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Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers waives immunity of former Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland - Portal - www.coe.int Committee of Ministers Strasbourg 11 February 2026

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has waived the immunity of former Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland following a request from the Norwegian authorities to pursue proceedings relating to allegations of aggravated corruption.

www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

How do Europeans in five major countries see the ECHR? | YouGov Poles are consistently the most positive towards the ECHR, French tend to be most negative

People in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland see the ECHR’s positive impact on security co-operation and their day-to-day lives as far outweighing its impact on their country’s ability to deport illegal migrants👇

🔗 yougov.co.uk/internationa... via @yougov.co.uk

Narges Mohammadi, Prix Nobel de la paix 2023, condamnée à six ans de prison en Iran Elle avait été arrêtée le 12 décembre avec d’autres militants, après avoir pris la parole lors d’une cérémonie en hommage à un avocat retrouvé mort.

Narges Mohammadi, Prix Nobel de la paix 2023, condamnée à six ans de prison en Iran

FRA stakeholder feedback survey - closes 20 February. Your opinion matters.

📢 FRA Stakeholder Feedback Survey 2025 is now open!

We invite our stakeholders to share their views on FRA’s work over the past year. Your feedback helps us ensure our efforts remain impactful and aligned with your needs.

The survey closes on 20 Feb.
🔗https://link.europa.eu/XMPr8v

Poursuivi en diffamation par Jean‐Michel Aulas, le média Rue89 Lyon relaxé Le multimillionnaire candidat à la mairie de Lyon avait traîné le journal indépendant lyonnais, partenaire de Mediapart, devant la justice pour un article de 2023 sur les montages financiers et fiscaux d’une société américaine détenue en partie par la holding familiale des Aulas. Ces derniers annoncent faire appel.

Poursuivi en diffamation par Jean‐Michel Aulas, le média Rue89 Lyon relaxé

Council of Europe body calls for ban on conversion practices - Portal - www.coe.int <p><strong>Parliamentary Assembly, representing parliaments across Europe, calls for criminal sanctions</strong></p>

The @pace.coe.int has voted 71–26 (2 abst.) to urge European states to ban conversion practices. It calls for clear legal definitions, criminal sanctions, and strong monitoring mechanisms.

Read more: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Retrial in murder of Slovak journalist and fiancee begins The second retrial in the Jan Kuciak murder case began on January 26. Businessman Marian Kocner again faces charges after the Slovak Supreme Court overturned his previous two acquittals.

Retrial in murder of Slovak journalist and fiancee begins

Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...

Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration | by Andrew Forde and Alice Donald

Marine Le Pen définitivement condamnée pour diffamation envers la Cimade La plus haute instance judiciaire française a rejeté son pourvoi contre sa condamnation à 500 euros d’amende avec sursis par la cour d’appel de Paris, le 11 septembre 2024.

Marine Le Pen définitivement condamnée pour diffamation envers la Cimade

Recul de l'état de droit en France Le 9 décembre, CIVICUS Monitor, un réseau international d’organisations de la société civile qui évalue les libertés civiques à l'échelle mondiale, a rétrogradé l'espace civique français de « réduit »...

🚨 L'Etat de droit ne cesse de reculer en France selon l'ONG @civicusalliance.bsky.social qui vient de rétrograder sa note pour l'espace civique français de « réduit » à « obstrué ».

Commentaire de @evacosse.bsky.social ⤵️
https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025/12/12/recul-de-letat-de-droit-en-france

China: prominent journalist Dong Yuyu sentenced to prison on bogus espionage charges Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of Dong Yuyu, a prominent Chinese journalist sentenced to seven years in prison on trumped-up accusations of espionage. He is one of 123 journalis...

#China: Today, the Beijing High Court upheld a 7 year prison sentence against prominent journalist Dong Yuyu on trumped-up spying charges. His only "crime" was maintaining contact with foreign diplomats. RSF is appalled by this decision and calls for his immediate release. #FreeDongYuyu

La France responsable de violations graves et systématiques des droits des enfants migrants non accompagnés, selon un comité des Nations Unies GENÈVE - Le Comité des droits de l'enfant des Nations Unies (CRC) a conclu que la France était responsable de violations graves et systématiques des droits des enfants migrants non accompagnés, affirm...

🚨La France est responsable de violations graves & systématiques des droits des enfants migrants non accompagnés.

Bcp d'entre eux se retrouvent sans abri, privés de soins, ds conditions dégradantes & indignes.

C'est la conclusion d'un rapport du Comité des droits de l'enfant⤵️

🇵🇱⚖️🗳️ The rule of law repair process in Poland just got incredibly more difficult. I expect President Nawrocki to be even less cooperative than Duda, as Nawrocki will work hard for a PiS parliamentary election victory. Tough times ahead. 1/

🚨 The EP just decided to treat #Omnibus "stop-the-clock" proposal as urgent

⏳ Final vote set for April 3. Then EP & EU states will negotiate final text

📢 Why it matters? The Commission’s troubling Omnibus proposal risks undermining key #GreenDeal laws before they’ve even been tested

🔎 CRI's take👇

En direct : les frappes meurtrières d'Israël sur Gaza ne sont "que le début", avertit Netanyahu Le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a déclaré mardi que les frappes menées sur Gaza dans la nuit – les plus violentes depuis le début de la trêve – ne sont "que le début". Plus tôt dans…

🔴 URGENT - En direct : les frappes meurtrières d'Israël sur Gaza ne sont "que le début", avertit Netanyahu

SCOOP: POLITICO got its hands on a draft of the omnibus bill, which will radically simplify EU corporate disclosure rules.

some hints:
- reduce the scope of CSDDD to direct suppliers
- scrap civil liability
- changes to which companies fall within the scope of CSRD
pro.politico.eu/news/194487 (€)

Interdiction du mariage pour les personnes sans papiers : le Sénat vote la loi malgré la jurisprudence du Conseil constitutionnel Les sénateurs ont adopté, jeudi en première lecture, la proposition de loi du centriste Stéphane Demilly visant à interdire le mariage des personnes en situation irrégulière, avec le soutien du gouvernement.

Interdiction du mariage pour les personnes sans papiers : le Sénat vote la loi malgré la jurisprudence du Conseil constitutionnel

‘We have been heard’: Montana youth score a major climate victory in court In a 6-1 ruling, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment” in a key climate case.

Big news concerning the protection of #HumanRights of present & future generations in relation to #ClimateChange!

US Montana Supreme Court rules youth who sued the state in landmark climate change lawsuit have a constitutional right to “a clean & healthful environment”

grist.org/regulation/h...

#ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ hearings day 3 recap: ciel.org/wp-content/u...

Hot takes:
🇺🇸 + Nordic countries pushed a bare minimum view of climate obligations, sticking to just the Paris Agreement.
🇨🇷🇸🇻🇪🇸&🇫🇯 said it loud & clear: reducing emissions is key to protecting human rights.

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Remedy and Reparations for Climate Harm: The Human Rights Case (November 2024) - Center for International Environmental Law CIEL new report sets out the legal basis for demanding that States and corporations uphold their obligations to provide redress formounting climate harm.

The climate crisis is a human rights crisis.

Just a few days ahead of ICJ's historic climate hearings, read how:
🎯 The #RightToRemedy applies to #LossAndDamage in the context of escalating climate harms.
🎯 States can deliver meaningful #ClimateReparations.

www.ciel.org/reports/clim...

🙏 Thanks @sophieintveld.bsky.social for picking up EIN’s report on the ‘Non-implementation of European Courts Judgments’. The EU should use all available tools (infringement procedures & financial pressure) to address EU states’ failure to implement judgments!

➡️ www.einnetwork.org/justice-dela...