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18/09/2026

❗️𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑴/𝑫𝑯 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅.

The Committee of Ministers 1569th Human Rights meeting finished yesterday. 𝟒𝟑 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, as well as one interim resolution concerning the legal gender recognition 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑎 𝑣. 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦 group of cases were adopted.

The Committee also adopted 𝟒𝟗 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟗𝟒 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 from the Court, concerning 18 different states.

➡️The decisions are available here: https://rm.coe.int/table-1569-eng/48802dab00

📆 The next CM/DH meeting will take place from 1 to 3 December 2026. The consolidated indicative list of cases to be examined at the 1577th CM/DH meeting can be found here: https://rm.coe.int/09125948802da51b

✒️ Rule 9 Submissions should be made seven weeks before the December CM/DH meeting. We recommend to submit them by 𝟏𝟑 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫; the earlier, the better!

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(*) An Interim Resolution is a form of decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers aimed at overcoming more complex situations requiring special attention.

(**) A Final Resolution is a Committee of Ministers decision whereby it decides to close the supervision of the ex*****on of a judgment, considering that the respondent state has adopted all measures required in response to the violations found by the court.

15/09/2026

📣 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐈+ 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐈+ 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬.

The mass raids and detentions targeting LGBTI+ organisations and activists in Türkiye mark a deeply alarming escalation of the crackdown on LGBTI+ civil society. Rules regarding public morality cannot be used as a pretext to criminalise LGBTI+ expression, assembly or human rights defenders.

⚖️ The European Court of Human Rights has already made this clear in 𝐾𝑎𝑜𝑠 𝐺𝐿 𝑣. 𝑇𝑢̈𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑦𝑒. Yet, almost a decade later, the judgment's implementation remains stalled and the situation continues to starkly deteriorate. The current escalation demands a clear response from the Council of Europe member states.

➡️ 𝐀𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐮̈𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐲𝐞'𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. In this regard, 𝐄𝐈𝐍 𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝑲𝒂𝒐𝒔 𝑮𝑳 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲!

➡️ Read our full statement: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/turkiye-escalating-crackdown-on-lgbti-civil-society-calls-for-a-clear-response-from-the-committee-of-ministers

The mass raids and detentions targeting LGBTI+ organisations and activists in Türkiye unfolding since Sunday mark a deeply alarming escalation in the authorities’ sustained crackdown on LGBTI+ civil society.

15/09/2026

⚖️ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐈 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐂𝐭𝐇𝐑 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

EIN was pleased to participate in the pilot training on Strategic Litigation and the Implementation of Court Judgments concerning Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression of Gender (SOGIESC), organised by the Council of Europe and TGEU — Trans Europe and Central Asia in Ljubljana, Slovenia, ahead of the TGEU Council last week.

Our team members, Ioulietta Bisiouli and Vincent Lefebvre, contributed to the training by introducing participants to the implementation of judgments of the ECtHR, including the principles underlying the procedure, the main stakeholders directly and indirectly involved at both international and national level, and how LGBTI civil society organisations can engage strategically to help turn court victories into meaningful change on the ground for LGBTI individuals and communities.

Effective implementation of judgments pertaining to legal recognition of same sex-couples, legal gender recognition or hate speech/crime is not simply a technical or governmental exercise. 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐈 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 through monitoring developments, identifying gaps, providing evidence and expertise, engaging with national authorities and international institutions, and ensuring that the voices and lived experiences of affected communities remain at the centre of reform.

🙏 Thank you to the Council of Europe and TGEU for creating this space, and to all participants for the rich discussions and exchange.

Anti-discrimination and Inclusion at the Council of Europe ILGA-Europe

14/09/2026

🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐄𝐒𝐂 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦!

📚 On Friday, September 4th, EIN jointly with the Council of Europe SOGIESC Unit held in Strasbourg a thematic briefing session for the Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe ahead of the 1569th Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting, scheduled for 15th-17th September 2026.

The briefing provided a platform to European civil society organisations to provide the Committee of Minister with a clearer understanding of the general and country-specific stumbling blocks surrounding the implementation of ECtHR cases concerning three key SOGIESC-related themes:

1️⃣ Registered partnerships and the legal recognition of same-sex couples

2️⃣ Legal gender recognition

3️⃣ Hate crime and freedom of assembly

By providing updated information, evidence and data from the ground and highlighting remaining gaps, 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔’ 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝑪𝒕𝑯𝑹 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑰 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆.

🔗 Read our blogpost to learn more about the implementation status of these cases and the full recommendations formulated by civil society for the Committee of Ministers: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/sogiesc-ein-thematic-briefing-session-september-2026

of Europe Anti-discrimination and Inclusion at the Council of Europe

10/09/2026

📚 Last Monday, the EIN held in Strasbourg the latest civil society briefing for the Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe ahead of the 1569th Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting, scheduled for 15th-17th September 2026.

The briefing focused on the following cases:

1️⃣ 𝑰𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚 group, 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒉𝒛𝒂𝒅 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚 group, 𝑴.𝑫. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚 & 𝑯.𝑸. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚, by Andras Lederer, Head of Advocacy, Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC);

2️⃣ 𝑨.𝑹.𝑬. 𝒗. 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒄𝒆, by Alexandros Konstantinou, Attorney at Law, Greek Council for Refugees (GCR);

3️⃣ 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝒐𝒇 𝑻.𝑱. 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚, by Steven Allen, Executive Director, Validity Foundation.

🔗 Read our blogpost to learn more about the implementation status of these cases and the full recommendations formulated by civil society to the CM: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/ein-civil-society-briefing-september-2026-greece-and-hungary

On September 7th, 2026, EIN held its latest civil society briefing for Permanent Representations of the Council of Europe, ahead of the 1569th Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting which will be held from 15th to 17th September 2026.

04/09/2026

📚 𝐄𝐈𝐍 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲!

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝐼𝑁’𝑠 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠?
A unique space for dialogue between representatives of Council of Europe Member States and civil society on key human rights cases. They give delegates the chance to hear directly from human rights defenders and take these insights back to their capitals, helping to shape stronger discussions and decisions at the Committee of Ministers’ Human Rights meetings.

⚖️ The following cases will be presented at the upcoming briefing:

1️⃣ 𝑨.𝑹.𝑬. 𝒗. 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒄𝒆, by Alexandros Konstantinou, Attorney at Law, Head of Legal Research, Greek Council for Refugees (GCR);

2️⃣ 𝑰𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑, 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒉𝒛𝒂𝒅 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑, 𝑴.𝑫. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯.𝑸. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚, by Andras Lederer, Head of Advocacy, Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC);

3️⃣ 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝒐𝒇 𝑻.𝑱. 𝒗. 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒚, by Steven Allen, Executive Director, Validity Foundation.

📢 A blog post with key takeaways will follow the briefing. Stay tuned! 👀

01/06/2026

📚Last Friday, the EIN held in Strasbourg the latest civil society briefing for the Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe ahead of the 1563rd Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting, scheduled for 9th-11th June 2026.

The briefing focused on the following cases:

1️⃣ Vasilescu v. Belgium group of cases, by Bart De Temmerman, Board Member, Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire;

2️⃣ Lavorgna v. Italy, by Nicolleta Velardocchia, Legal Expert, speaking on behalf of StraLi for Strategic Litigation;

3️⃣ T.M. and C.M. v. the Republic of Moldova group of cases, by Violeta Andriuța, Attorney at Law, speaking on behalf of the Roma Women’s Platform ‘ROMNI’;

4️⃣ Atudorei, Centre for legal resources Valentin Campeanu group, Cristian Teodorescu group, N. group, Parascineti and Ticu group v. Romania, by Georgiana Pascu, Co-founder, Advocate for Dignity – Centre for Monitoring and Social Justice.

🔗 Read our blogpost to learn more about the implementation status of these cases and the full recommendations formulated by civil society to the CM: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/ein-civil-society-briefing-may-2026-belgium-italy-republic-of-moldova-and-romania

On May 29th, 2026, EIN held its latest civil society briefing for Permanent Representations of the Council of Europe, ahead of the 1563rd Committee of Ministers Human Rights Meeting which will be held from 9th to 11th June 2026.

28/05/2026

📚 EIN is back with its second Civil Society Briefing of 2026 taking place this Friday!

What are the EIN’s briefings?

A unique space for dialogue between representatives of Council of Europe Member States and civil society on key human rights cases. They give delegates the chance to hear directly from human rights defenders and take these insights back to their capitals, helping to shape stronger discussions and decisions at the Committee of Ministers’ Human Rights meetings.

⚖️ The following cases will be presented at the upcoming briefing:

1️⃣ 𝘛.𝘔. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊.𝘔. 𝘷. 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘢 group of cases, by Violeta Andriuța, Attorney at Law, speaking on behalf of the Roma Women’s Platform ‘ROMNI’;

2️⃣ 𝘈𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪, 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱, 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱, 𝘕. 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱, 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘪𝘤𝘶 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘷. 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢, by Elena Georgiana Pascu, Co-founder, Advocate for Dignity – Centre for Monitoring and Social Justice

3️⃣ 𝘓𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘯𝘢 𝘷. 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺, by Nicolleta Velardocchia, Legal Expert, speaking on behalf of StraLi for strategic litigation;

4️⃣ 𝘝𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶 𝘷. 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘶𝘮 group of cases, by Bart Temmerman, Board Member, Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire.

📢 A blog post with key takeaways will follow the briefing. Stay tuned! 👀

13/05/2026

The 𝐄𝐔 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, and the numbers prove it.

📌 93% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 from previous years, which means that 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦;
📌 650 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐂𝐭𝐇𝐑 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 protecting people's rights remain 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 across EU countries;
📌 On average, these judgments have been 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 5 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

Behind these figures are real people, individuals and communities who have yet to receive full redress, and others who remain at risk of enduring the same injustices.

📝 On 29 April, the European Parliament voted loud and clear: the 𝐄𝐔 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. Member states must back their commitment to the rule of law with concrete action, and the European Commission can no longer turn a blind eye to the failure of certain member states to uphold the rule of law, and must use the tools at its disposal with real decisiveness.

➡️ Read more on our take on what this vote means and what must happen next: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/rule-of-law-crisis-eu-parliament-calls-on-the-commission-and-member-states-to-take-action-without-further-delay

On 29 April 2026, the European Parliament adopted its response to the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report, sending a clear and broadly-supported message — with 387 votes in favour, 191 against, 46 abstentions — that the European Union can no longer afford to treat rule of law complianc...

07/05/2026

⚖️ ECtHR Implementation impact story

Civil society plays a crucial role in ensuring that legal victories do not remain confined to courtrooms. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍?

Our latest blogpost explores how sustained advocacy and the work of civil society actors helped turn a legal victory in Strasbourg into a major legislative development in Romania: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰.

It is a powerful that while courts’ judgments carry legal weight, they do not possess a transformative power on their own but are rather a vehicle whose capacity to drive systemic change often depends on the resilience of civil society, particularly where political will is limited.

➡️ Read the full story here and share it with your network: https://www.einnetwork.org/blog-five/from-strasbourg-to-bucharest-how-civil-society-turned-a-legal-victory-into-romanias-femicide-law

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On 23 April 2026, nine years after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemned Romania's inaction in addressing domestic violence in Bălșan v. Romania, the country has enacted a landmark legislation on preventing and combating femicide.