- 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 ...

As part of the United Nations General Assembly week, Secretary General Alain Berset is delivering the keynote address to ...

The initiative was proposed by PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos and welcomed by the Assembly in the context of a forthcoming resolution on the liberation of Ukrainian journalists in Russian ...

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 ...

Înapoi Romania: Committee of Ministers welcomes progress in improving conditions of detention and healthcare for seriously ill prisoners At its Human Rights meeting on 15-17 September, the Committee ...

The Committee took its decision in light of the legislative changes introducing a two-tiered mechanism providing all natural and legal persons concerned as well as their successors with a compensatory ...

The new action, “Support to the Electoral Cycle in Albania” (SECA), started implementation with the aim to strengthen the independence and capacities of the Central Election Commission (CEC), foster ...

Germany judgment, where the Court found a violation of the applicant’s right to the determination of a criminal charge against her by an impartial tribunal due to the fact that the presiding judge of ...

Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings At its Human Rights meeting on 15-17 September, the Committee of Ministers ended its ...