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Spending by courts less than other states

IRELAND SPENDS less on its court system relative to national wealth than any other state in the Council of Europe. It also has the fewest number of judges per 100,000 population. However, its judges are among the best paid in Europe.

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“Anti-Death Penalty Day” Puts Pressure on U.S. to Reform

October 10th is “World Anti-Death Penalty Day”—an annual event supported by world organizations, including Amnesty International, the European Union, and the Council of Europe. They hope that a certain few countries will mark the day on their calendars. The U.S., of course, still uses the death penalty, along with China, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Sudan. According [...]

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PACE resolution on Bosnia-Herzegovina angers RS leaders

On 30 September 2008 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution on Bosnia-Herzegovina aimed at smoothing its future path towards EU membership. See: http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta08/ERES1626.htm

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Council of Europe calls on Bosnia to condemn homophobic violence

An assembly of European parliamentarians has condemned the recent attacks on the organisers and participants of the Sarajevo Queer Festival by a homophobic mob.

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Georgia: Tbilisi Claims Political Victory Following PACE Adoption of Resolution

BY MOLLY CORSO Georgian political experts and politicians are applauding the adoption of a resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe concerning Russia’s August incursion into Georgia.

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Report: Russian inmates mistreated

MOSCOW, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A human rights group says it received nearly 1,000 complaints of inmates begin tortured last year in Russia. Many of the complaints alleged police tortured inmates to get coerced confessions to boost crime solving rates, said the report from the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture. There also were numerous complaints of poor quality food, lack of medical...

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EU Funding For The Development of Strandja

Project for the Bulgarian national park supported by the Council of Europe

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Council of Europe Puts Violence Against Women on the Agenda

The Council of Europe's recent campaign fighting violence against women has successfully reframed domestic violence as a human rights violation, not a private matter.

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[Blogs] Tories still sitting with Putin's Russians in the Council of Europe

After Cameron's dramatic dash to Georgia, it turned out that the Tories were sitting in alliance with Putin's United Russia in the Council of Europe. A Tory spokesperson responded by saying they were pulling out - but they were fibbing According to Andrew Sparrow in the Guardian, writing on 29th Sept, But the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly is meeting in Strasbourg this week and, according...

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Carl Bildt Persona Non Grata In Russia

Caucasus Press reports that the Russian Foreign Ministry intends to make Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and current chair of the Council of Europe persona non grata. The unconfirmed reports say t...

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Europe Urged to Protect Innocent Guantanamo Detainees

The Council of Europe has urged European governments to protect Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared of terrorist links but who risk persecution when they return home.

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Georgia Council of Europe refuses to punish Russia

Georgian protestors turned up outside the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Thursday, to stage a counter-demonstration to a group of South Ossetians who have been there for two days. Both want Counc...

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PACE considers denying Russia its right to vote at next session - 2

(Adds details in last para) STRASBOURG, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe started discussions on Thursday on whether to refuse Russia the right to vote a...

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Russia escapes sanction at European body

Europe's top human rights body rejected a proposal on Wednesday to penalize Russia for its invasion of Georgia by suspending its members from the organization.But the Council of Europe's Parliamentary...

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Council of Europe challenges 42 days legislation

Government plans to enable police to hold terror suspects without charge for 42 days have caused “considerable concern” at Europe’s human rights body. But, the most important bit is in the summary, far more important than conditions in detention it seems to me, is this: