On the occasion of the European and World Day Against the Death penalty, the Council of Europe firmly reaffirms its unequivocal opposition to the death penalty. In 2025, this day is again dedicated to ...

High-level meeting to reinforce the authorities’ efforts in executing detention conditions cases Organised by the Romanian ...

Expert meeting on reforms for the restoration of judicial independence and the rule of law On 1 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the expert meeting on judicial ...

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset took questions from members of the Parliamentary Assembly in his traditional Q&A during the autumn plenary session.

Ms Marta RODRIGUES, Chair of the 13th Conference on the Implementation of the Council of Europe Landscape Convention This session will look into the potential new accessions, including non-member ...

Meeting with the Ministry of Interior on migration-related matters On 10 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments met with officials and experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs ...

The CPT visits places of detention and assesses how persons deprived of their liberty are treated in order to strengthen their protection from torture and inhuman or degrading tre ...

Teach your pupils Europe’s shared values: freedom of expression, a fair justice system, gender equality, abolition of the ...

- Freedom of expression and information and media freedom are crucial for the functioning of a truly democratic society and continue to be so in times of crisis.[1] The provision of timely information ...

ECRI attaches great importance to ensuring that its anti-racism message filters down to the whole of civil society and to involving the various sectors of society in an intercultural dialogue based on ...

A range of international experts participate to support the Intercultural cities programme. Their tasks include, inter alia: ...

As such, they play a key role in fostering intercultural inclusion at the local level. In order to be genuinely inclusive, cities need to make sure that the diverse voices of young people are heard ...