European Court of Human Rights: Former Prime Minister of Ukraine was arbitrarily detained
Strasbourg, 30 April 2013 – In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 5 § 1 (right to liberty and security) … More
Spain told to investigate allegations of ill-treatment and to improve centres of detention for irregular migrants
Strasbourg, 30.04.2013 – The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), in two reports published today on its visits to Spain in 2011 and 2012, calls on the Spanish authorities to effectively investigate allegations of ill-treatment, to … More
European Court of Human Rights: forthcoming judgment in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights will be delivering a Chamber judgment in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine at a public hearing in Strasbourg on Tuesday 30 April 2013 at 10.30 a.m. The case concerns complaints related to the … More
Human rights protection is under strain in Europe, says Commissioner Muižnieks in his first annual report
Strasbourg, 25/4/2013 – “The picture of the human rights situation which I have observed during country visits, meetings with authorities and discussions with NGO representatives in 2012 is worrying” said today Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, … More
PACE President announces launch of Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
Strasbourg, 22.04.2013 – At the opening of the spring session of the PACE, the President, Jean-Claude Mignon, welcomed the unreserved support of the Czech Republic and of the Václav Havel Library and Charta 77 Foundation for the change in the … More

