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Are 16-year-old voters the key to future-proofing democracy?

In the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer's Labour government has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 for all future elections, in a bid to "modernise democracy". But for the handful of other countries who have made the move, results have been mixed.

Radio France Internationale

Fact-checking Antonio Tajani's interpretation of the European flag

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the European flag as symbolising Europe’s 'Judeo-Christian roots', triggering controversy.

Euronews

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since.

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Transgender campaigners call for European rights body to report on UK

Alliance of groups wants Council of Europe to investigate implementation of supreme court ruling on biological sex

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges trial for ‘war criminal’ Putin

Ukrainian leader signs an accord with the Council of Europe to set up a special tribunal to try top Russian officials.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,218

Here are the key events on day 1,218 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Austerity has hit the UK’s ability to tackle violence against women, European watchdog warns

The Council of Europe has said there is an ‘urgent need’ for more places in women’s shelters and warned cost-cutting measures have left vital services ‘underfunded and understaffed’

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Racial profiling still rife across the EU, Council of Europe says

New technologies such as facial recognition could worsen the problem, experts have suggested.

Euronews

Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights

Alain Berset says no judiciary should face political pressure after nine countries make intervention over migration

The Guardian - UK

Council of Europe rejects political pressure on ECHR in Meloni response

Council of Europe Secretary Alain Berset defends the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, emphasizing the importance of preserving its impartiality amid ongoing debates on migration.

Euronews

Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say

There is now a robust legal framework to tackle serious environmental crimes, but experts say the Council of Europe missed a chance to protect human rights.

Euronews

Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Greece to end summary deportation of migrants

Greece is facing renewed international criticism over alleged migrant pushbacks, with Europe’s top human rights official urging stronger border safeguards

The Independent UK

Switzerland told it must do better on climate after older women’s ECHR win

Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissions

The Guardian - UK

Trespass laws are preventing Travellers from practising lifestyle, report says

The commissioner said these policies and the continued lack of provision of culturally appropriate accommodation prevents many Travellers from practising nomadism

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A special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine wins backing from European institutions

A project to establish a court to prosecute the Russian leaders who orchestrated the invasion of Ukraine has taken a major step forward, with an announcement from a group of international organizations, including the European Union and the Council of Europe, working together with Ukraine

International Business Times

European Watchdog Takes Aim At Online Gambling, Gaming Among Youths

Online gambling and gaming can cause depression and other mental health issues in young people, which the Council of Europe rights watchdog is trying to counter with a new project encouraging good policy and awareness raising.

Radio France Internationale

European rights body finds prosecution of WikiLeaks' Assange 'politically motivated'

The parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe rights body has said the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was "politically motivated" and had a "chilling" effect on the whole media landscape.

The Guardian - UK

UK urged to promote speaking of Irish and Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland

Council of Europe also calls for more support for Cornish, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Manx Gaelic

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The Independent UK

Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications

The Guardian - UK

Rage as Putin bombs a children’s hospital in Kyiv, but know there is a way to try him for his crimes

I support the Council of Europe plan to hold the Kremlin to account, says Gordon Brown, UN global ambassador for education

The Independent UK

Kosovo criticizes Council of Europe for not holding a vote on its membership, blames Serbia lobbying

Kosovo has criticized the Council of Europe’s decision against holding a vote on its membership, saying it deprived its people and especially its ethnic minorities of democratic tools offered by the continent’s top human rights body

International Business Times

Council Of Europe Calls On UK To Scrap Rwanda Migrant Plan

Britain's parliament on Monday passed a bill under which asylum seekers would be deported to Rwanda to await a decision on their applications, in a bid by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stop people making the dangerous sea crossing to the UK across the Channel.

The Guardian - UK

Defence spending in UK to be put ‘on war footing’, Rishi Sunak says – as it happened

Prime minister announces increase to UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in speech about security

The Guardian - UK

Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill

Commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages

The Guardian - UK

People helping asylum seekers in Europe face rising violence, report warns

Aid workers being held at gunpoint and having communications monitored, Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner says

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