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8 décembre 2019

"The Congress must have resources corresponding to its responsibilities within the Council of Europe"

Conseil de l'EuropeSpeaking at the opening of the 37th Session in Strasbourg on 29 October 2019, Congress President Anders Knape recalled the role of the Council of Europe in guaranteeing in its 47 member States democracy, human rights and the rule of law. He stressed that the Congress, which plays a key role in defending local democracy, is an important part of this mechanism. More...

8 décembre 2019

37th Session of the Congress: Mayors safeguarding democracy

Conseil de l'EuropeThe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will meet in Strasbourg, France, from 29 to 31 October 2019, for its 37th Session, under the theme “Mayors safeguarding democracy”. More...

8 décembre 2019

A call for Bulgaria to speak out for human rights

Conseil de l'Europe“The government should step up its efforts to fight the hate speech prevailing today in Bulgaria in particular against Roma, LGBTI people and other minority groups” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, today after a 5-day visit to the country. More...

8 décembre 2019

Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments

Conseil de l'EuropeThe Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 3 to 5 December. More...

8 décembre 2019

"The Council of Europe needs the continuing commitment of the Assembly and the Congress"

Conseil de l'Europe"The Council of Europe has already strongly demonstrated its ability to adapt to the changing world. But the organisation needs our continued commitment and the Assembly and the Congress, as well as our national parliaments and local and regional authorities, have a fundamental role to play. It is up to us to restore confidence in our democracies to our fellow citizens”, said Parliamentary Assembly President Liliane Maury Pasquier, addressing the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, meeting in Strasbourg. More...

8 décembre 2019

Turkey: Congress adopts report on the observation of local elections and the Istanbul repeat mayoral election

Conseil de l'EuropeMeeting in session on 30 October 2019, the members of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe adopted a report on the local elections in Turkey (31 March 2019) and the Istanbul repeat mayoral election (23 June 2019), following observation missions led by the Congress. More...

8 décembre 2019

Russian local elections: all candidates need equal access to electoral rights

Conseil de l'EuropeIn its report on the Russian Federation adopted today, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe noted with satisfaction the developments that have taken place since 2010: the principle of local self-government is now recognised both in the Constitution and in ordinary legislation, the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government are applied by the Constitutional Court in its case law, and a great variety of instruments of citizens’ participation in local public affairs is available. More...

8 décembre 2019

European states urged to strengthen and support families before resorting to out-of-home care

Conseil de l'EuropeA declaration on ”Protecting children in out-of-home care from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse” has been adopted in Nicosia, Cyprus on 18 October by the Lanzarote Committee, the Council of Europe body overseeing the implementation by states of the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (“Lanzarote convention”.) More...
8 décembre 2019

European Anti-trafficking Day (18 October)

Conseil de l'EuropeOn the eve of European Anti-trafficking Day (18 October), the Secretary General said: “People who trade in human beings subject their victims to the most horrendous forms of exploitation and abuse. More...
8 décembre 2019

Malta must establish accountability for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Conseil de l'Europe“The Government of Malta remains far behind in its obligation to ensure that investigations in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia are conducted in a prompt, effective, independent and impartial manner,” said today in a joint statement Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. More...
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