Russian state assets should be repurposed to pay Ukraine potentially “billions of euros” in compensation after two rulings against Russia by the European Court of Human Rights, according to the Parlia...

By Sumeyra Arslan and Malgorzata Kwiedacz-Palosz The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR, the Convention) does not explicitly recognise the right to a healthy environment. Nevertheless, environm...

Since 2009, the Azerbaijani authorities have increasingly tightened restrictions on critical NGOs and independent media outlets.

Joint statement by Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the Migration Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Christiana Erotokritou (Cyprus, SOC), PACE Rappor...

Strasbourg 16 July 2026

Letter: Prof Philip Leach and Prof Başak Çalı say governments must take action to give teeth to the European convention on human rights

The Council of Europe has published the minutes of the sitting of the Committee of Ministers held in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova on 15 May 2026. This includes statements concerning the adoption of t...

<p><strong>Annual report 2025 by Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission notes increase in racist, anti-LGBTI and other hate speech</strong></p>

PACE has adopted a resolution stressing that “equality and non-discrimination are cornerstones of democratic societies and essential elements of the rule of law”, while warning that “regressions in wo...

On 15 May, the 46 Council of Europe states adopted the Chișinău Declaration on the ECHR and migration. The Declaration, which follows several extraordinary meetings of the Steering Committee on Human ...

Of the roughly 50,000 cases currently before the European Court of Human Rights, only around 1.5% concern migration. Yet over 27 European states (…)

As the build-up towards the Chisinau Declaration continues, with the corresponding meeting of the Committee of Ministers just days away, the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) has taken a clear stand ...

Strasbourg 11 May 2026

Strasbourg 29 April 2026

MEPs are calling on the EU Commission to produce a legislative proposal that defines rape through a unified standard based on consent that is freely given, informed, and revocable.

Seven legal case studies that show how the European Convention on Human Rights has protected every single person in the UK.

Statement on the forthcoming Chișinău political declaration on the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted on 21 April 2026 by PACE’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: “Strengthened by...