September 2025
Conflicts of Interest at the ECHR: The Situation Improves Slowly but Remains ProblematicBy Grégor PuppinckIn 2020, the ECLJ published a report entitled “NGOs and the Judges of the ECHR, 2009-2019,” revealing the existence of a structural conflict of interest problem within the Court. It showed that...
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ECHR Criticized For Its Case Law On ImmigrationBy Christophe FoltzenlogelThe European Court in Strasbourg has been the subject of increasingly fierce criticism in recent years. Its progressive stance on social and environmental issues had already raised concerns, but it...
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Pashinyan vs. the Church: Armenia on the Brink of FractureBy Thibault van den BosscheThe attempted coup by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan in Armenia reveals the widening rift between the Armenian Apostolic Church and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. With its survival looming, Armenia is...
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Entryism of the Muslim BrotherhoodBy Youssef AyedSince the publication on May 21, 2025, of the report on the strategy of entryism of the Muslim Brotherhood in France, part of the political class has been vying to demonstrate its toughness towards...
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Conflicts of Interest at the ECHR: the ECLJ Deplores a Significant New CaseBy Louis-Marie BonneauOn March 4, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Bulgaria in the Girginova case (No. 4326/18) for violating the right to freedom of expression (Article 10) and the right to...
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EU Grants: What could the “DOGE” find?By Louis-Marie BonneauThis article will be translated soon. Le tout nouveau « DOGE » d’Elon Musk, une sorte de « Ministère de l’efficacité gouvernementale » ( Department of Government Efficiency ), donne actuellement des...
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Mock trial in Baku for former leaders of Nagorno-KarabakhBy Thibault van den BosscheBaku has initiated the trial of sixteen Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, imprisoned after the fall of the autonomous republic in September 2023. Updated on February 5, 2025: On January 27, 2025, the...
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Human rights violations in Azerbaijan: Europe must act!By Thibault van den BosscheThe European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe are struggling to adopt a firm response to the growing number of human rights violations in Azerbaijan. The November 2024 report submitted by the...
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Erdogan: The Neo-Ottoman Sultan Against The Christians of TurkeyBy Youssef AyedOn the international stage, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan imposes his pan-Turkish imperialist vision and positions himself as the leader of the Sunni world, while Europe, infiltrated by the...
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The West Fights Against "Islamophobia"By Thibault van den BosscheIn the "fight against Islamophobia," Turkey and Pakistan no longer need to position Muslims as unconditional victims; the West does it for them. Yet another church was set on fire this Thursday,
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How The OSF Promotes ProstitutionBy Grégor PuppinckHow the Open Society Foundations Promotes the Liberalization of Prostitution Every year, the profits from global sexual exploitation generate more than $170 billion. [1] In 2022, the number of...
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The ECLJ is Hiring! 1 Job OfferBy ECLJThe European Centre for Law and Justice is growing and getting stronger! We are looking for a new staff member: Advocacy Officer This is a full-time position based in Strasbourg, France, starting in...
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Christians in Iraq: From 1.5 million in 2003 to 150,000 todayBy ECLJOver the last decades, because of the wars, of Saddam Hussein, and ISIS, thousands of Christians have been killed and over a million were forced to flee or to retreat in the Kurdistan region. Still,
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Crackdown on “Populist” Opposition in Poland: PACE Intervenes to Defend MP’s ImmunityBy ECLJAn interview with Jerzy Kwaśniewski about the recent arrest of Marcin Romanowski – a former secretary of state in Poland’s Ministry of Justice and currently an opposition MP – and about Romanowski’s...
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Private Funding of Public Institutions Protecting Human RightsBy Grégor PuppinckIn the era of globalization, international institutions are assuming increasing responsibility and wielding considerable power. Decision-making centers are moving away from the people and their...
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The Systematic Erasure of Armenian Christian Heritage in Nagorno-KarabakhBy Thibault van den BosscheNagorno-Karabakh, located in what is now southwestern Azerbaijan, hosts a treasure trove of Armenian Christian heritage—churches, monasteries, khachkars, and other cultural artifacts that tell of the...
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Elections week at the Council of EuropeBy Nicolas BauerTwo elections this week at the Council of Europe will determine the institution’s future orientation. This article, published in The Hungarian Conservative , points to the risk of a leftist takeover...
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Revision of the International Health Regulations & the WHO Pandemic AgreementBy ECLJWill the Covid-19 health crisis have a lasting impact on public health? The management of this crisis has resulted in serious infringements on fundamental freedoms due to the restrictions implemented...
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