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Council of Europe’s human rights dilemma
The Council of Europe has come into a serious dilemma between two of its own conventions that contain texts based on outdated discriminatory policies from the first part of the…
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Spain will grant more Access to Official documents as it signed the CoE Tromsø Convention
As shown on the website of the Council of Europe (CoE), on 23 November 2021, Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, Permanent Representative of Spain to the (CoE), in the presence of the…
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The European Commission has allowed Bulgaria to pay 75% of the salaries of closed businesses
The European Commission has approved a Bulgarian wage compensation scheme of 51m euros (100m levs) to support companies and the self-employed working in sectors particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic…
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The Human Rights problem of the Council of Europe
In a surprise move, the Committee on Bioethics of the Council of Europe shoved the hot potato of the possible new legal instrument on the use of coercive measures in…
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International Shock: A Eugenics Ghost is still alive and kicking around in the Council of Europe
The Committee on Bioethics of the Council of Europe over the last years has been preparing a new legal instrument on the use of coercion in psychiatry. The instrument is…
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The European Convention on Human Rights designed to authorize Eugenics caused legislation
Human rights according to the United Nations, are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings – they are not granted by any state. These universal rights are…
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The Old World and the selection of those who does not have the rights to liberty and security of person
The European Convention on Human Rights was drafted by groups and experts within the forming Council of Europe in 1949-1950, based on an earlier draft produced by the European Movement.…
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Human Rights are basic inalienable rights, but not a static thing
The European Convention of Human Rights, lists out basic rights and freedoms which can never be breached by the States, that have ratified the Convention. These include such rights as:…
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An overview of the European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is widely recognized as an important and effective international treaty for human rights protection. It has had an important role in the development…
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Council of Europe again being urged to promote human rights
Members of the European Parliament Disability Intergroup and the Coalition for Mental Health and Wellbeing this week addressed the Committee of Bioethics of the Council of Europe with a new…