Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Adopts New Interpretation of Human Rights Convention

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has approved a new interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Critics argue that this change will weaken the protection of human rights under the treaty. The Committee of Ministers, which consists of foreign ministers from the 46 Council of Europe member states including Slovakia, serves as the organization's decision-making body and is responsible for supervising the execution of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights. The Council of Europe, distinct from the European Union, is Europe's oldest human rights organization and its convention forms the cornerstone of human rights protection across the continent.