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Julian Assange says he ‘chose freedom over unrealisable justice’

WikiLeaks founder says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ in deal for his release and calls for protection of press freedom

The Guardian - UK

'I Pleaded Guilty To Journalism,' Wikileaks' Assange

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said he was released after years of incarceration only because he had pleaded guilty to doing "journalism", which he described as a pillar of a free society.

International Business Times

Julian Assange To Address Council Of Europe Committee

Julian Assange set to address Council of Europe on human rights impact of his detention and conviction, following his release from prison.

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to make first public statement since his release from prison

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will make his first public statements since he was released from prison when he addresses the Council of Europe

The Independent UK

57 nations sign first legally-binding AI agreement - but China abstains

57 countries including the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Israel, Argentina and Japan are all involved in the safety regulations

Digital Camera World

UK signs first international treaty to implement AI safeguards

Also signed by the EU, US and Israel, the declaration aims to mitigate the threats that AI may pose to human rights, democracy and the rule of law

The Guardian - UK

Labour eager for progress on special tribunal to try Russia over Ukraine

Exclusive: Lord chancellor says she wants to ‘inject energy’ into stalling efforts to set up Nuremberg-style trial

The Guardian - UK

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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 Guardian - UK

Swiss parliament rejects landmark European court ruling in blow to global climate action

Ruling by European Court of Human Rights said Swiss government was violating rights of senior citizens by not doing enough to tackle climate crisis

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

The Independent UK

Eurovision EU flag ban was ‘mind-blowing’, says European Commission

Spokesperson for Commission president Ursula von der Leyen calls decision ‘completely regrettable’

The Guardian - UK

Lady Massey of Darwen obituary

Teacher, education adviser and politician who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of children in Britain and abroad

The Guardian - UK

Humanitarian groups demand safe routes to UK after five deaths in Channel

UN and Council for Europe add voices to outcry as more people drown within hours of ‘cruel’ Rwanda bill being passed

The Guardian - UK

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.

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Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts

Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift

The Independent UK

Council of Europe calls for repeal of Legacy Act immunity provisions

The body’s Committee of Ministers expressed concerns that the act breached human rights obligations.

The Conversation

Catalan, Basque and Galician are unlikely to become official EU languages, but alternatives to connect with regional language speakers are out there

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is in a pickle. In August, he sent out a formal request to the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe for Catalan, Basque and Galician to become official EU languages. The request was part of a coalition agreement with the Catalan Independence Party,…

Al Jazeera

UK Parliament adopts controversial Northern Ireland Troubles ‘legacy’ bill

The new law grants immunity to fighters involved in the 30 years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.

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The Independent UK

The ECHR, why it is back in the spotlight and the implications of the UK leaving

The UK may leave a major international human rights agreement to help tackle small boats crossing the English Channel.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on investigating a migrant tragedy: bereaved families deserve the truth

Editorial: Why was an effective search and rescue operation not mounted to save up to 750 people on board the Adriana, as it struggled off the Greek coast?

France 24

'Democratic backsliding has accelerated': Council of Europe chief Pejcinovic Buric

Talking Europe interviews the head of the Council of Europe, the continent's human rights watchdog. A former Croatian minister of foreign and European affairs, Marija Pejcinovic Buric was elected to lead the Council of Europe in 2019. The organisation started out with just 10 nations in 1949, and now numbers…

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs accused of ‘cosying up’ to far-right Hungarian leader Orbán

Three veteran backbenchers pictured at recent event in Budapest with other members of rightwing grouping

The Conversation

Why outside experts are worried about the decline of LGBTI rights in the UK

Until recently, the UK was often praised as a global leader for protecting LGBTI people. Now, it is seen to be falling behind other nations.

The Guardian - UK

Gypsy, Roma and Travellers suffer ‘persistent’ discrimination in UK

Council of Europe body finds ‘shocking’ levels of bullying in education system and threats to legal status and rights

The Guardian - UK

We are closer than ever to arresting Putin, but the US must play its part

This summer will be a crisis point for the Russian president, as demands for action intensify, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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