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Committee of Ministers adopts guidelines on preventing and remedying violations of the European Convention on Human Rights
The Committee of Ministers today adopted a set of guidelines aimed at assisting the 46 Council of Europe member states in their efforts to comply with their obligations to secure to everyone, within their jurisdiction, the rights and freedoms defined in the European Convention on Human Rights....
Unlawful dismissal: France violates European Social Charter
In a decision made public today, the European Committee of Social Rights of the Council of Europe (ECSR) considers that the upper limit on the compensation that can be awarded to workers in France in the event of unlawful dismissal constitutes a “violation” of the European Social Charter (Article...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Committee of Ministers
The Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 20 to 22 September to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 31 decisions concerning 19 member...
National minorities: new opinions on North Macedonia and Slovenia published
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) published new opinions on North Macedonia (see summary in Macedonian) and Slovenia (see summary in Slovenian). North Macedonia has made significant progress in the legal protection of national...
Greece: Anti-racism commission praises Greece’s national action plans, but concerns remain
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has welcomed Greece’s anti-racism action plan, developments in LGBTI equality, changes to the migration code to help third party nationals and moves by national broadcasters to stop hate speech. But concerns remain, say ECRI in their...
