About: European Court of Human Rights
Time for Juncker to help Bosnia-Herzegovina with a bridge from Dayton to accession
Two years after it applied for EU candidate status, Bosnia and Herzegovina will hand over the answers to the Commission’s questionnaire this week. Now it falls upon Juncker to hold BiH to its membership aspirations and the reform commitments expressed, writes Ivan Pepic.
Joining the community of nations serves Russia’s best interests
In the sweep of history, nations can meet or miss their moment. That moment is now for Russia to step up and join the community of nations. We need Russia - and Russia needs the world., writes Professor Herta Däubler-Gmelin.
Russia turns its back on human rights with contempt for international court decisions
When members of the international community decide that human rights are a matter of expediency and not law, we are all at risk, warns Herta Däubler-Gmelin.
Not so wunderful: Germany’s fear of homeschooling
Home education is a right recognised by international human rights. And yet, Germany fails to honour these agreements, writes Alexandra Tompson.
Stop the political point-scoring and take human rights seriously
Are Turkey, Germany and the Netherlands crying wolf on human rights? There’s a legal route for countries that take human rights seriously, writes Başak Çalı.