CURE Campaign

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
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Join the 5th Annual #OHTE Conference (16–17 Oct) to explore how history teaching can help renew democracy in Europe. 
 
📌New Report: Economic Crises in #HistoryTeaching  
📌Talk by Yascha Mounk  
📌Debate with 6 brilliant European students 
 
🔗 Register now: www.eventbrite.fr/e/1760437639...

"PACE called on governments to honour their commitments under the #EuropeanSocialCharter by increasing public investment in affordable housing and renovation of old housing, introducing rent regulation, curbing speculation and short-term rentals, strengthening safeguards against forced evictions.
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The European Court of #HumanRights has started publishing a weekly summary of requests for “interim measures”.

From 15 to 19 September, the @echr.coe.int granted 0 out of 58 such requests (0%).

Figures by country👇

Full press release 👉 go.coe.int/FG4Jc

#ECHR #Rule39

Criticism of ECtHR approach to accepting 'recognition' by #Azerbaijan of certain forms of politically motivated repression in violation of the Eur HRs Convention.

"For the Azerbaijani Government, the cost of repression is little more than a budget line. For victims, justice remains out of reach."

The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating.

We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR.

Please join us!

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Insights & peace?

🧐 We checked out what the @coe.int stands for:
Pursuit of peace based upon justice and international co-operation🕊️
Individual freedom, political liberty, the rule of law⚖️

🇪🇺🇦🇿➡️ Azerbaijan’s Defiance: Decade of Contempt for the Council of Europe free-anar.site/azerbaijans-...

📢 Marking 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights (#ECHR) and 35 years of the #VeniceCommission
ECHR and Venice Commission: Guarding Human Rights and the Rule of Law, and Facilitating Constitutional Resilience
🗓 6–7 Nov 2025
👀 Check out the programme now buff.ly/hK00usl

the #Klimaseniorinnen climate judgment.

See civil society briefing organized by the European Implementation Network 2/2

This week's quarterly meeting of the @CoE's Committee of Ministers to review execution of judgments of the @ECHR_CEDH i.a. deals with long-standing non-implementation by #Azerbaijan of freedom of NGO organising, and reluctance by #Switzerland to truthfully implement... 1/2

The new CURE Newsletter is out, with a.o. pieces by Ucha Nanuashvili on the @coe.int and #Georgia, and by @hhumrights.bsky.social on the Evaluation of the #ReykjavikSummit follow-up

👉 mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/j...

Public consultation on the draft revised Recommendation on the legal status of civil society organisations - Steering Committee on Democracy - CDDEM - www.coe.int Strasbourg, France 5 August 2025

Deadline 10 Sept for the legal status of #CSO's, coe.int/en/web/steer.... This is an update of 2007 guidelines that are a key benchmark instrument of the Expert Council on NGO Law of the @coe.int's civil society body, the Conference of INGOs 3/3

... intended to provide a 'comprehensive list of democracy requirements', coe.int/en/web/steer.... They are based on the #ReykjavikPrinciples, adopted by the @coe.int's May 2023 Summit. 2/3

Public consultation on the draft parameters for the implementation of the Reykjavik Principles for democracy - Steering Committee on Democracy - CDDEM - www.coe.int Strasbourg, France 11 August 2025

Time for some reading work over summer?, then the Council of Europe 's two public consultations on (1) 'parameters' for #democracy and (2) standards for the legal status of #civilsociety organisations may be something for you!

Deadline 15 Sept for input on the draft democracy parameters, ... 1/3

Youth delegate to @coe.int's Congress of Local & Reg Auth from #Türkiye, Enes Hocaoğulları, arrested for raising decline of democracy in his country in Strasbourg.
Screenshots of machine translation of @bianet.org reporting 👇

📰 We are delighted to launch The Strasbourg Bulletin, a new series of articles exploring the work of the Council of Europe, its relationship with the UK, and how it shapes the protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across Europe 🌍

Also, the Newsletter reports about @avalaina.bsky.social's June visit to @coe.int #Strasbourg and on our side event during @pace.coe.int on CURE's 'Appeal for the Council of Europe to Meet Its Duty to Protect Rights and Peace', mailchi.mp/csf-ev.org/m... 2/2

In our latest Newsletter, CURE Advisory Council member @wolfgangbenedek.bsky.social writes on the May '25 letter of 9 heads of government on human rights and migration/asylum policies. He says the letter is incorrect in assuming #ECtHR stands in the way of tackling legitimate security concerns 1/2

Yesterday, the Ukrainian President and Council of Europe Secretary General signed a historic agreement. It establishes a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Asser Institute has released the first legal analysis of this 'Council of Europe model'. bit.ly/3T6lvjM

YouGov survey: Do you think Britain should remain a member of the European Convention on Human Rights or should we withdraw from it?

Interesting: Despite the relentlessly negative media coverage, most people in the UK want to stay in the European Convention on Human Rights👇

🔗 yougov.co.uk/topics/inter... via @yougov.co.uk

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

Attention, those based in #Strasbourg! Join us for a powerful public talk on 20 June by @avalaina.bsky.social, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

👉 Register by 18 June 2025: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9213b...

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UN Special Rapporteurs express grave concern over the year-long detention of #humanrights defender and political prisoner Anar Mammadli, coinciding with the opening of the trial against him, now postponed to 2 June. #FreeAnar @ginitastar.bsky.social @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social

CURE's Appeal to Leadership and Member States of CoE.int to "meet the duty to protect rights and peace" highlights the consideration that at this moment in time strengthening multilateral human rights and democracy protection is essential, cure-campaign.org/appeal (signature collection ongoing)

✍️ We heartfully support this Appeal by @curecampaign.bsky.social: “Peace and Security Begin with Human Rights and Democracy” ⤵️

CURE today launched an Appeal to the leadership of the @coe.int, demanding greater investment in effectiveness and intensity of the work of the organization: cure-campaign.org/appeal. Please join the signatories!

Council of Europe convention on protecting lawyers opens for signature - Portal - www.coe.int Committee of Ministers Luxembourg 13 May 2025

The first-ever international treaty aimed at protecting the profession of lawyer in the context of increasing attacks on lawyers opened for signature today. 13 countries signed it today. A few others, including the UK, will sign it tomorrow. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Call for applications for Berlin-based internships with CURE, from 1 July till 30 Sept or 1 Oct till 31 Dec 2025. Please apply by 25 May (CV and motivation letter) to info@cure-campaign.org. Interviews on 27 and 28 May 2025 in Berlin or via Zoom.
See full info at cure-campaign.org/wp-content/u...

Netherlands adds voice to those calling for revision of EU-Israel deal The Netherlands is the latest member state to call for a revision of the EU's trade agreement with Israel, worth €46.8bn annually, due to concerns over human rights violations.

The Netherlands is the latest member state to call for a revision of the EU's trade agreement with Israel, worth €46.8bn annually, due to concerns over human rights violations.

ECHR CEDH on X: "Interim measure issued in sonic-weapon case https://t.co/e4zjW7YRRV #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress https://t.co/SEptCeSU6m" / X Interim measure issued in sonic-weapon case https://t.co/e4zjW7YRRV #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress https://t.co/SEptCeSU6m

In News from Members a.o. an item on addressing the @ECHR_CEDH for an Interim Measure on Serbia's recent reported use of a sonic weapon against demonstrators.(Latest news: the request was granted, t.co/e4zjW7YRRV. A success for CURE member YUCOM and other Serbian NGOs!) 3/3