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Russia Proposes Withdrawal from European Convention on Torture
The Russian government formally proposed withdrawing from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, a move published August 25th, 2025, following prior criticism of the convention's committee investigations into alleged Russian human rights abuses.
Russia Proposes Withdrawal from European Convention on Torture
The Russian government formally proposed withdrawing from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, a move published August 25th, 2025, following prior criticism of the convention's committee investigations into alleged Russian human rights abuses.
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24% Bias Score
Turkish Activist Arrested for Criticizing Government
Enes Hocaoğulları, a Council of Europe youth delegate and LGBT+ activist, was arrested in Ankara on August 5th, 2024, upon returning to Turkey, for his speech criticizing the Turkish government's imprisonment of elected officials, including Ekrem İmamoğlu. Charges include "publicly spreading mislead...
Turkish Activist Arrested for Criticizing Government
Enes Hocaoğulları, a Council of Europe youth delegate and LGBT+ activist, was arrested in Ankara on August 5th, 2024, upon returning to Turkey, for his speech criticizing the Turkish government's imprisonment of elected officials, including Ekrem İmamoğlu. Charges include "publicly spreading mislead...
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52% Bias Score
Greco Report Condemns Spain's Insufficient Anti-Corruption Progress
A new Greco report reveals Spain's failure to fully comply with 19 anti-corruption recommendations from 2019, citing a lack of tangible results, especially within the central government, amidst a backdrop of recent corruption scandals and a weak parliamentary majority.
Greco Report Condemns Spain's Insufficient Anti-Corruption Progress
A new Greco report reveals Spain's failure to fully comply with 19 anti-corruption recommendations from 2019, citing a lack of tangible results, especially within the central government, amidst a backdrop of recent corruption scandals and a weak parliamentary majority.
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48% Bias Score
Greece Unveils €268 Million Prison Reform Plan
Greece will spend €268 million to build eight new prisons and close five others by 2030, adding 6,800 spaces to address overcrowding and improve conditions following recommendations from the Council of Europe's CPT.
Greece Unveils €268 Million Prison Reform Plan
Greece will spend €268 million to build eight new prisons and close five others by 2030, adding 6,800 spaces to address overcrowding and improve conditions following recommendations from the Council of Europe's CPT.
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24% Bias Score
ECRI Report Highlights Persistent Racism and Discrimination in Europe
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released its annual report, detailing persistent racial profiling, school segregation of Roma children, and rising hate speech against transgender and intersex individuals across Europe, despite increased awareness of racism's threat to d...
ECRI Report Highlights Persistent Racism and Discrimination in Europe
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released its annual report, detailing persistent racial profiling, school segregation of Roma children, and rising hate speech against transgender and intersex individuals across Europe, despite increased awareness of racism's threat to d...
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16% Bias Score
Council of Europe adopts treaty to fight environmental crime, but omits key human rights provision
The Council of Europe adopted a new legally binding treaty to combat serious environmental crimes, defining a wide range of offenses and facilitating international cooperation, but failed to recognize the right to a healthy environment, leaving Europe as the only continent without this legal right.
Council of Europe adopts treaty to fight environmental crime, but omits key human rights provision
The Council of Europe adopted a new legally binding treaty to combat serious environmental crimes, defining a wide range of offenses and facilitating international cooperation, but failed to recognize the right to a healthy environment, leaving Europe as the only continent without this legal right.
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48% Bias Score
Russia Seeks to Withdraw from European Convention Against Torture
The Russian government, led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, proposed to President Vladimir Putin the denouncement of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, citing unspecified reasons. This follows Russia's withdrawal from the Council of Europe and other human rights conventions ...
Russia Seeks to Withdraw from European Convention Against Torture
The Russian government, led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, proposed to President Vladimir Putin the denouncement of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, citing unspecified reasons. This follows Russia's withdrawal from the Council of Europe and other human rights conventions ...
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40% Bias Score
Hocaoğulları Urges Council of Europe Action on Turkey's Crackdown
On March 30th, Enes Hocaoğulları addressed the Council of Europe, detailing the arrests of Ekrem İmamoğlu and others, police brutality against student protesters, and urging the council to respond to Turkey's democratic backsliding. He emphasized the youth's role in the protests and the urgency of t...
Hocaoğulları Urges Council of Europe Action on Turkey's Crackdown
On March 30th, Enes Hocaoğulları addressed the Council of Europe, detailing the arrests of Ekrem İmamoğlu and others, police brutality against student protesters, and urging the council to respond to Turkey's democratic backsliding. He emphasized the youth's role in the protests and the urgency of t...
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56% Bias Score
Council of Europe Condemns Mistreatment in Catalan Police and Prisons
A Council of Europe report reveals allegations of police brutality by the Mossos d'Esquadra and excessive force in Catalan prisons following a November 25th-December 5th, 2024 inspection, prompting calls for reform.
Council of Europe Condemns Mistreatment in Catalan Police and Prisons
A Council of Europe report reveals allegations of police brutality by the Mossos d'Esquadra and excessive force in Catalan prisons following a November 25th-December 5th, 2024 inspection, prompting calls for reform.
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24% Bias Score
Special Tribunal for Ukraine to Prosecute Russian Officials
Ukraine and the Council of Europe signed an agreement on Wednesday in Strasbourg to create a Special Tribunal to prosecute senior Russian officials for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, a gap in existing international courts' jurisdictions.
Special Tribunal for Ukraine to Prosecute Russian Officials
Ukraine and the Council of Europe signed an agreement on Wednesday in Strasbourg to create a Special Tribunal to prosecute senior Russian officials for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, a gap in existing international courts' jurisdictions.
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52% Bias Score
Lintner Admits Role in Azerbaijan Lobbying Scandal
Former CSU Bundestag member Eduard Lintner admitted to forwarding Azerbaijani payments to a deceased CDU member via his company, claiming it was standard lobbying, while facing charges of bribing officials to influence decisions within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Lintner Admits Role in Azerbaijan Lobbying Scandal
Former CSU Bundestag member Eduard Lintner admitted to forwarding Azerbaijani payments to a deceased CDU member via his company, claiming it was standard lobbying, while facing charges of bribing officials to influence decisions within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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32% Bias Score
Council of Europe adopts treaty to fight environmental crime
The Council of Europe adopted a legally binding international agreement to help its 46 member states combat serious environmental crimes, including those causing environmental disasters, despite criticism for not legally protecting the right to a healthy environment.
Council of Europe adopts treaty to fight environmental crime
The Council of Europe adopted a legally binding international agreement to help its 46 member states combat serious environmental crimes, including those causing environmental disasters, despite criticism for not legally protecting the right to a healthy environment.
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32% Bias Score
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