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Torsten Hjelmar

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Council of Europe Commissioner calls for continued solidarity and human rights protection for displaced Ukrainians in Europe
Ukrainian children and families suffer from the consequences of the war. Photo credit: THIX Photo

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Council of Europe Commissioner calls for continued solidarity and human rights protection for displaced Ukrainians in Europe

Gdansk, 26 June 2026 - Today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, released Observations warning against the premature winding down of protection and assistance for the millions of Ukrainians displaced...

26 June 2026 · 4 min read

Senator Carmen Leyte: “We cannot endorse a text that could reinforce coercive measures”
Ms Carmen Leyte, Rapporteur on the Opinion on the Additional Protocol presenting the Opinion. Photo credit: THIX Photo

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Senator Carmen Leyte: “We cannot endorse a text that could reinforce coercive measures”

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) debated involuntary and coercive measures in psychiatry. In a unanimous decision the Assembly reiterated its long-term position against such measures and...

11 February 2026 · 3 min read

Press Freedom Under Fire: PACE Calls for Release of Detained Ukrainian Journalists
Member of the PACE, Yevheniia Kravchuk, who acted as the rapporteur presented the story of Ukrainian reporter Viktoria Roshchyna. “She will be forever 27 years old,” Yevheniia told the Assembly. Victoria was subjected to torture and died after more than a year in Russian custody. Photo credit: THIX Photo

Council of Europe

Press Freedom Under Fire: PACE Calls for Release of Detained Ukrainian Journalists

STRASBOURG – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding immediate action to secure the release of all journalists detained in contravention of international...

2 October 2025 · 5 min read

President Zelenskyy hailed Europe’s commitment to justice for war crimes
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset and President Zelenskyy signed the agreement. Photo: THIX Photo

Council of Europe

President Zelenskyy hailed Europe’s commitment to justice for war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Council of Europe for the first time to sign an agreement for the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against...

27 June 2025 · 4 min read