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⚖️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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Auschwitz museum debunks Russia's claim that Pole abused fellow camp prisoners

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.

We will not stop until Russia is held fully accountable and justice is done. Alain Berset, Council of Europe Secretary General

“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

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.

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 👇

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@coe.int #RuleOfLaw

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

Marko Bošnjak, President of the European Court of Human Rights, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg earlier today

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”

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#Accountability #RuleOfLaw #ECHR

Follow the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe kicking off today!

ℹ️ Discover full agenda, 🎥 livestream and more 👇
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#PACEwinter2025

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...

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...

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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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…

New study on the impact of AI on the right to free and fair elections
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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...

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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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...

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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Jak jesteśmy przy kryminałach, to polecam Macieja Siembiedę (Katharsis - bardzo mi przypomina klimatem Złego) i Sławomira Gortycha z serią książek osadzonych w Karkonoszach i opartych o lokalne legendy.

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...

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...

Trybunał zasądził na rzecz skarżącego 7,650€ tytułem słusznego zadośćuczynienia za naruszenie prawa do sprawiedliwego procesu. Uzasadnienie wyroku: hudoc.echr.coe.int/?i=001-237968

Sąd Apelacyjny także zignorował fakt odbycia przez skarżącego ponad połowy pierwotnie orzeczonej kary. W ocenie ETPCz, uzasadnienia wyroków SN i SA nie spełniły standardów nakazujących zapewnienia proporcjonalności między interesami skarżącego a interesem wymiaru sprawiedliwości.

Zdaniem ETPCz, @SN_RP_ nie wyjaśnił, na czym polegały rzekome fundamentalne defekty postępowania wymagające korekty. Co więcej, SN w żaden sposób nie odniósł się do wpływu swojej decyzji na sytuację skarżącego, który już wtedy przebywał na warunkowym przedterminowym zwolnieniu.

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. 🧵

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...

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

🚨🚨 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. 🧵
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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. 🇪🇺🦋🇵🇱

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 ...

A timely report on the positive IHRL obligations of states in cases involving homophobic attacks:

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