by admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Human Rights, Minority Issues
As the previous Special Rapporteur’s mandate was extended until 31 October 2023 and the current Special Rapporteur commenced his duties on 1 November 2023, the majority of activities for the 2023 period were conducted by the previous Special Rapporteur, Fernand...
by admin | Jan 31, 2024 | Council of Europe, Human Rights
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has elected the Irish human rights lawyer Michael O’Flaherty as the fifth Commissioner for Human Rights, following Dunja Mijatović (2018-2024). The previous Commissioners were Nils Muižnieks (2012-2018),...
by admin | Jul 25, 2023 | Human Rights
The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, presented her first report at the Human Rights Council. She gave her vision for the mandate, setting out the need to reimagine access to justice and the rule of...
by admin | Nov 12, 2022 | Human Rights
In its Resolution 28/14, the Human Rights Council decided “to establish a Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law to provide a platform for promoting dialogue and cooperation on issues pertaining to the relationship between these areas” and to “identify...
