Congress Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights Gudrun Mosler-Törnström (Austria, SOC/G/PD) and Deputy Standing Rapporteurs Mélanie Lepoultier (France, ILDG) and Peter Drenth (Netherlands, EPP/CCE) will carry out a study visit to Strasbourg from 10 to 11 July 2024. They will hold exchange of views with human rights stakeholders in the Council of Europe, notably to get a better overview of relevant activities carried out by the Organisation, and to discuss synergies that can be developed between the Congress and other Council of Europe bodies to foster human rights protection at local and regional levels.

Following the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in May 2023, the Congress has strengthened its activities in the protection of human rights at local and regional level. A general report under preparation aims to present the main challenges for local and regional elected representatives when dealing with this matter. 

The Delegation will hold discussions with the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Marko Bošnjak; a representative of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe; and representatives of the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) and the Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity (DGII).

Contact: Stéphanie Poirel, tel: +33 (0) 3 90 21 51 84