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“Confidence in Tomorrow”
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić made the following statement to mark Europe Day on 5 May: “75 years ago, 10 European countries founded the Council of Europe. So, on this Europe Day we reflect, inevitably, on the extraordinary and unique role that our Organisation has...
World Press Freedom Day
In a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić said: “As millions of citizens in Europe and other continents vote in crucial elections in 2024, we must recall the critical role that journalists and quality media play in...
“Our rights, our future”
“Our rights do not apply only at one moment in time, or to a specific situation. Instead, they are built to apply over the decades, and in whatever circumstances we find ourselves”, stated Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić in the introduction to the 2024 report on democracy, human rights,...
GRETA’s 2023 annual report highlights the need for strengthening trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies
The Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published today its latest general report of activities, highlighting the key achievements in 2023. These include the publication of 11 new country evaluation reports (in respect of Azerbaijan,...
The 8th meeting of the Working Group for drafting of the new Court Rulebook
After a break in the work of the working group following the 7th meeting in September, the Working Group for drafting the Court Rulebook held its 8th session with the support of the joint EU/Council of Europe project "Support for the implementation of judicial reform in Serbia". The working group...
Improved capacities of public prosecutors to implement European Court of Human Rights standards in their decisions
The first of four planned meetings for public prosecutors on how to refer to standards and case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in prosecutorial acts and on proper ways to quote ECtHR decisions, took place in Belgrade on 24 April. The meetings are organised by the joint European...
The Working Group finalised the Draft Rulebook on Administration in Public Prosecutors’ Offices
The Working Group of the Ministry of Justice finalised the Draft Rulebook on Administration in Public Prosecutors’ Offices with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia" at the meeting in Vrdnik. The representatives of the Supreme Public Prosecutors’...
Advisors of the Constitutional Court discussed the application of the quality of law and proportionality tests in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action „Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia“ organised on 12 April in Belgrade, in co-operation with the Constitutional Court, a training for around 50 advisors of the Constitutional Court on the application of the quality of law and...
Steps taken towards enhanced application of the human rights standards in the work of the Constitutional courts
Advisers and judges of constitutional courts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia participated at the regional working meeting to exchange experience and knowledge on the application of relevant human rights standards in their daily work. As the ultimate protector of human...
Regional conference in Belgrade looks at the use of encrypted communication in criminal proceedings
A regional two-day conference on legal aspects of the use of data from encrypted messaging services as evidence in criminal proceedings started in Belgrade today. Its objective is to allow legal professionals from the Western Balkans region to learn from experience of their peers form other...
