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Manifesto on Freedom of Expression of Arts and Culture in Digital Era
Council of Europe
13 November 2020
Strasbourg
The Council of Europe has launched a Manifesto on the Freedom of Expression of Arts and Culture in the Digital Era as well as the concept for a digital @exhibition « Free to Create, Create to be Free”. The Manifesto sums up the importance of artistic creation and cultural industry for our...
Anti-torture committee urges Portugal to tackle police ill-treatment and police impunity
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
13 November 2020
Strasbourg
In a new report on Portugal the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee (CPT) once again urges the Portuguese authorities to take determined action to prevent police ill-treatment and ensure that cases of alleged ill-treatment are investigated effectively. It also proposes a series of measures...