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Situation in Belarus: statement by Congress President
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
26 august 2020
Strasbourg
The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Anders Knape, has made the following statement on the situation in Belarus: "The events in Belarus following the Presidential election have brought to the fore the people’s desire for democratic change in...
New factsheet on effective investigations into deaths or ill-treatment caused by security forces
Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
19 August 2020
Strasbourg
The Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has published a new factsheet on effective investigations into deaths or ill-treatment caused by security forces. The factsheet summarises measures reportedly taken by 23 member states to reopen, resume or...