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Norway Mass Killer: Solitary Confinement Violates ECHR
March 16, 2016
A convicted mass killer is suing the Norwegian government over the conditions of his imprisonment, arguing that his solitary confinement and other treatment violates the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR").
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Iceland PM: UK Has Diminishing Influence in EU
March 10, 2016
According to The Telegraph, the Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has warned that, in an EU where Germany increasingly controls the direction of policy, Britain is losing influence and would be unable to push market-friendly reforms through the EU institutions if it chooses to remain in the bloc.
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EU Outlines Path to Schengen Restoration
March 09, 2016
The European Commission has released a roadmap that seeks to restore confidence in a return to the passportless Schengen European travel area, in part through its proposal of a European Border and Coast Guard to take control of the area's external borders, by December 2016, with a potential system-wide imposition of internal border controls before that time.
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EU Launches Draft "Pillar of Social Rights"
March 09, 2016
The European Commission has published and asked for public consultation on a draft outline of a European Pillar of Social Rights that seeks to bolster welfare and labor rights in the EU.
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CoE Report Sets out Rights in "Culturally Diverse Societies"
March 09, 2016
A report from the Council of Europe ("CoE") Committee of Ministers describes how CoE member countries must protect human rights in "culturally diverse societies," including by avoiding "multiple discrimination" against groups and furthering "reasonable accommodation" to ensure the fulfillment of human rights.
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