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Human Rights Commissioner advocates support to Russian civil society
Human Rights Commissioner
25 March 2022
Strasbourg
The Human Rights Commissioner has expressed appreciation for the courageous work of civil society actors. Dunja Mijatović stressed that support to human rights defenders and journalists, including those from the Russian Federation and Belarus, will remain one of the priorities for her future...
Congress highlights “generally degrading situation” of local democracy in Turkey
Session of the Congress
24 March 2022
Strasbourg
The 46-nation Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has reported a “generally degrading situation” with regard to local democracy in Turkey. In its latest report on Turkey’s application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, the Congress welcomes the impressive...