Access to justice for women victims of violence in Eastern Partnership countries
The conference seeks to review progress made in the field of women’s access to justice in the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova), in the light of the principles of the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention). More...
Human trafficking in the Netherlands: Significant progress, but further action needed in several areas
The Council of Europe’s group of experts on human trafficking has welcomed the significant progress made by the Netherlands in recent years, whilst also calling on the authorities to take further action in a number of areas. More...
Proposed reform of criminal justice legislation in Romania weakens the fight against corruption and other serious crimes
In an Opinion adopted today, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission expresses concern that many draft amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code in Romania seriously weaken the effectiveness of its criminal justice system to fight corruption offences, violent crimes and organised criminality. More...
European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) 2018
“In a few days (on 13 October 2018) the 19th European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) will be celebrated in Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova and across the continent. More...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. More...
Rules Committee proposes to strengthen PACE's decision-making process on credentials and voting
In order to "strengthen the coherence, legitimacy and effectiveness of its decision-making mechanisms", the Committee on Rules of Procedure today proposed to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to amend certain provisions of its Rules of Procedure concerning the credentials of national delegations and voting conditions. More...
Deputy Secretary General opens International Conference on the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions
The Conference is organised as part of the “Macolin Roadmap 2018-2020” process to strengthen States’ response capacity to specific challenges they encounter in organising the fight against manipulation of sports competitions. More...
Armenia’s new government should place human rights at the centre of its policies
Armenia’s peaceful transfer of power in May 2018 has been truly remarkable. However, popular expectations are high that there will be tangible improvements to people’s lives, and the government should devote its attention to upholding the long-neglected rights of those who are most vulnerable. More...
Council of Europe leads fight for fundamental rights and against the evil of corruption
As the Fundamental Rights Agency Forum in Vienna gets underway on 25 September, the Council of Europe is playing an integral part to uphold fundamental human rights and combat corruption in an increasingly challenging period for Europe. More...