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Looking tough on migration is eroding human rights
Politico, 06 March 2024 Curtailing migrant rights may help score quick political gains, but electoral success doesn’t give governments carte blanche to place themselves above the law. The upcoming adoption of the United Kingdom’s Safety of Rwanda Bill, currently working its way through the House...
Opinion article
Recognizing and addressing the erosion of human rights and democracy in Europe: a way forward
The Slovinian Times, 22/08/2023 Respect for human rights and the rule of law are the core principles of the Council of Europe and the lifeblood of democracy, Dunja Mijatović, the organisation's Commissioner for Human Rights, writes in her op-ed for Bled Strategic Times as she calls on member...
Opinion article
Op-ed: De-escalate Bosnia and Herzegovina - before it is too late
EUObserver, 18/11/2021 Warmongering has seriously intensified in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As some politicians, including in the neighbouring countries Serbia and Croatia, ratchet-up their inflammatory rhetoric, the international community struggles to find a response to escalating tensions. This...
Opinion: European treaty against women's violence 'saves lives'
DW, 11/05/2021 A decade on, the Istanbul Convention has become more important than ever as a tool to protect women’s lives in Europe, says Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s High Commissioner for Human Rights. On May 11, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence...
Opinion: Europe must wake up to racism, Afrophobia
DW, 21/03/2021 Equality is a central pillar of Europe's postwar order, but structural and institutional racism persists in many European countries. The Council of Europe's Dunja Mijatovic says it's time to tackle racial inequality. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights....