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Anna Politkovskaya: the pardon is an insult to justice, says Dunja Mijatović

RUSSIA Theodoros Benakis - November 16, 2023

The Russian authorities pardoned Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, one of the five men convicted over the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Khadzhikurbanov, a former...

CoE: Liechtenstein takes over the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - November 16, 2023

Liechtensteinhas taken over the rotating Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers from Latvia at a meeting with representatives of the organisation’s 46 member states. The...

The Netherlands should do more to combat human trafficking for labour exploitation, say Council of Europe experts

HUMAN RIGHTS Theodoros Benakis - November 9, 2023

The Council of Europe’s group of experts on human trafficking has called on the Dutch authorities to take several further steps to tackle human...

Council of Europe Congress calls on Slovakia to address the fragmentation of local authorities

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - October 27, 2023

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has called on the Slovak authorities to address the problems associated with...