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The special tribunal will be able to impose sentences of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme severity of the crime of aggression.

The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands.

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

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.

The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.

Conscientious Labour MP for 28 years who later focused on an international career as secretary general of the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe anti-torture committee has criticized Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers

Dozens of countries on Tuesday approved downgrading the protection status of the wolf in Europe, a move activists say will upset the recovery made by the species over the past 10 years after near extinction a century ago.

Dozens of countries on Tuesday approved downgrading the protection status of the wolf in Europe, a move activists say will upset the recovery made by the species over the past 10 years after near extinction a century ago.