Irishman O’Flaherty new Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe
Published: Monday, Apr 1st 2024, 09:40
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Irishman Michael O'Flaherty is the Council of Europe's new Commissioner for Human Rights. His first visit will be to war-torn Ukraine, he announced on the occasion of the start of his mandate in Strasbourg on Monday.
He also wants to advocate for greater protection of human rights in the areas of climate change, artificial intelligence (AI) and migration. O'Flaherty is taking over from Dunja Mijatovic from Bosnia after six years.
O'Flaherty was previously the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. According to the Council of Europe, he was previously a professor of human rights and a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
The Council of Europe was founded in 1949 to protect democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe. It is independent of the European Union. It is made up of 46 European states, including Switzerland.
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