#Justice

The Navalny case: Council of Europe, “arbitrary ruling. Meeting the obligations undertaken by Russia as a member state”. Arrests go on

Navalny the tip of the iceberg. Lipke: “Russia- violence, poverty and lack of freedom”

Jesuit Fr Stephan Lipke, director of the St Thomas Institute in Moscow, analyses the situation in the Eurasian country for…

Arrest of Alexey Navalny: von der Leyen, “the Russian authorities must immediately release him”. Sassoli, “an offence to the international community”

EU Commission: “fighting child sexual abuse with all tools at our disposal. Increased risks during lockdown

Council of Europe: “the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse is a crucial duty of the States”. Risks increase in lockdown

UK: independent abuse inquiry. Catholic Bishops, “where there have been failings, we acknowledge these and commit to actions which will bring about improvement”.

UK: independent abuse inquiry. Catholic and Anglican Churches and Westminster involved. Hundreds of cases each year

Council of Europe: “attacking a journalist means attacking democracy itself”

EU: inauguration of European Public Prosecutor’s Office. Solemn undertaking by Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kövesi before Court of Justice

Council of Europe: report on jails. 2 million people serving alternatives to arrest. 118 thousand convicts freed during lockdown

George Floyd reaction in Europe. Msgr. Antoine Hérouard (France): “Here racism targets strangers”

“The situation in France, and in Europe as a whole, is significantly different. Here discrimination is not based on skin…