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Fair treatment for refugees: a moral and legal obligation
Statement by Igor Crnadak, Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers
Dialogue du Secrétaire Général avec les membres de l’Assemblée
Thorbjørn Jagland a répondu aux questions des parlementaires au cours d’un exercice de questions-réponses organisé dans le cadre de la session d’automne de l’Assemblée. Lors de cet échange, dominé par la crise migratoire, M. Jagland a rappelé l’importance de placer tous ceux qui arrivent sur le...
PACE President gives mixed assessment on human rights in Europe
After almost two years at the head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the President, Anne Brasseur, has given a mixed assessment of progress in human rights throughout Europe in her opening address at the autumn session in Strasbourg. Among the positive developments, she...
Ludmilla Alexeeva wins Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
The third Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to veteran Russian human rights defender Ludmilla Alexeeva. The €60 000 prize was presented at a special ceremony today at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg,...
The European Day of Languages 2015
Celebrating the linguistic diversity of Europe
Secretary General Jagland meets Foreign Minister Schetyna of Poland
Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland today met in Warsaw with and Foreign Minister of Poland Grzegorz Schetyna. Topics of discussion included the human rights of refugees, the situation in Ukraine and Poland’s relations with the Council of Europe.
Counterfeiting of medical products
Entry into force of the Medicrime Convention
Committee of Ministers adopts interim resolution on Azerbaijan
Ilgar Mammadov must be immediately released and his physical integrity guaranteed by the Azerbaijani authorities
Anti-torture committee calls on Romania to combat ill-treatment in prisons
In a report on Romania published today, the Council of Europe anti-torture committee (CPT) expresses its concern about numerous credible allegations of ill-treatment by persons held in prisons, although it also points out significant progress in reducing such practice in police stations. The CPT,...
Massive arrival of refugees in Europe
Following the thematic debate which took place last week, the Ministers' Deputies adopted a series of decisions today concerning the massive arrival of refugees in Europe. In particular, they recalled the obligations which fall upon member States under international law, particularly the...
