A group of NGOs called on the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission to raise human rights issues during the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Brussels later this week. This way NGOs supported Azerbaijani human rights defenders who in their letter of June 14, 2013 sent to… » read more
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„The issues of energy and trade cannot take precedence over human rights,” said MEP Maretje Schaake during the customary human rights debates at the end of the plenary session of the European Parliament (“EP”). The quote aptly captures one of the most salient oppositions of today’s international relations, namely that between the economy and human… » read more
Posted by Europe of Human Rights
The European Union and the Council of Europe take a number of legislative initiatives and develop recommendations that have an impact on human rights in Europe. This blogs aims to comment on the impact of EU and CoE on european human rights from a CEE cou
