In an article today, the Commissioner for Human Rights states that “there is a need to encourage a deeper discussion of how to promote ethical journalism, also in relation to social media and other online information.”
A report by the Advisory Committee to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities welcomes government action in housing and education but worries that “opportunities for Roma to take part effectively in public affairs remain insufficient both at local and at central level.”
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Minister said today that the court had been “too ready to substitute its own judgements for that of national courts and parliaments.” He added: “We want the court to operate effectively. It is in need of reform and we will use our chairmanship to drive the reform process forward.”
The case concerned a complaint by Henryk Stokłosa, a well-known ex-politician and businessman, that a junior judge, appointed by the Minister of Justice, detained him in breach of the convention.
“We cannot escape demography,” the Secretary General said at Leiden University today. “As the stabilisation of the Euro is surely the most acute short-term challenge in Europe right now, our biggest long-term challenge is how to manage migration, not only from a legal viewpoint, but especially from a political and cultural viewpoint.”
