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Commissioner’s report on Malta: high time for reforms to safeguard media freedom and better protect the rights of refugees and women
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović has published her report on her visit to Malta in October 2021. It contains recommendations for safeguarding media freedom and ensuring the safety of journalists, protecting the lives and dignity of refugees, asylum seekers and...
Norway: further improvement needed to revitalise and develop the most endangered minority languages
In a new evaluation report, the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, recommends as a matter of priority that the Norwegian authorities improve the means for revitalisation and development of the country’s most endangered minority languages: Kven, Lule...
Deputy Secretary General at Global Conference for Media Freedom: “Even during crises, human rights apply and must be respected”
“Even during crises, human rights – fundamental rights – do apply and must be respected”, highlighted Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge while addressing the Global Conference for Media Freedom held in Tallinn (Estonia). The Deputy Secretary General underlined how extraordinary circumstances...
New Recommendation on democratic accountability of elected officials and elected bodies at local and regional level
The Committee of Ministers has adopted a Recommendation on democratic accountability of elected representatives and elected bodies at local and regional level. Prepared by the European Committee on Democratic Governance (CDDG), the Recommendation aims at creating the conditions and culture for an...