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Council of Europe marks 20 years of action against cybercrime
Twenty years after it was adopted, the Budapest Convention remains the most relevant international treaty that protects individuals and their rights against crime online. The Council of Europe’s annual conference on cybercrime, which every year brings together cybercrime experts from all over the...
Italy: Secretary General on official visit ahead of Committee of Ministers' Presidency
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić is paying an official visit to Italy ahead of the upcoming Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). The programme includes meetings with President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, Minister for Foreign Affairs...
CPT urges Spain to prevent and effectively investigate cases of prison ill-treatment
A new report by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) urges the Spanish authorities to take determined action to prevent ill-treatment in prison and ensure that cases of alleged ill-treatment are investigated effectively. It also proposes measures to improve the...
Implementing ECHR judgments: New factsheet on migration and asylum
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has published a new thematic factsheet on cases related to migration and asylum. The factsheet summarises measures reported by 23 member states to protect and further strengthen migration- and...
Special Representative on Migration and Refugees hosts FRONTEX team
The Special Representative on Migration and Refugees, Ambassador Drahoslav Štefánek, is hosting the first visit of Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer (FRO), Jonas Grimheden, to the Council of Europe. Mr Grimheden is accompanied by a team of Fundamental Rights Monitors. The visit, from 8-10...