July 18, 2017 - Secretary General

Poland: Thorbjørn Jagland raises concerns over draft law on Supreme Court

Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has sent a letter to the Speaker of the Sejm, Marek Kuchciński, concerning the new parliamentary draft law on the Polish Supreme Court.

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July 18, 2017 - European Convention of Human Rights

Belgium: Court rules sex offender’s 13-year detention breached human rights law

The 13-year detention of a sex offender with mental health problems breached the convention on account of the failure to provide appropriate care.

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July 17, 2017 - European Convention of Human Rights

Denmark: Grand Chamber to examine football fans complaint against preventive detention

Football fans, held by Danish police to prevent hooligan violence, will have their human rights complaint examined by the European court’s Grand Chamber.

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July 17, 2017 - Against Torture

Belgium: Anti-torture unit issues prisoner warning over lack of minimum service levels during industrial action

A failure to provide minimum service levels during industrial action by Belgium’s prison staff, may lead to a large number of inmates suffering inhuman or degrading treatment, according to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT).

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July 13, 2017 - Commissioner for Human Rights

Nils Muižnieks: Russia’s Law on Foreign Agents contravenes human rights

In observations submitted to the Europan Court, Nils Muižnieks declares that the Russian Federation’s legislative framework on non-commercial organisations is incompatible with international and European human rights standards.

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