Press Release: Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland: ‘Europe in biggest human rights crisis since Cold War’

The Council of Europe published on the 16 April 2014 a new report which states that serious human rights violations including corruption, human trafficking, racism and discrimination persist across Europe.

EUObserver, 17.04.14: Europe faces worst human rights 'crisis' in decades http://euobserver.com/social/123880

Council of Europe: State of Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Europe [Report, 2014] http://hub.coe.int/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=5df90407-7663-4361-b5fb-1bbcc84c9fa0&groupId=10227

ESO: Background information: New cooperation agreement between the Commission and Council of Europe on human rights, democracy and rule of law http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-cooperation-agreement-between-the-commission-and-council-of-europe-on-human-rights-democracy-and-rule-of-law/

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