Safeguarding media freedom and ensuring the safety of journalists are essential components of a democratic society and the ...

The COVAW-III project is designed in line with the priorities of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” (2023-2026). Its objectives and activities will ...

The discussions focused on trafficking victims’ access to legal aid, compensation and specialised assistance, measures to ...

Continuation of the training of judges on ethics and integrity in cooperation with the Judicial Academy ...

The Action Plan seeks to raise awareness among judges regarding potential shortcomings in the domestic practice while reinforcing the protection of human rights in line with the European Court’s case ...

To mark the 35th anniversary of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), a photo exhibition “Behind the Walls ...

The Conference of International NGOs (CINGO) held its General Assembly on 7-9 April (agenda) and adopted a series of texts. Among these, a Recommendation on the shrinking civic space and actual ...

Despite international recognition of the human rights of persons with disabilities, they still suffer widespread discrimination. The Commissioner’s approach advocates a shift towards rights-based, ...

Europe’s largest minority, the Roma and Travellers, face multiple barriers to education, health, employment and political ...

The Council of Europe Project "Strengthening the social dimension in Ukraine" is implemented by the Council of Europe within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, ...

In several European regions affected by past or ongoing conflicts, the achievement of human rights, democracy and the rule of ...

The Committee intends to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the following countries: Bulgaria Finland Lithuania Poland Republic of Moldova Serbia Sweden United Kingdom ...