The Council of Europe Project “ Safeguarding Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Media in Ukraine” (SFEM-UA) is implemented ...

War and mass displacement heighten the risks of human trafficking, and children are particularly vulnerable to such risks. Furthermore, as children increasingly use the internet for education and ...

On 26-27 March 2025, 23 members of the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme met in Wrocław, Poland, to gain insights and practical knowledge on implementing effective intercultural ...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published today a memorandum on the human rights ...

Full session; Opening of the 48th Session of the Congress by the President Marc Cools; Statement by Bjørn BERGE, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe; ...

Trafficking in human beings is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. The Council of Europe’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which entered into force in 2008 ...

ECRI held its 97 th plenary meeting in Strasbourg, which took place from 18 to 20 March 2025. On 19 March, ECRI held an exchange of views with Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary ...

Healthy, just societies need to respect the rule of law, with clear and transparent justice, fair and independent processes, and safeguards to ensure that everyone is treated equally before the law.

Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion – CDADI. The CDADI steers the Council of Europe’s intergovernmental work to promote equality for all and bui ...

An efficient,impartial and independent justice system, whose decisions are enforced, is an essential pillar of the rule of law and a precondition for the enjoyment of all fundamen ...

The prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, set out in article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is an absolute human right from which there can be no derogation. Respect ...

The state report from Latvia was received by GREVIO on 25 March 2025 under its baseline evaluation procedure, and is published in accordance with Rule 33, paragraph 6 of GREVIO’s Rules of Procedure.