The National Union for Icelandic Students and its projects have grown exponentially since its foundation on November 3rd, 2013, confirming the already existing need for a National Union. This contract will be a tremendous addition to the operations and management of LÍS. More...
Three project leaders from the 'Together, Moving Forward' small-grant programme joined ESU project manager and ESU human rights and solidarity coordinator at the University on Youth and Development organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe in Mollina, Spain. The event brought together more than 200 youth activists from across Europe, Africa and Latin America, with a joint programme on the theme of Developing Global Identities. More...
Over 23,000 Turkish academics have either lost their jobs at universities when their contracts were terminated, or were dismissed from their positions, or the universities where they worked were closed down by the Government since September 2016, according to the BBC report in July 2017 one year on from the failed coup. More...
“I welcome the government’s efforts to combat domestic violence in Malta. The transposition into domestic law of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, currently debated in parliament, is a decisive step forward. However, more needs to be done to protect the human rights of women” said today Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the end of his four-day visit to Malta. More...
Participants attending a Council of Europe conference on Roma and Travellers are pledging to promote gender equality for Roma and Traveller women in politics.
The Council of Europe pledge takes into account that electoral quotas are often an effective means of achieving significant, rapid progress, provided that they are correctly designed and consistently implemented. More...
A report published today by the Council of Europe examines the way in which dis-information campaigns have become widespread and, heavily relying on social media, contribute to a global media environment of information disorder. More...
The Committee of Ministers of the 47-nation Council of Europe has formally notified Azerbaijan of its intention to launch legal action related to the implementation of the Ilgar Mammadov v. Azerbaijan judgment from the European Court of Human Rights. More...
Today, the Council of Europe’s Convention for the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (“Lanzarote Convention“) celebrates its 10th anniversary. The Convention which was opened for signature on 25 October 2007 on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, remains to date the most ambitious and comprehensive international legal instrument for the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation. More...
The Minister of Justice of Italy, Andrea Orlando, signed today with Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni the new Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property (CETS No.221), known as the “Blood Antiquities” Convention. More...
Secretary General Jagland is appalled by the violent attack against Tatiana Felgenhauer, Deputy Editor of Ekho Moskvy, which took place on the premises of the well-known Russian radio station. The Secretary General wishes to express his support to Ms Fegenhauer, who is now hospitalised, and to all those working for Ekho Moskvy. More...
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