Visit to the United Kingdom on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 12 and 13 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments accompanied the Director of Human Rights to London to meet with the United Kingdom authorities to discuss and promote various aspects related to the implementation of judgments from the European Court. The visit included the...
United Kingdom: Meetings in Northern Ireland
On 11 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments accompanied the Director of Human Rights to Belfast to discuss the status of implementation of the McKerr group of cases, concerning investigations into deaths that took place during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Discussions with...
Ukraine: XІI International Forum on the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights
On 29 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated online in the XІI International Forum on the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Ukraine” held in Kyiv. The Forum brought together the judiciary and...
"Vilnius Dialogue" Conference on Fostering the Culture of Public Debate in Europe
On 24 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the "Vilnius Dialogue" Conference ”Fostering the culture of public debate in Europe”. The conference was primarily concerned with the implementation of the requirements of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human...
Seminar on the European Convention and international refugee law compliant procedures at state borders
On 25 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the Seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights and international refugee law compliant procedures at state borders, organised jointly by the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights and the UNHCR...
Slovenia: project supporting the execution of the European Court’s judgment on lengthy foster care proceedings
On 24 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a round table held in Ljubljana where the first results of the European Union – Council of Europe joint project “Ensuring the best interests of the child in civil court proceedings” were presented. Key topics were...
New thematic factsheet on the limitation on use of restrictions of rights (Article 18)
The Council of Europe promotes, protects and monitors the implementation of human rights for all, including preventing states from misusing their powers. This new thematic factsheet provides examples of measures reported by states in the context of the execution of the European Court's judgments...
Republic of Moldova: Meeting with the Supreme Court of Justice and the Superior Council of Magistrates
On 8 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments met with representatives of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Superior Council of Magistrates of the Republic of Moldova to provide an overview of the most pressing issues pending before the Committee of Ministers and to raise...
Visit to Poland on the execution of the European Court's judgments
On 3 and 4 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Warsaw, organised in cooperation with the Polish Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights. The Department held detailed discussions with representatives from the Ministries of Foreign...
Republic of Moldova: Fourth meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent
On 3 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in Chișinău at the fourth meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent of the Republic of Moldova. The Advisory Council is composed of the Government Agent and representatives of the relevant national authorities,...
Serbia: Roundtable on the execution of the European Court’s judgment on blind chess players
On 24 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated online in a roundtable on the execution of the European Court’s judgment concerning discrimination of blind chess players who were denied certain financial benefits for winning medals as part of the national team of...
Georgia: Coordination meeting on execution of judgments and workshop for judicial staff
On 27 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a roundtable held in Tbilisi on enhancing coordination among national stakeholders for the execution of the European Court’s judgments by Georgia. The event brought together representatives of various state agencies of...
New thematic factsheet on Persons with disabilities
The Council of Europe promotes, protects and monitors the implementation of human rights for all, including persons with disabilities. This new thematic factsheet summarises steps taken by member states to protect the rights of persons with disabilities in response to judgments from the European...
The Committee of Ministers adopts an interim resolution exhorting Hungary to reform its legislation on life sentences
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers examined again this week the execution of the László Magyar group of cases. This group, which dates back as far as 2014, concerns violations of the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment due to the applicants’ life sentences,...
Hungary: the Committee of Ministers invites member states to raise the issues of access to asylum and collective expulsions with their Hungarian counterparts
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers examined again this week the execution of the Ilias and Ahmed and Shahzad judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. These groups of several cases concern access to asylum in Hungary and collective expulsions of asylum-seekers to Serbia. In...
Implementing the European Court's judgments: Latest decisions from the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 17 to 19 September to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 41 decisions...
Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments: 1507th meeting of the Committee of Ministers
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 17 to 19 September. Cases proposed for detailed examination concern Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,...
Study visit of the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia
On 9 September, representatives of the Office of the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsperson) of Armenia carried out a study visit to the Council of Europe. The visit was organised by the Division of Co-operation Programmes and Division of Human Rights and Biomedicine under the projects...
Visit to Armenia on the execution of the European Court's judgments
On 4-5 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Yerevan, organised in cooperation with the Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters of Armenia. During the meetings, Armenia’s good relations with the Department and the generally positive...
International Forum on Transforming the Penitentiary System of Ukraine
On 25 July, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated virtually in the International Forum “Transforming the Penitentiary System: Finding Solutions to Stop Torture in Prisons”. The event was attended by representatives of the Government, Parliament, law-enforcement authorities,...
Ukraine: International conference on Administrative Justice
On 4-5 July, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights participated virtually in the VIIth International Scientific and Practical Conference “Administrative Justice in Ukraine: Issues of Theory and Practice” dedicated to judicial protection of political...
International conference on the 28th Anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine
On 28 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights participated virtually in the International Conference “The Constitution of Ukraine and European Values: Challenges of the European Integration Process”, which took place in Kyiv. The conference was...
Visit to Bulgaria on the execution of the European’s Court’s judgments at local level
On 25 June, the Department for the Execution of judgments participated in a first visit of a delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities aimed at supporting the execution of the European Court’s judgments by the Bulgarian authorities at local level. The visit concerned the...
Romania: Bilateral exchanges on the implementation of domestic court decisions
On 19 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments had an online meeting with the relevant national authorities on the progress made and the way to move forward to guarantee the prompt and voluntary implementation of domestic court decisions by public debtors. This issue is supervised by...
First annual meeting and launch of the Execution Co-ordinators Network
On 24 June, the first annual meeting between the Department for the Execution of Judgments and the national co-ordinators for the execution of judgments took place in Helsinki. The meeting took place further to the calls of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe at their 4th...
Hungary: the Committee of Ministers expresses “grave concern” over lack of compensation mechanisms for lengthy legal cases
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has strongly urged the Hungarian authorities to intensify their efforts to introduce compensatory remedies for people affected by excessively-long legal proceedings. In an interim resolution* adopted at this week’s meeting to supervise the...
Freedom of belief and non-discrimination in Türkiye: Council of Europe urges progress in cases on compulsory military service and religious education
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has strongly urged the authorities in Türkiye to ensure that alternative options to compulsory military service are made available for conscientious objectors and pacifists. The Committee also urged the authorities to ensure appropriate possibilities...
The Committee of Ministers invites its Chair to send a letter to the Hungarian authorities conveying deep concern about the lack of progress in the case of the Supreme Court’s former President Baka
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers examined again this week the execution of the Baka judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which concerns the undue and premature termination of the applicant’s mandate as President of the former Hungarian Supreme Court. In its decision, the...
Implementation of the European Court's judgments - Latest decisions by the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 11 to 13 June to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 42 decisions...
North Macedonia: Study visit to Croatia for an exchange on good practice to address school segregation of Roma children
On 4-6 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a study visit to Croatia, which was organised for the key stakeholders from relevant institutions of North Macedonia, engaged in the execution of the European Court’s judgment in Elmazova and Others v. North Macedonia. In...
