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08 April 2020
NHC 2019 Annual Report is Now Online
European NGOs Call for Urgent Attention for Prisons in Covid-19 Crisis
06 April 2020
The NHC has joined other European NGOs in calling for sufficient response from the Council of Europe to address the issue of COVID-19 in prisons across Europe. Defending Human Rights in Turkey: Evgil Türker
02 April 2020
Human rights defender and journalist Evgil Türker shares his story on defending minority rights in Turkey, in this instalment of our series on 'Defending Human Rights in Turkey'Corona Should Not Be Used to Restrict Human Rights: Clear End Date and Oversight Essential for Emergency Powers in Hungary
26 March 2020
Civil society organisations around Europe raise alarms at the recent actions of the Hungarian government, calling for clear limitations of the state of emergency powers. NHC Contributes to UN Human Rights Committee’s Discussion on the Right to Peaceful Assembly
18 March 2020
Recognizing the worrying global trend on the denial of the right to peaceful assembly, the Human Rights Committee has been working on its first comment on this right. ANNOUNCEMENT: The NHC Temporary Procedures in Response to COVID-19 Corona Virus
17 March 2020
Announcement on NHC procedures in response to COVID-19 corona virus.Defending Human Rights in Turkey: Gönül Öztürkoğlu
04 February 2020
Gönül Öztürkoğlu, a human rights defender and peace activist, shares her story on defending human rights in Turkey and the retributions she faced.Russia’s Continuation in the Council of Europe: Challenges and Chances for Human Rights
23 December 2019
Government and civil society representatives discuss the opportunities and risks of Russia's continued membership in the Council of Europe.