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Germany: Commissioner calls for protection of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
Commissioner O’Flaherty released a memorandum today addressing freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, as well as efforts to combat racism and discrimination, with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred. This follows his visit to Germany in October 2025. While acknowledging the...
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Human Rights Commissioner O’Flaherty’s visit to Germany: focus on migration, freedoms of assembly and expression, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit to Germany from 13 – 17 October 2025, during which he focused on issues related to migration and asylum and on freedom of peaceful assembly and expression in the context of protests in relation to Gaza. He...
Letter
The Commissioner asks the German authorities to uphold freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the context of the conflict in Gaza
In a letter addressed to the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany published today, Commissioner O’Flaherty raises concerns about restrictions to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly of persons protesting in the context of the conflict in Gaza, as well as about reports of...
Länderbericht
Deutschland: Menschenrechtsversprechen einlösen und den Zugang zu sozialen Rechten verbessern
Die Menschenrechtskommissarin des Europarats, Dunja Mijatović, veröffentlichte heute den Bericht über ihrem Besuch in Deutschland vom 27. November bis 1. Dezember 2023 mit Empfehlungen zu den verfügbaren Strukturen und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für den Schutz von Menschenrechten und zum...
Country visit
Germany: address growing poverty and inequality by better protecting social rights and reinforce general frameworks for human rights protection
“While Germany has a well-developed welfare system, persistent challenges in accessing social rights have resulted in disquieting levels of poverty, social inequality and homelessness, affecting a growing part of the population. Rapid action must be taken to better protect the right to an...
Letter
Germany should pursue efforts to fully ensure children’s rights
In a letter addressed to Christine Lambrecht, the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection and Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth of Germany, made public today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, urges the German...
Letter
Commissioner urges German Parliament to increase the human rights safeguards of the bill for improving the implementation of expulsion of migrants
Today the Commissioner published a letter she addressed to the Chairwoman of the Committee on Internal Affairs and Community of the Parliament of Germany, Andrea Lindholz, in which she raises concerns about some aspects of the bill that aims at facilitating removals of people obliged to leave the...
Länderbesuchsbericht
Die Anstrengungen Deutschlands zum Schutz von Flüchtlingen sind bemerkenswert. Nun muss es die Integration voranbringen und den Kampf gegen Rassismus verbessern
„Die enormen Anstrengungen Deutschlands zur Unterstützung von Asylsuchenden und Flüchtlingen, insbesondere Syrern, sind lobenswert, und die Unterstützung der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Bevölkerung ist ermutigend. Es sind jedoch Fortschritte erforderlich, um die Aufnahmebedingungen zu verbessern,...
Visit to Germany
Germany should advance protection of asylum seekers and improve response to racism and extremism
“Germany has done a lot in the field of asylum in recent years, including launching three humanitarian admission programmes for Syrian refugees (concerning 20 000 individuals) and registering more than 200 000 asylum applications in 2014. However, with an estimate of 400 000 asylum applications...
Letter to the German Federal Minister of the Interior
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Dr Thomas De Maizière, German Federal Minister of the Interior CommDH(2010)52 / 09 December 2010
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