Géraldine Mattioli Zeltner

The Commissioner condemns the attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and appeals for urgent humanitarian support - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 14/01/2026

I condemn Russia’s attacks on #Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The humanitarian consequences of prolonged power outages are grave. @coe.int member states need to intensify urgent humanitarian support.👇
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.@coe @commissionerhr.coe.int defends the human rights and values-based model that has grounded #Europe & other democracies for 80 years. In the face of tectonic geopolitical shifts, @commissionerhr.coe.int argues we need more #humanrights, not less.

Commissioner calls for a shift from a transactional to a "people-centred" approach to peace-making in Ukraine - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 11/12/2025

An urgent shift from a transactional to a people-centred approach to peace-making for #Ukraine is needed.
A just and lasting #peace must be based on #HumanRights, justice and accountability.
Russia's escalating attacks underscore the need to prioritise victims.
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Migration: facts and law; securing the European human rights system – Commissioner O’Flaherty to Justice Ministers - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 10/12/2025

We must preserve Europe's #HumanRights system; be evidence-based, rejecting false claims & dangerous associations of migration w. criminality. Uphold the law & the universality of rights. Respect for everyone's rights secures a safe state. It is not a zero-sum game. #ECHR www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Member states should protect and strengthen NHRIs Ombuds institutions - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 26/11/2025

With @coe.int Steering Cttee on #HumanRights, I raised concern over contagion of attacks on independence & effectiveness of some Europe's #NHRIs & Ombuds institutions. As pillars of democratic architecture, they protect human well-being, often in brave & innovative ways.
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75th Anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights YouTube video by European Court of Human Rights

At 6 pm today, watch live the ceremony at the European Court of Human Rights on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR75: www.youtube.com/live/NQGk8bv...

Today, we celebrate the incredible legacy of the European Convention on #HumanRights as a powerful catalyst of legal and social development across Europe! #ECHR75 #ECHR

📘Aujourd’hui, la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme célèbre son 75e anniversaire.

Elle est disponible dans plus de 40 langues sur le site web de la Cour.
🔗https://www.echr.coe.int/fr/european-convention-on-human-rights

Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - www.coe.int European convention on human rights : How it changed the lives of many people across the continent.

Celebrating today 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights. Born of the ashes of WWII, the Convention affirms everyone‘s inalienable human #dignity & upholds everyone‘s #humanrights. Find out how the Convention defends your rights every day: www.coe.int/en/web/impac... #ECHR75

Delivered a lecture at @uniofgalway.bsky.social on “The Essential Role of Human Rights to Build a Better Future” — reflecting on how we can embed #HumanRights at the heart of today’s global challenges. Read my speech
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Hope as a duty: standing up against the storm - Commissioner O’Flaherty at ILGA Europe 2025 - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Vilnius, Lithuania 23/10/2025

The situation is nothing short of dire. In my #IEVilnius2025 speech today, I addressed the ‘perfect storm’ facing #LGBTI people, including rising populism and a weakening political centre ground. Now is the time for fierce determination.
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Attending the ILGA-Europe conference today provided an amazing opportunity to catch up with civil society working with and for #LGBTI people and learn about their concerns. I will play my part in standing up for #HumanRights. #IEVilnius2025

Kicked off my Germany visit with meetings at the German Institute for #HumanRights and with civil society to gain perspectives. Thanks for the warm welcome and insightful dialogue!

The Commissioner and the Venice Commission: complementary human rights actors - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Venice, Italy 10/10/2025

Great to be in Venice! I outlined my four priorities and how the #CoE #VeniceCommission and my office serve as complementary #HumanRights actors. While they develop the legal standards, I focus on seeing the law applied and honoured on the ground.
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United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 14/10/2025

Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
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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.

Rich exchanges with the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI on the astonishing breadth of anti-LGBTI backlash across the Council of Europe region, and their strong commitment to ensuring that int'l #HumanRights standards are upheld, and civil society is supported.

Human rights situation of Roma and Travellers in Europe: we must listen to and work with them Strasbourg 30/09/2025

Had a valuable exchange with PACE_Equality. I stressed the importance of generating attention on the #HumanRights of Roma & Travellers across Europe: we must listen to and work with them, particularly women and girls as main drivers of change. More👇
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I’m closely following events in Serbia, where human rights concerns persist. I deplore the police’s disproportionate force in Valjevo yesterday evening and reiterate my call on the authorities to avoid excessive force, end arbitrary arrests, and de-escalate the situation

Commissioner O’Flaherty, ahead of Alaska talks about Ukraine, calls for anchoring peace negotiations in human rights - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 13/08/2025

Ahead of Alaska talks about Ukraine, I call for anchoring peace negotiations in human rights. Read my statement ⬇️ bit.ly/46WJ1ba

Mzia Amaghlobeli during the trial. Photo: Givi Avaliani/OC Media

Two-year prison sentence given to Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli is disproportionate & raises serious issues under the ECHR. I reiterate my call on authorities to release her & urge them to ensure that journalists can work freely without interference and respect of freedom of expression.

Council of Europe Congress President calls for the immediate release of the Congress youth delegate arrested in Türkiye - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - www.coe.int Strasbourg, France 06 August, 2025

Concerned about the arrest & detention of Enes Hocaoğulları, Congress youth delegate in respect of #Türkiye, following his intervention at plenary sitting of Congress. I ask Turkish authorities to release him immediately & safeguard freedom of expression & work of HRDs www.coe.int/en/web/congr...

AFP journalists at risk of starvation in Gaza, news agency says The SDJ union said that AFP still has "one freelance writer, three photographers, and six video freelancers" working in Gaza after most of its staff left the Strip last year.

AFP journalists at risk of starving to death in Gaza 'without intervention,' news agency says

Readers respond to our call for the current asylum system to be scrapped There are many problems with the present arrangements

Externalisation entails human rights risks and these cannot be brushed aside for political expediency, writes @commissionerhr.coe.int in a reaction to a recent editorial by @economist.com

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Srebrenica.
A genocide.
A name for the unspeakable.
But also, a promise:
To never forget the more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys who lost their lives.
30 years on, remembrance is resistance.
The @coe.int stands against the hatred that led to this atrocity.

Thousands Attend Mass Burial on Srebrenica Genocide’s 30th Anniversary Three decades on from the genocide, crowds gathered at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre to watch seven more victims being laid to rest in the cemetery and hear calls for 'true justice'.

#Balkaninsight about the commemoration ceremony in Srebrenica today: balkaninsight.com/2025/07/11/t... #Srebrenica30

Opinion | The Law Is Not Enough to Stop War Crimes

Denial of the #genocide in #Srebrenica is gaining strength - flying in the face of multiple judgments by several international courts. Survivors & civil society are powerfully voices of truth, but politicians fail their responsibility to work for peaceful societies www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...

Council of Europe @commissionerhr.coe.int calls for truly learning lessons from the genocide in Srebrenica and acting today to prevent further atrocities. It is of paramount importance to heed the warnings of civil society & protect #humanrights defenders. #Srebrenica30

30 years after Srebrenica Genocide: honouring victims and preventing future atrocities remain a collective duty - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 10/07/2025

30 years after #Srebrenica genocide we remember the over 8372 men & boys killed. Their lives were the cost of silence. Civil society warned the world but was ignored. Let's learn lessons from the past & honour victims by defending those who speak out today #Srebrenica30
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Commissioner O'Flaherty calls for putting human rights at the heart of discussions around peace in Ukraine - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int Strasbourg 08/07/2025

Today I’m at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome where I will present my memorandum on human rights in the pathway to peace
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