Strasbourg, 05/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - Elected in January this year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Niels Muiznieks of Latvia took up his duties as Commissioner for Human Rights on 1 April. This is a new challenge for Muiznieks, who already has 20 years of experience in this field not only in his own country but also as chairman of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), from 2010 to 2012.
Muiznieks explained that he was specialised in these...