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Justice in Lockdown: new methods based on human rights could be model for future
The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to transform traditional court functioning for the better, as long as high-quality justice and respect for individual rights are at the forefront of changes, says the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) Launching new guidelines the...
Cyprus needs effective legal aid and compensation for victims of human trafficking
There were 801 presumed victims of trafficking in human beings in Cyprus in 2015-2019, according to a new report from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA). Female victims of sexual and or labour exploitation, forced marriage, or illegal...
Slovakia should improve access to justice and provide effective remedies for victims of human trafficking
In a new report published today, the Council of Europe expert body on trafficking in human beings (GRETA) acknowledges the progress achieved by the Slovak Republic in taking measures to combat human trafficking, but points out a number of shortcomings, such as the need to improve access to...
Secretary General at Congress Bureau: "Local and regional authorities play a key role in responding to the COVID crisis and that of climate change".
"Faced with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in countries, cities and regions, authorities at all levels of government are doing their best to respond to the enormous challenges posed by the coronavirus," said the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić during an...
Congress Bureau adopts declaration on impact of central government COVID-measures on local and regional authorities
The Bureau of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe adopted the following Declaration during its meeting held by video conference on 9 June 2020 : “The Congress Bureau expresses its concern about the democratic self-governance and financial autonomy of local and...
Austria: New report praises efforts to curb human trafficking, but more must be done
In its third report on Austria, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) analyses trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies and examines progress in the implementation of previous GRETA recommendations. The report...
World Environment Day: Congress President calls for mobilisation of local and regional authorities
"Good governance at the local and regional level means protecting the environment and combating global warming," stated Congress President Anders Knape, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 5 June 2020. "Municipalities and regions are key partners for national authorities in this regard...
Beyond COVID-19, human rights can help save the planet
Council of Europe statement ahead of World Environment Day
Implementing ECHR judgments: latest decisions from the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. Due to the exceptional circumstances, the first part of the Committee’s latest regular human rights...
GRECO: new report urges public authorities to be exemplary and transparent
Governments and public-office holders should act in an exemplary way by respecting anti-corruption measures and transparency standards, said the Council of Europe anti-corruption body GRECO in its annual report. The report reviews the measures to prevent corruption taken in GRECO’s member states...
