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New factsheet on life imprisonment and the ECHR
Department for the Execution of ECHR Judgments
15 May 2023
Strasbourg
Life imprisonment is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, as long as prisoners have some chance of being released and it is possible for their sentences to be reviewed. According to the European Court of Human Rights, national laws concerning life imprisonment must be...
Council of Europe Summit unites Heads of State and Government around Ukraine and European values
Council of Europe
12 May 2023
Strasbourg
The Icelandic Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is hosting a Summit of Heads of State and Government from the organisation’s 46 member states on 16 and 17 May in Reykjavik. This is the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe since its creation in 1949. The Summit will be an...
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