Conflict in the Ukraine (7) - Russia excluded from Council of Europe

On 15 March, the Council of Europe excluded the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe.

Also on 15 March, the Russian Federation informed the Council of Europe of its withdrawal from the Council and of its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe - Newsroom (coe.int)

Statute of the Council of Europe 1949

Parliamentary Assembly - Opinion 300/2022 - Consequences of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine

The Assembly considers that the Russian Federation’s armed attack on Ukraine is in breach of the Charter of the United Nations, qualifies as crime against peace under Nuremberg Charter and qualifies as “aggression” under the terms of Resolution 3314 (XXIX) of the United Nations General Assembly adopted in 1974. It is a violation of the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris for a New Europe. It is also a serious breach of Article 3 of the Statute of the Council of Europe 1949 

Russia joined the Council of Europe on 28 February 1996.

European Convention on Human Rights (coe.int)

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