With just a simple communiqué, France informed the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, of its intention to no longer respect the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) during the state of emergency.
It was to be expected. The decision banning rallies around the COP21 this weekend is already a violation of the freedom of association under Article 11 of the ECHR.
Nonetheless, the format is surprising. With a simple communiqué, the country of the Rights of Man (...)
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