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The Council of Europe calls on Switzerland to further strengthen the rights of national minorities and to combat hate speech
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has called on the Swiss authorities to do more to protect the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, at a time when there is a growing intolerance, including in political discourse and on...
Human Rights Day 10 December 2018
Statement by Timo Soini, Chair of the Committee of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
International Anti-Corruption Day
“We must never lower our guard in fighting corruption”, said Marin Mrčela, President of the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO), ahead of the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December. “Perception of low levels of corruption must not lead to complacency. No...
