The GNCHR at the European Implementation Network Conference on the Execution of ECtHR Judgments on Freedom of Expression

The Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) participated in the European Implementation Network (EIN) Conference on the Implementation of ECtHR Judgments on Freedom of Expression. The Conference was entitled: “Implementing ECtHR Free Speech Judgments: Civil Society Impact, Lessons Learned and Future Strategies” and took place in Thessaloniki on 25-26 June 2025. This specific action falls under the two-year program “Protecting Freedom of Expression by Supporting ECtHR Implementation”.

The GNCHR was represented by the Special Scientist, HR Christos Tsevas with a presentation entitled: “Protecting Freedom of Expression: The Role of NHRIs and the GNCHR in Ensuring Long-term Impact and Synergies” with emphasis, among other things, on the added value of the GNCHR due to its pluralistic composition, its recent actions on issues of freedom of expression and the execution of ECtHR judgments (e.g. Vasilakis and Katrami groups of cases), the protection of human rights defenders, the recommendations in the framework of the reports on the rule of law, the SLAPPs, relevant educational activities, the connection with the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), its recent participation in the 2025 NHRI Academy, which was organized by ENNHRI and ODIHR with the central topic of the protection of human rights defenders. The panel was entitled “Maintaining Momentum: Future Strategies for Long-term Impact and Synergies”.

For more information: EIN CONFERENCE - Implementing ECtHR Free Speech Judgments: Civil Society Impact, Lessons Learned and Future Strategies — European Implementation Network