Rafał Sokół
@rafalsokol.bsky.social
Legal advisor at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Human rights and rule of law all the time. Cycling only sometimes. Personal views , share≠endorsement 🇵🇱🇪🇺
⚖️Praca (i to jaka!) szuka człowieka. Europejski Trybunał Praw Człowieka rekrutuje polskich prawników do pracy w Kancelarii Trybunału. Właśnie opublikowano dwie oferty (Assistant Lawyer oraz Lawyer). Zachęcam do aplikowania!
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February 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
⚖️Praca (i to jaka!) szuka człowieka. Europejski Trybunał Praw Człowieka rekrutuje polskich prawników do pracy w Kancelarii Trybunału. Właśnie opublikowano dwie oferty (Assistant Lawyer oraz Lawyer). Zachęcam do aplikowania!
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The head of the Auschwitz Museum's research centre has debunked material released by Russia promoting the narrative that Poles were perpetrators of atrocities at the camp.
He notes that the files published by the FSB, Russia's security agency, contain numerous, glaring inaccuracies.
He notes that the files published by the FSB, Russia's security agency, contain numerous, glaring inaccuracies.
Auschwitz museum debunks Russia's claim that Pole abused fellow camp prisoners
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February 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The head of the Auschwitz Museum's research centre has debunked material released by Russia promoting the narrative that Poles were perpetrators of atrocities at the camp.
He notes that the files published by the FSB, Russia's security agency, contain numerous, glaring inaccuracies.
He notes that the files published by the FSB, Russia's security agency, contain numerous, glaring inaccuracies.
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“We will not stop until Russia is held fully accountable and justice is done.”
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain-berset.coe.int welcomes a major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
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#StandWithUkraine
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain-berset.coe.int welcomes a major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
#StandWithUkraine
February 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“We will not stop until Russia is held fully accountable and justice is done.”
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain-berset.coe.int welcomes a major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
#StandWithUkraine
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain-berset.coe.int welcomes a major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
#StandWithUkraine
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The Council of Europe is working on binding international rules to protect lawyers from a wide range of threats.
More info via the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social 👇
🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i...
@coe.int #RuleOfLaw
More info via the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social 👇
🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i...
@coe.int #RuleOfLaw
In depth: Binding international rules are pending on protecting lawyers
As last month's Day of the Endangered Lawyer highlighted oppression in Belarus, the Council of Europe discussed a 'raft of protections' for lawyers, embodied in a unique draft convention.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Council of Europe is working on binding international rules to protect lawyers from a wide range of threats.
More info via the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social 👇
🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i...
@coe.int #RuleOfLaw
More info via the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social 👇
🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i...
@coe.int #RuleOfLaw
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France's justice minister is already acting on last week's ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, informing judges that women can no longer be legally blamed for divorce for refusing to have sex 👇
#Consent #HumanRights #ECHR #ECHRimpact
#Consent #HumanRights #ECHR #ECHRimpact
January 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
France's justice minister is already acting on last week's ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, informing judges that women can no longer be legally blamed for divorce for refusing to have sex 👇
#Consent #HumanRights #ECHR #ECHRimpact
#Consent #HumanRights #ECHR #ECHRimpact
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Marko Bošnjak, President of the European Court of #HumanRights, to the @coe.int assembly today:
“The Court is currently the only forum in the world holding Russia accountable for its human rights violations”
📽️ vodmanager.coe.int/coe/webcast/... (from 20:55)
#Accountability #RuleOfLaw #ECHR
“The Court is currently the only forum in the world holding Russia accountable for its human rights violations”
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#Accountability #RuleOfLaw #ECHR
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Marko Bošnjak, President of the European Court of #HumanRights, to the @coe.int assembly today:
“The Court is currently the only forum in the world holding Russia accountable for its human rights violations”
📽️ vodmanager.coe.int/coe/webcast/... (from 20:55)
#Accountability #RuleOfLaw #ECHR
“The Court is currently the only forum in the world holding Russia accountable for its human rights violations”
📽️ vodmanager.coe.int/coe/webcast/... (from 20:55)
#Accountability #RuleOfLaw #ECHR
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Follow the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe kicking off today!
ℹ️ Discover full agenda, 🎥 livestream and more 👇
pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...
Highlights ⬇️
#PACEwinter2025
ℹ️ Discover full agenda, 🎥 livestream and more 👇
pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...
Highlights ⬇️
#PACEwinter2025
January 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Follow the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe kicking off today!
ℹ️ Discover full agenda, 🎥 livestream and more 👇
pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...
Highlights ⬇️
#PACEwinter2025
ℹ️ Discover full agenda, 🎥 livestream and more 👇
pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...
Highlights ⬇️
#PACEwinter2025
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BREAKING: The ICC's chief prosecutor has asked for arrest warrants for Taliban officials, including Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundza, for persecuting women and girls.
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan
Today, I can announce that my Office has filed two applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in Afghanistan. These filings ha...
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January 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
BREAKING: The ICC's chief prosecutor has asked for arrest warrants for Taliban officials, including Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundza, for persecuting women and girls.
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Application for arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court Prosecutor against #Taliban leaders in #Afghanistan for the crime against humanity #CAH of #persecution on the basis of #gender.
www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan
Today, I can announce that my Office has filed two applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in Afghanistan. These filings ha...
www.icc-cpi.int
January 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Application for arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court Prosecutor against #Taliban leaders in #Afghanistan for the crime against humanity #CAH of #persecution on the basis of #gender.
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New study on the impact of AI on the right to free and fair elections
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Andrew Cutting on LinkedIn: Hogan Lovells study on AI and Democracy
Interesting new study from Hogan Lovells and Demos: Does the #HumanRights convention require states to actively protect elections from #AI-generated…
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January 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New study on the impact of AI on the right to free and fair elections
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On 18 January 2025, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Osama Elmasry Njeem for crimes against humanity and war crimes, allegedly committed in Libya since 2015. Arrested in Italy on 19 January, he was later released and returned to Libya, without explanation.
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Situation in Libya: ICC arrest warrant against Osama Elmasry Njeem for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes
On 18 January 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court"), by majority, issued a warrant of arrest for Mr Osama Elmasry Njeem, also known as Osama Almasri Njee...
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January 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
On 18 January 2025, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Osama Elmasry Njeem for crimes against humanity and war crimes, allegedly committed in Libya since 2015. Arrested in Italy on 19 January, he was later released and returned to Libya, without explanation.
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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Estonian "Narva Museum Director Maria Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova has been arrested in absentia by Moscow's Basmanny District Court due to spreading "fake news about the Russian military."
Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova told ERR that she considers the ruling a "great honor.""
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Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova told ERR that she considers the ruling a "great honor.""
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Narva Museum director considers Russian arrest in absentia 'great honor'
According to a report by independent Russian-language media outlet Mediazona, Narva Museum Director Maria Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova has been arrested in absentia by Moscow's Basmanny District Court due t...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Estonian "Narva Museum Director Maria Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova has been arrested in absentia by Moscow's Basmanny District Court due to spreading "fake news about the Russian military."
Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova told ERR that she considers the ruling a "great honor.""
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Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova told ERR that she considers the ruling a "great honor.""
news.err.ee/1609582577/n...
Winner of the first round of the cancelled presidential elections in Romania - Calin Georgescu - requested the European Court of Human Rights to order Romania to resume the elections. The Court rejected his request as falling out of scope of Rule 39 (no imminent risk of irreparable harm) 👇
January 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Winner of the first round of the cancelled presidential elections in Romania - Calin Georgescu - requested the European Court of Human Rights to order Romania to resume the elections. The Court rejected his request as falling out of scope of Rule 39 (no imminent risk of irreparable harm) 👇
Next week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will present its opinion on the draft Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. If adopted, the instrument will become the first binding treaty on this matter. rm.coe.int/draft-counci...
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January 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Next week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will present its opinion on the draft Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. If adopted, the instrument will become the first binding treaty on this matter. rm.coe.int/draft-counci...
Pamiętają Państwo akcję wylewania pewnego piwa w reakcji na homofobiczne wypowiedzi udziałowca browaru? Trybunał w Strasburgu właśnie zakomunikował rządowi skargę fundacji, której nakazano przeproszenie powoda-producenta. hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-23...
December 2, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Pamiętają Państwo akcję wylewania pewnego piwa w reakcji na homofobiczne wypowiedzi udziałowca browaru? Trybunał w Strasburgu właśnie zakomunikował rządowi skargę fundacji, której nakazano przeproszenie powoda-producenta. hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-23...
Polecam uwadze dzisiejsze orzeczenie ETPCz w sprawie Zakrzewski v. Poland (naruszenie) Art. 6 Konwencji - wniesienie kasacji przez Prokuratora Generalnego po ponad 5 miesiącach od wydania prawomocnego wyroku Trybunał uznał za wznowienie postępowania, a nie zwyczajny środek zaskarżenia. 🧵
November 14, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Polecam uwadze dzisiejsze orzeczenie ETPCz w sprawie Zakrzewski v. Poland (naruszenie) Art. 6 Konwencji - wniesienie kasacji przez Prokuratora Generalnego po ponad 5 miesiącach od wydania prawomocnego wyroku Trybunał uznał za wznowienie postępowania, a nie zwyczajny środek zaskarżenia. 🧵
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European Court of Human Rights judgment yesterday - Swiss expulsion of LGBT asylum seeker to Iran would breach Art 3 ECHR (ban on torture or inhuman or degrading treatment) - hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-23...
HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
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November 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
European Court of Human Rights judgment yesterday - Swiss expulsion of LGBT asylum seeker to Iran would breach Art 3 ECHR (ban on torture or inhuman or degrading treatment) - hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre?i=001-23...
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🚨🚨 Breaking: @guardian.extwitter.link will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts as platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content. This is big, very big. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
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Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts
Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 1:28 PM
🚨🚨 Breaking: @guardian.extwitter.link will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts as platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content. This is big, very big. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Nowa platforma, ale misja ta sama: popularyzacja wiedzy o prawach człowieka, demokracji i rządach prawa. No i o tej porze roku chyba jedyne miejsce w Strasburgu, gdzie można uświadczyć błękitnego nieba. Zapraszam do obserwowania i interakcji. 🇪🇺🦋🇵🇱
November 13, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Nowa platforma, ale misja ta sama: popularyzacja wiedzy o prawach człowieka, demokracji i rządach prawa. No i o tej porze roku chyba jedyne miejsce w Strasburgu, gdzie można uświadczyć błękitnego nieba. Zapraszam do obserwowania i interakcji. 🇪🇺🦋🇵🇱
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A timely report on the positive IHRL obligations of states in cases involving homophobic attacks:
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Hanovs v. Latvia: Further clarification of the positive obligations of States in cases involving homophobic attacks - Strasbourg Observers
By Alina Tryfonidou The rise of homophobic and transphobic crime is a deeply troubling and pervasive issue in modern day Europe (see the FRA LGBTIQ Survey (2024), pp. 54-76). A key factor behind this ...
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November 12, 2024 at 2:21 PM
A timely report on the positive IHRL obligations of states in cases involving homophobic attacks:
strasbourgobservers.com/2024/11/12/h...
strasbourgobservers.com/2024/11/12/h...