The more we go back to the case of Gaetano Sparti, seized more than two years in the UAE and literally abandoned by the Italian institutions, and more comes out the stench of rotten one (apparently) little story like this hiding. Is there really all that much we are obliged to prepare a long dossier [...]
Of the case that sees involved the Italian citizen Gaetano Sparti (Here is a summary table of contents, but just do a search to find any information on the site) it was said everything and more, but truth is not said never. When someone (journalists and even deputies) they are interested they are always felt [...]
Under the theme “The Defenders Take the Floor”, the UDHR 60 conference gathered prominent human rights advocates and representatives of human rights organizations to share their experience and to review available UN, EU and Council of Europe mechanisms supporting the work of human rights defenders.
Thank you very much for your invitation to speak about the current condition of human rights in Europe. I will divide my comments into two parts. Since we are in Brussels, I will start with a few remarks about the respective roles of the Council of Europe and the European Union in the field of [...]
Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to take part in elections proposed by the country’s military leaders in 2010 because she had been married to a foreigner, The Straits Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 6 February 2008 at the 1017th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Noting the commitment made by Heads of State and Government meeting at their Third Summit in Warsaw 2005 that the Council of Europe “shall – through its various [...]