Source: European Parliament
Elected in 2024, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty will hold his first debate with DROI Members on 18 February, from 15.00 to 16.00. This exchange is part of DROI’s round of initial contacts with its main institutional counterparts on the human rights’ international stage. Topics such as the war in Ukraine and the fight against impunity, respect for human rights in the context of asylum and migration and attacks to the Rule of Law in Europe will be discussed.
The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent and impartial non-judicial institution established in 1999 by the Council of Europe to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the 46 Council of Europe member states. Laid out in Resolution (99) 50 on the Council of Europe, the Commissioner’s mandate crosses DROI responsibilities and is a major inter-institutional interlocutor to the subcommittee.