In a speech at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday 1 March, Council of Europe human rights commissioner Nils Muižnieks spoke about women’s rights and gender equality, a subject to which he had paid ‘particular attention’ during his six years of office, he explained in a speech scheduled a few days ahead of international Women’s Day (8 March).
There has been progress in this regard in the 47 Council of Europe member nations, including the 28 EU member states, but...