The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic ...

Europe’s largest minority, the Roma and Travellers, face multiple barriers to education, health, employment and political ...

Often, women with disabilities are invisible and marginalised in society, including among those promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, and those promoting gender equality and the ...

Despite progress, women’s and girls’ rights in Europe face setbacks and numerous challenges, including violence, discrimination and hate speech. The Commissioner’s work focuses on promoting measures ...

Terrorism challenges our democracies and requires effective state responses. But counter-terrorism efforts must respect democracy, the rule of law and human rights. The Commissioner’s approach ...

The Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has released a new guide for local authorities, "How to Organise a Deliberative Process at the Local Level?", available in English and ...

In several European regions affected by past or ongoing conflicts, the achievement of human rights, democracy and the rule of ...

LGBTI people continue to face discrimination and violence that affects their human rights. The Commissioner urges the authorities to combat discrimination and violence, raise awareness of the rights ...

The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism - MONEYVAL is a permanent monitoring body of the Council of Europe entrusted with the task ...

Back Annual Seminar with Equality Bodies for ECRI’s 30th Anniversary High-level conference for ECRI's 25th Anniversary ...

The CPT visit of 16 to 18 December was a continuation of its visit to Serbia which took place from 14 to 22 November 2024. The main aim of the visit was to examine the treatment of and safeguards ...

The Project objective is to assist the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to create the necessary preconditions to better implement standards and apply practices that strengthen effectiveness of ...