Greece: Understaffing in psychiatric establishments and poor conditions of detained foreign nationals
A nine-day visit to Greece carried out in April by a delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) focused on the treatment, living conditions and safeguards offered to civil and forensic patients in psychiatric establishments and the situation of foreign nationals deprived of their liberty. More...
MONEYVAL’s annual report: money laundering risks are increasing
The Council of Europe anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing body MONEYVAL has just published its General Activity Report for 2017. More...
20th anniversary of the European Institute of Cultural Routes in Luxembourg
The celebration was held at Neumünster Abbey, organised in partnership with the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the Council of Europe and with the Ministry of Culture of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. A series of presentations from Cultural Routes representatives, academics and experts, photo exhibitions and musical performances in the framework of Cultural Routes took place. More...
Albania: Anti-torture committee concludes that the treatment of persons detained by the police has improved
Anti-racism Commission launches updated standards for European equality bodies
Today, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe has launched revised standards (General Policy Recommendation No.2) for the establishment and functioning of European equality bodies. More...
Enhancing data protection globally: Council of Europe updates its landmark convention
The modernisation of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, the only existing legally binding international treaty with global relevance in this field, addresses the challenges to privacy resulting from the use of new information and communication technologies, and strengthens the convention’s mechanism to ensure its effective implementation. More...
Council of Europe co-operation with Internet sector: two new partners
The Council of Europe's Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, today signed collaboration agreements - in the form of an exchange of letters – with the European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) and the IT security and performance firm Cloudflare to promote respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law online. More...
Ten years of anti-human trafficking convention – special conference in Strasbourg
Over 150 experts from across Europe are taking part today in a conference to mark ten years since the Council of Europe convention against trafficking in human beings entered into force. More...
21 May 2018: World Day for Cultural Diversity
Cultural diversity is often cast in negative terms in current political debate. In reality, diversity has always been a positive prosperity factor for societies. More...