BRUSSELS: The top of the Council of Europe, the continent’s main human rights watchdog, criticised an initiative by 9 European international locations calling on member states to make it simpler to expel overseas criminals.
European governments have expressed frustration with the European Court docket of Human Rights’ use of the European Conference on Human Rights to dam deportations, and they’re calling for a assessment of the court docket’s interpretation.
“In a society ruled by the rule of regulation, no judiciary ought to face political stress. Establishments that defend elementary rights can not bend to political cycles,” mentioned Secretary Normal Alain Berset in a press release on Saturday (Could 24).
“In the event that they do, we danger eroding the very stability they have been constructed to make sure. The court docket should not be weaponised — neither towards governments, nor by them.”
