The Council of Europe has adopted a new strategic plan on human rights in biomedicine and health for 2026-30, setting a ...

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a set of decisions on Tuesday for the Russian authorities to follow concerning the situation in Crimea. The Committee of Ministers issued the ...

A commissioner warned the burden shouldn't be put on children to avoid social media, but on companies to build in safeguards.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, addresses the participants during the 25th ...

European states should consider enforcing regulation against big tech companies before they consider banning children and ...

The human rights officer of the Council of Europe criticized members of his own organization who called ritual circumcision of boys a violation of children’s rights. Philippe Boillat, director general ...

Strasbourg, 1 July 2025 – “I am following with concern recent developments in Georgia, which represent a significant escalation in the pressure being applied to civil society” said Michael O’Flaherty, ...

ECHR head Michael O’Flaherty says reducing human rights protections for specific groups would create a “dreadful precedent,” adding: “Look at our European history.” ...

(Reuters) -Ukraine and the Council of Europe human rights body signed an agreement on Wednesday forming the basis for a special tribunal intended to bring to justice senior Russian officials for the ...

Europe's human rights watchdog has raised concerns about the policing of protests in the UK following arrests over the ban on Palestine Action, and called for broader protest laws to be reviewed. In a ...