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Implementing ECHR judgments: New thematic factsheet on judicial independence
The Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has published a new factsheet focusing on cases related to the independence and impartiality of the judicial system. The factsheet summarises measures reported by 21 member states to safeguard and reinforce...
Secretary General in Berlin for conference to mark the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights and bilateral meetings
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić will deliver a keynote speech in Berlin on 9 December at a conference entitled "70 Years of the European Convention on Human Rights - Safeguarding Human Rights in Germany and Europe" organised as part of Germany’s Presidency of the...
Anti-racism commission: new reports on Czech Republic and Slovakia
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe has published evaluation reports on the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, as well an assessment of the implementation of two priority recommendations by Sweden. In its report on the Czech Republic, ECRI...
Secretary General: “Local authorities on the front line" in response to Covid-19 challenges
“All levels of government needed to respond to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis and local authorities were and remain on the front line. There will be lessons to learn about the division of competences and the need for coordination between layers of government in crises such as this,”...
