News 2022
Council of Europe delivers office IT equipment to the War Crimes Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine
On 22 December 2022, the Council of Europe handed over office IT equipment to the War Crimes Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (OPG). The equipment was procured within the framework of the Council of Europe project on “Human Rights Compliant Criminal Justice System in...
Implementation of ECHR judgments: New thematic factsheet on hate crime and hate speech
The Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights issued today a new thematic factsheet on hate crime and hate speech. Hate crime is a criminal act motivated by bias or prejudice towards a person or group of persons while hate speech concerns various forms of...
Freedom of expression of judges: Consultative Council of European Judges adopts new Opinion
The Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) adopted on 2 December 2022 its Opinion No. 25 (2022) on freedom of expression of judges. The Opinion provides general guidance to judges and a broad framework for an ongoing discussion on which parameters to consider when judges exercise their...
Ministers call for a human rights-centred approach to drug policies at Pompidou Group conference
Closing the 18th Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group, ministers and high-level participants from 41 Pompidou Group member states have called for a human rights centred approach to address drug addictions and related disorders. In their “Lisbon Declaration”,...
Management of frozen or seized property: new report assesses compliance with Warsaw Convention
Most European states have put in place legislation or other measures to ensure the proper management of frozen or seized property, although improvements are still needed in certain countries, according to a report released today by the Conference of the Parties of Convention on Laundering,...
New report on the interplay between artificial intelligence and administrative law
On 24 November 2022, the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) approved the publication of a comparative study examining the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) and administrative law, prepared by Prof. Dr. Johan Wolswinkel (Tilburg University, the Netherlands). The study...
MONEYVAL marks its 25th anniversary
The Committee of experts on the evaluation of anti-money laundering measures and the financing of terrorism (MONEYVAL) held its 64th Plenary meeting in Strasbourg from 7 to 9 December 2022. In his opening speech, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Bjørn Berge, underlined the...
Putting human rights at the heart of drug and addiction policies: Lisbon Ministerial Conference for the Pompidou Group
The 18th Ministerial Conference (13-14 December at the Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon) of the Pompidou Group, Europe’s premier platform for drug policy, will focus on promoting sustainable drug and addiction policies in conformity with human rights. The conference will gather Ministers, Government...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
The latest decisions adopted on the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Committee of Ministers. During its 1451st Human Rights meeting, the Committee adopted 46 decisions concerning 21 member States. Three interim resolutions were adopted...
Anti-Corruption Day: GRECO president calls for transparency and appropriate consultation in legislative processes
To mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, commemorated every year on 9 December, the President of the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO), Marin Mrčela, issued the following statement: “Preventing corruption and promoting integrity in public life requires...
39th plenary meeting of the CEPEJ
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) held its 39th plenary meeting on 6 and 7 December. The Working Group on the evaluation of judicial systems (CEPEJ-GT-EVAL) presented the report on the evaluation of European judicial systems of the CEPEJ (cycle 2022), published last...
GRECO: Publication of 5th round second compliance report on Luxembourg
The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fifth evaluation round second compliance report on Luxembourg, which deals with preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies....
Seminar on strengthening the protection of social rights in Europe – the role of the European Social Charter
What is the role of the European Social Charter in strengthening the protection of social rights in Europe? This issue will be discussed at a seminar, organised by the Department of Social Rights on 8 December 2022 to mark the end of mandate of several members of the European Committee of Social...
GRECO: Publication of 5th round second compliance report on Iceland
The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fifth evaluation round second compliance report on Iceland, which deals with preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies....
Council of Europe marking successful completion of the Armenian projects in the probation and penitentiary health care areas
The successful completion of two Council of Europe projects “Enhancing health care and human rights protection in prisons in Armenia” and “Support the scaling-up of the probation service in Armenia” has been marked with a closing conference on 29 November 2022. The event brought together project...
GRECO: Publication of the 4th evaluation round addendum to the 2nd compliance report on Spain
The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth round addendum to the second compliance report on Spain, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO at its...
Brazil accedes to the Convention on Cybercrime and six States sign the new Protocol on e-evidence
On 30 November 2022, six countries, Croatia, Moldova, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, signed the Second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronicevidence, bringing the number of signatures to 30. Brazil deposited...
Report on the review of the implementation of the Council of Europe Plan of Action on Strengthening Judicial Independence and Impartiality
The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) issued its report on the review it carried out with respect to the implementation of the Council of Europe Plan of Action on Strengthening Judicial Independence and Impartiality. The Committee of Ministers, which tasked the CDCJ with this...
Council of Europe workshop "Implementing human rights and environmental due diligence"
More than a decade ago, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights established voluntary standards on corporate responsibility to identify and address actual and potential adverse impacts to human rights. Since then, legislation has been introduced in some member States obligating...
Closing conference of the project on Enhancing the effectiveness of civil monitoring boards in line with European standards in Türkiye
Substantial progress has been made in enhancing the capacities of the national prison monitoring mechanisms in Türkiye, significantly contributing to ensuring sustainable and continuous prevention of ill-treatment in places of deprivation of liberty, concluded the participants at the closing...
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