Council of Europe

BREXIT Vol. 2: Britain’s withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 11/07/2016
In the midst of debates on whether the United Kingdom (UK) should leave the European Union, the UK’s Home Affairs Secretary Theresa May came out with a controversial statement turning things upside down by redirecting the British opposition against another European institution – the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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No more waiting: Europe must ratify the Istanbul Convention 1
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 15/04/2016
Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention is the only binding mechanism in Europe on combating violence against women and domestic violence. Five years after the Convention was opened for signature, why have only 19 countries ratified it so far?
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