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 ...

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

In his speech, Maciej Janczak, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, emphasized the importance of the Roma ...

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 ...

LGBTI people continue to face discrimination and violence that affects their human rights. The Commissioner urges the authorities to combat discrimination and violence, raise awareness of the rights ...

Venice Commission of the Council of Europe What we do Documents Référendum constitutionnel en Ukraine: Avis adopté par la Commission lors de sa 42ème session plénière (Venise, 31 mars 2000). Back ...

In several European regions affected by past or ongoing conflicts, the achievement of human rights, democracy and the rule of law remains a challenge, with implications for reconciliation. The ...

Despite international recognition of the human rights of persons with disabilities, they still suffer widespread ...

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, ...