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NGO coalition advocating for a strong and effective Council of Europe.
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CURE Campaign @curecampaign.bsky.social · Nov 13
CURE continues to call for the release of Anar Mammadli, the head of our member organisation SMDT, one of hundreds of political prisoners in #Azerbaijan. He received the Vaclav Havel award of the Council of Europe in 2014; special attention and effort needed by CoE and its member states
#freeanar
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Opportunity for students interested in NGO advocacy on @coe.int's #humanrights and #democracy protection system: CURE is looking for interns to be based at its secretariat in Berlin, from 1 Jan - 31 Mar '26 and from 1 Apr - 30 Jun '26.

Apply by 30 Nov 2025 👉 cure-campaign.org/wp-content/u...
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Latvia’s planned withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is a worrying step backwards
⚖️The @icjurists.bsky.social warns that a withdrawal would reverse protections for women & girls, undermine Latvia’s compliance with human rights obligations and contradict EU values
🔍 www.icj.org/latvias-plan...
Latvia’s planned withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention – a setback for the human rights of women and girls | ICJ
Latvia should not proceed with its planned withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women an
www.icj.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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pace.coe.int
In a speech marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights, PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has hailed the #ECHR as "the most powerful act of imagination in our continent's history".

More:
pace.coe.int/en/news/1009...

More on PACE and the #ECHR:
pace.coe.int/en/pages/eur...
A Convention born of ‘fire and sorrow’ that has protected Europeans for 75 years
In an address at a solemn ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the signature of the European Convention on Human Rights, PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos hailed the Convention as “the most pow...
pace.coe.int
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
Read this statement of support by #UK organisations for the European Convention on Human Rights.
libertyhq.bsky.social Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 11d
75 years since the European Convention on Human Rights was signed, it’s still protecting us all.

That’s why almost 300 organisations are calling on our government and politicians to REJECT the harmful claim that human rights aren’t in the public interest.

#echr #humanrights
Text on green background: Almost 300 UK organisations call on our government and politicians to defend our human rights. Image of logos on white background: Liberty, Ben and Jerry's, Amnesty International UK, Shelter, Parkinson's UK, Mind, Refugee Council, Centre for Military Justice, Refuge, INQUEST, Disability Action, Rene Cassin, End Violence Against Women, Runnymede Trust, Centre for Women's Justice
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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A year after the #NoviSad tragedy, Serbia’s streets still echo with repression🇷🇸⚡️

Protesters beaten, lawyers blocked, sound cannons deployed, NGOs raided. Civic space collapse💥

Read @goranmiletic.bsky.social on what must change, exclusive for @curecampaign.bsky.social

🔗 mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/s...
Aerial view of a massive night-time protest in Novi Sad, Serbia, following the deadly collapse of the new railway station canopy. Tens of thousands of people fill the main boulevard, illuminated by streetlights, holding signs and candles demanding accountability and justice. 5 November 2024, Kreni-Promeni
November 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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curecampaign.bsky.social
New newsletter! With
. intro by @goranmiletic.bsky.social on protests in Serbia,
. open letter to @alain-berset.coe.int, a.o. urging use of full toolbox to address crises, and a stronger civil society strategy,
. report of the 24 Oct webinar on @coe.int and conflicts

mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/s...
CURE Matters: Sep - Oct 2025
mailchi.mp
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
New newsletter! With
. intro by @goranmiletic.bsky.social on protests in Serbia,
. open letter to @alain-berset.coe.int, a.o. urging use of full toolbox to address crises, and a stronger civil society strategy,
. report of the 24 Oct webinar on @coe.int and conflicts

mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/s...
CURE Matters: Sep - Oct 2025
mailchi.mp
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
Recommended reading for the weekend! One little piece here 👇
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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amnesty.org
The President of Latvia must veto Latvia’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention to protect women and girls from gender-based and domestic violence.
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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pace.coe.int
In a joint statement to mark the International Day for Political Prisoners, PACE's Azadeh Rojhan and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Steve Cohen recall the courage of "those deprived of their liberty for defending truth, freedom and human dignity".

The full statement:
pace.coe.int/en/news/1008...
International Day of Political Prisoners: joint statement by PACE general rapporteur and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative
On the occasion of the International Day of Political Prisoners, PACE General Rapporteur for political prisoners, Azadeh Rojhan (Sweden, SOC) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
Today: visit of @coe.int Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int to OSCE headquarters in Vienna; speech at Diplomatic Academy this evening at 18:30 CET, broadcast at www.da-vienna.ac.at/en/Events/Live
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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echr.coe.int
📘 The European Convention on Human Rights marks its 75th anniversary on 4 November.

⚖️ The Court will host a solemn ceremony that day at 6:00 p.m., which will be broadcast live on the Court’s YouTube channel.

🔗 www.youtube.com/live/NQGk8bv...
October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
... 'in May 2023, European leaders across the political spectrum reaffirmed their “unwavering commitment” to the European Convention on Human Rights. (...) Since then, the lofty rhetoric of the “fire and ice” summit on Europe’s north-western fringe has frozen into a more menacing shape.'
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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andrewcutting.coe.int
The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com

“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
curecampaign.bsky.social
The call for the 24 Oct webinar on @coe.int and armed conflict between member states refers to an article by Anca Ailincai in French. We how have an English translation and summary!
Translation: cure-campaign.org/wp-content/u...
Summary: cure-campaign.org/wp-content/u...

Sign up still possible! 👇
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
curecampaign.bsky.social
Some quite remarkable positioning of the UK government on human rights oversight schemes.

See www.coe.int/en/web/commi... for the memorandum in question by the @commissionerhr.coe.int
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
Webinar on the @coe.int and (armed) conflict between member states. With Anca Ailincai, @drandrewforde.bsky.social, Christos Giakoumopoulos and Ucha Nanuashvili, moderated by Ioulietta Bisiouli.
Info and sign up here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/cure-c...
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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coe.int
"35 years ago, Europe chose to give democracy a voice grounded in law".

SG @alain-berset.coe.int paid tribute - in the presence of President Sergio Mattarella - to the #VeniceCommission, our constitutional conscience and global defender of #Democracy, #HumanRights, and the #RuleOfLaw.
October 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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commissionerhr.coe.int
Europe's civil society #HumanRightsDefenders are under threat:
-Restrictive legislation
-Crackdown on activists & harassment
-Severe funding crisis
@coe.int states & non-state funders should stand up for civil society, the lifeblood & pillar of democratic society. ⬇️
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Alarming trends: the crisis facing civil society and human rights defenders in Europe
Strasbourg 09/10/2025
www.coe.int
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
curecampaign.bsky.social
"The Will of the People" supports the European Convention on Human Rights.
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to change how judges interpret the European Convention on Human Rights – a move that risks weakening everyone’s protections.  

The ECHR has become a convenient scapegoat for challenges around migration and sovereignty.

WE MUST PROTECT IT
youtu.be/Lmad4kujRhQ?...
🚨THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTS US ALL. WE MUST PROTECT IT
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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andrewcutting.coe.int
Former UK Supreme Court President on leaving the #ECHR:

“It would be a disaster for Europe… it’s one of the greatest achievements of European civilisation since the Second World War. The Convention put into language the rights everybody ought to have.”

🔗 www.scottishlegal.com/articles/bar...
Baroness Hale warns against ECHR withdrawal
Former Supreme Court President Baroness Hale delivered a powerful defence of the European Convention on Human Rights in the latest episode of a podcast hosted by Baroness Chakrabarti, warning that lea...
www.scottishlegal.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
curecampaign.bsky.social
Int'nal legal professional associations are usually good at supporting colleagues falling victim to human rights abuse, but not good at redressing colleagues who violate rights, incl @coe.int standards, themselves. In #Azerbaijan we see judges in the latter role and the #IAJ should address this!
endrepression-az.org Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan @endrepression-az.org · Oct 7
The International Association of Judges is to meet in Baku: rights groups urge it to confront Azerbaijan’s captured judiciary ⚖️🇦🇿

Courts must not serve repression.

🔗 free-anar.site/human-rights...

@ibanews.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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commissionerhr.coe.int
The situation for LGBTI communities across Europe is worrying and worsening. Today in Finland, I'm with Nordic Council ministers for gender equality and LGBTI. I encourage them to stand up for the #HumanRights of #LGBTI people and offer solidarity and support to them and their organisations.
October 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Can the @coe.int vanquish authoritarianism in its Member States?
Online lecture 16 Oct 14:00 CET by Nils Muiznieks at @acil-uva.bsky.social
acil.uva.nl/content/even...
Can the Council of Europe Vanquish Authoritarianism in its Member States? - ACIL
We are pleased to welcome Nils Muižnieks, a former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and one of the most prominent human rights advocates in Europe and beyond. Currently, Muižnieks serve...
acil.uva.nl
October 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM