HUMAN RIGHTS

Parliament calls the EU not to recognise Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s anticipated victory

On Wednesday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopted a resolution calling the EU to reject the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, scheduled for...

UAE extradites cement magnate Ulugbek Shadmanov to Uzbekistan, fueling human-rights concerns

The United Arab Emirates extradited prominent Central Asian businessman Ulugbek Shadmanov to Uzbekistan this week, bypassing conventional judicial procedures and triggering alarm among human-rights...

Council of Europe members must avoid hurried returns of refugees to Syria

As Syria undergoes significant political changes following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, many European countries have suspended asylum applications from Syrians. Conservative and...

Council of Europe urges Czech authorities to extend the law on compensation for forced sterilisation victims

The Compensation Act, which provides compensation for victims of forced sterilisations conducted in the Czech Republic between 1966 and 2012—primarily Roma women—took effect in...

Report: Overcrowding, ill-treatment by staff and inter-prisoner violence in Hungarian prisons

A report from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) highlights serious issues of physical...

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