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10 avril 2018

34th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

The members of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will meet in Strasbourg, France, from 27 to 28 March 2018 for their 34th Session placed under the theme “rights-based governance at local and regional level”. More...

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10 avril 2018

Stronger more independent equality bodies needed to combat intolerance and discrimination in Europe, says anti-racism commission

To better protect and support people exposed to discrimination, states should put in place strong equality bodies established by constitutional or parliamentary legislation, set up as separate legal entities with a wide mandate, enjoying political, financial and operational independence, and provided with adequate resources, says the Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission in a new set of recommendations to the European governments launched today, on the International Day against Racial Discrimination. More...

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10 avril 2018

Intercultural Cities in Action : International Day Against Racial Discrimination

Fighting discrimination and upholding human rights is not only a legal obligation of Council of Europe members states but a moral, social, and economic necessity for inclusive and well-functioning European societies. Cities and local authorities are key in this regard. In a European context more and more dominated by identity politics, fears, xenophobia, populism and hatred, there are more and more cities that defend the idea of a positive management of diversity as a key factor for the development of cohesive and sustainable societies. More...

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10 avril 2018

European prisons are almost full, according to latest Council of Europe survey

European prisons are on average close to full capacity, with inmates occupying over 9 out of ten available places, according to the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE) for 2016, published today.
The survey shows that the incarceration rate grew from 115.7 to 117.1 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants from 2015 to 2016. This rate had previously fallen every year since 2012, when it reached 125.6 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. More...

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10 avril 2018

Tackling challenges in protecting athletes’ human rights in the fight against doping in sport

A high-level debate between sportspersons’ representatives and Council of Europe Human rights’ bodies highlighted international challenges in the framework of current normative standards for safeguarding athletes’ rights, in particular with regard to access to justice and fair trial. More...

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10 avril 2018

Anti-torture Committee publishes report on Imralı Prison (Turkey)

The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has published a report on its April 2016 visit to the high-security prison on the island of Imralı in Turkey, where Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners are being held. More...

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10 avril 2018

Abolishing limits on presidential re-election is a step back in democratic development, says Venice Commission

In its new report on presidential term limits, the Venice Commission says re-election is not a human right as such, but a modality of the right to be elected. The Venice Commission is in favour of presidential term limits in presidential and semi-presidential regimes. More...

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10 avril 2018

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.
The committee adopted 24 decisions concerning 15 member states at the end of its regular three-day meeting in Strasbourg, as well as one interim resolution related to the excessive length of legal proceedings in Hungary. More...

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10 avril 2018

Ukraine: new financial disclosure requirements for NGOs and activists likely to have chilling effect on civil society

Stringent financial reporting and disclosure requirements for public activists, coupled with severe sanctions, are likely to have a chilling effect on civil society in Ukraine and should be removed in their entirety or significantly narrowed down, said the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR in a joint opinion adopted today. More...

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10 avril 2018

Slovak Republic: adopt a bolder approach to ensure inclusive education and strengthen the safety of journalists

Today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, concluded a visit to the Slovak Republic which focused on inclusive education of children with disabilities and Roma children. At the same time, since the visit took place shortly after the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová, the Commissioner met with representatives of the media to discuss the safety of journalists. More...

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