Topic: Council of Europe

By Amberin Zaman A Turkish court ruled on Monday, March 21, that Osman Kavala, a renowned philanthropist and peace advocate, remain in prison in a long-running trial seen as a bellwether for Turkey’s crippled democracy. The decision has[...]

ANKARA (Reuters) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the government said on Saturday, March 20, prompting protests and criticism from those who said it was necessary to[...]

ROME (Panorama.am) — The former Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Luca Volonte, was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday, January 11, for taking a bribe from two[...]

MUNICH (RFE/RL) — The Council of Europe’s Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric spoke of “concerns” about ongoing political developments in Armenia when she met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Munich at the weekend. The[...]

YEREVAN — The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has published a report based on her visit to Armenia carried out in September 2018, the Council of Europe reported. “The report focuses on women’s rights,[...]