violations against protesters be held …
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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty sends letter to Georgia’s Prosecutor General
17 Dec 2025 14:57 GMT
Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, sent a letter … of 2024, the Council of Europe reports.
The Commissioner expressed concern regarding … demands accountability for any human rights violations committed against protesters, …
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Council of Europe Assembly Committee unanimously rejects a possible new protocol on involuntary measures in mental health
10 Dec 2025 20:08 GMT
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“ensure that any Council of Europe guidance was fully in line … reiterates that the Council of Europe, as the leading regional human rights organisation, “ … noted that the former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, civil society organisations …
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Former Council of Europe rights chief says ECtHR has ignored the pattern of Turkey’s repression
10 Dec 2025 02:40 GMT
A former human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe said the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) … Muižnieks, who served as commissioner for human rights from 2012 to 2018 … criticized the ECtHR and the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, …
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Why do 27 states want to change Europe’s human rights convention?
12 Dec 2025 19:57 GMT
… of date while opponents argue human rights at risk.
Twenty-seven European … altering it will weaken fundamental human rights protections in place for years …
Guests:
Michael O’Flaherty – Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights and former director of …
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Kazakhstan Highlights Human Rights and Penitentiary Reform at International Conference
11 Dec 2025 10:46 GMT
… organized by the Commissioner for Human Rights in cooperation with … United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Kazakhstan, the Council of Europe … his welcoming remarks, Commissioner for Human Rights Artur Lastayev emphasized …
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From Bosnia to Ukraine: Forgotten Human Rights in Modern Peace Negotiations
11 Dec 2025 08:19 GMT
… and the European Convention on Human Rights. Human rights provisions would have priority over … this direction comes from the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, Michael O’Flaherty, who in …
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Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights
10 Dec 2025 21:21 GMT
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Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, said that “middle-of …
Twenty-seven of the 46 Council of Europe members including the UK, Hungary …
Akiko Hart, director of human rights organisation Liberty warned the government …