... the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Ways to overcome the problems of expertise and increase the effectiveness of protecting human rights pertaining to religious freedom
Ivan Timofeev:
A State as Civilisation and Political Theory
1. The politically biased ... ... inevitably be met with symmetrical responses, expression of concerns about the rights of believers in other countries outside Russia, following the example of the U.S. Commission Report. However, such mirror measures generally appear to be ineffective....
... increase youth exchanges and raise awareness about the culture, history and society of each other.
Zhao Huasheng, Andrey Kortunov:
The Coming Bipolarity and Its Implications: Views from China and Russia
Europe and the US have ratcheted up sanctions on Russia and China over human rights, but avoided economic sanctions comparatively. Are these sanctions a show of their hegemony? Some Russian scholars believe the sanctions will be a new normal in Russia and China's relations with the West. What do you think?
Human rights ...
... serve today as a universal model of human rights observance. Until President Biden fixes related problems at home, his international human rights crusade will not look too credible even for his fellow citizens.
Second, it is easy for Biden to raise human rights issues against Russia and China—or against North Korea and Iran. This is a light and unburdensome task—in any case, these countries are not and will not be US allies or partners anytime soon. However, what about other potential targets—like Turkey and Saudi Arabia?...
... frequently fail to implement ECHR rulings that they find inconvenient, and that even when the state does pay out compensation, that is not enough to make it change its legislation or the application of the law moving forward. The skeptics believe the human rights situation in Russia is only deteriorating, so this cannot be an argument in favor of returning the Russian delegation to PACE.
The second difference is that the pragmatists believe that Russia is ready to work within the Council of Europe and its associated bodies ...
