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Committee of Ministers reaffirms key role of Medicrime Convention
The Committee of Ministers has reaffirmed the key role of the MEDICRIME Convention which was opened for signature in Moscow on 28 October 2011. In a declaration to mark the Convention’s 10th anniversary, the Committee underlined how important the Convention is for guaranteeing and promoting the...
Secretary General concerned by plans to liquidate International Memorial in the Russian Federation
The news that the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office seeks to liquidate International Memorial, one of Russia’s oldest and most reputable human rights organisations, on the basis of the so-called “Foreign Agents” law is very regrettable. As the Council of Europe repeatedly indicated, this law...
Green Blue Deal for the Middle East wins Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award
At the closing session of the 9th World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its 2021 Democracy Innovation Award was the Green Blue Deal for the Middle East, an initiative by EcoPeace Middle East which brings together Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian...
Secretary General meets Sarah El Haïry, France’s Minister of State for Youth
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić met with Sarah El Haïry, France’s Minister of State for Youth and Engagement, attached to the Minister for National Education, Youth and Sport on the sidelines of the World Forum for Democracy, during the last day of the three day event....
GRETA calls on Malta to strengthen and guarantee protection for trafficking victims
The Council of Europe’s expert group on human trafficking (GRETA) has urged Malta to make efforts to guarantee effective access to compensation for victims of trafficking and to take measures to ensure that human trafficking cases are investigated proactively and lead to effective, proportionate,...
