
Andrew Cutting
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Spokesperson/Media Officer @CoEinBrussels, covering the #ECHR system + relations with the EU, the UK, Ireland, Benelux and Türkiye (N.B. @coe/@ECHR_CEDH ≠ EU)
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Minister for EU Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds visited the European Parliament and Council of Europe in Strasbourg to continue discussions around strengthening our relationships 🇬🇧🇪🇺


This week’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance report on 🇮🇹 has made some headlines👇 🔗 theguardian.com/world/2024/oct… via The Guardian ECRI’s latest report on 🇬🇧 is due out on Friday.

Deeply shocked about reports of a bomb attack and shooting in #Ankara, which claimed human lives and left others injured. The Council of Europe strongly condemns terrorism of all kinds and backgrounds and firmly stands with Türkiye. Turkish MFA

🔎 How does 🇬🇧 fare comparatively on #justice? 🔗 lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and… via Law Society Gazette

Council of Europe Council of Europe experts call for measures to support #LGBTI people and #refugees in 🇬🇧👇

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has adopted a recommendation to member states on challenges faced by young people advocating for a clean, health and sustainable #environment👇 🔗 go.coe.int/H69Dh #ClimateChange #HumanRights



Single women in Italy 🇮🇹 are using the European Convention on #HumanRights to challenge the government’s ban on IVF for those outside heterosexual relationships👇 🔗 thetimes.com/world/europe/a… via The Times and The Sunday Times #FamilyLife #PrivateLife #NoDiscrimination #ECHR

People affected by the wrongful administration of #justice in Cyprus 🇨🇾 will soon be able to claim compensation, after two rulings from the European Court of #HumanRights👇 🔗 ekathimerini.com/news/1252473/p… via Kathimerini English Edition #FairTrials #ECHR #ECHRimpact

A single mother with two autistic children is using the European Convention on #HumanRights to challenge the 🇬🇧 government’s plans to charge VAT on private schools👇 🔗 thetimes.com/uk/education/a… via The Times and The Sunday Times #RightToEducation #NonDiscrimination #ECHR

Two women who had children as a result of rape or coercion are using the European Convention on #HumanRights to challenge 🇬🇧's two-child limit on universal credit👇 🔗 theguardian.com/society/2024/n… via The Guardian #ECHR

'Despite the pelting rain, this plainly isn’t Britain, but there is such a pronounced British influence that I question why the Strasbourg court is derided for being “foreign”...' – Marina Wheeler QC on 🇬🇧, the Council of Europe and the #ECHR👇 🔗 newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po… via The New Statesman

Interesting: The right to a healthy #environment must be embedded in Europe’s #HumanRights system, write 3 current and previous United Nations rapporteurs👇 🔗 international.la-croix.com/laudato-si/the… via La Croix International Council of Europe #ECHR




Hold the front page? The Daily Mail’s publishers have won a #FreeSpeech claim against 🇬🇧 at the European Court of Human Rights👇 🔗lawgazette.co.uk/news/cfa-succe… via Law Society Gazette #HumanRights #ECHR #WhenWillYouNeedYours


Social media platforms must not retreat from facts, says the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner. coe.int/en/web/commiss… If they do, they create a vacuum where disinformation thrives unchecked and the harm to democracy is deep. Council of Europe #HumanRights #Democracy