Germany Sends Positive Signal On Defending Rights in Europe

Expand Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe take part in a debate on the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey, at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, April 25, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Germany still does not have a new government, four months after the election, but that has not stopped parliament from making important decisions. Last week the Bundestag sent a clear signal across Europe about its support to human rights and the institutions that protect them by dropping two controversial MPs from the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly…

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