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Congress President: “Cities and regions build a democracy of proximity”

Congress 15 September 2021 Strasbourg

On the International Day of Democracy on 15 September 2021, Congress President Leendert Verbeek desired to draw attention to the situation of local and regional democracy. In his words, this “democracy of proximity” – the first level of democracy – enables citizens to most quickly “witness their...

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Artificial intelligence – a new portal to promote global cooperation launched with eight international organisations

Council of Europe 14 September 2021 Strasbourg

On 14 September 2021, eight international organisations joined forces to launch a new portal promoting global cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI). The portal is a one-stop shop for data, research findings and good practices in AI policy. The objective of the portal is to help policymakers...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Anti-torture committee calls for vigorous action to prevent police ill-treatment

Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) 14 September 2021 Strasbourg

In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) calls on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to take vigorous action to address the problem of police ill treatment (summary of the report)....

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Governments must step up the fight against antisemitism in all its forms, says anti-racism commission

Expert body on racism and intolerance (ECRI) 14 September 2021 Strasbourg

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) issues a new General Policy Recommendation to the 47 Council of Europe member states

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Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments

Committee of Ministers 13 September 2021 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 14 to 16 September.Cases proposed for detailed examination concern Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,...

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