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2021 Václav Havel Prize awarded to Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava
Parliamentary Assembly session
27 September 2021
Strasbourg
The ninth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Belarusian opposition leader and activist Maria Kalesnikava. The 60,000-euro prize was presented at a special ceremony on the opening day of the autumn...
Poland: Judicial independence remains at risk according to new report from GRECO
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
27 September 2021
Strasbourg
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a report on the prevention of corruption in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report contains an update of GRECO’s critical assessment of the 2016-2018 reforms concerning the Polish...