The ICJ and Amnesty International welcome the opportunity to comment on the second draft of the Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on impunity set out in DH-I(2010)005 .
The ICJ and AI consider that the current draft reflects considerable progress towards strong and effective guidelines on this topic, but recommend that a number of changes be made to ensure that the Guidelines will be consistent with current international law and standards.
Council of Europe-legal submissin-2010 (full text, PDF)