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Secretary General attends European Political Community meeting in Budapest
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, attended the summit of heads of state or governments at the fifth meeting of European Political Community on 7 November in Budapest. At the meeting, Mr Berset had a number of exchanges including with President Maia Sandu, Prime...
Implementation of modern approaches to Dynamic Security in the penitentiary system: updated training module from the DECOPRIS project
On 07 November 2024, with the support of the Council of Europe project "Towards more humane conditions of detention and reduced reoffending in Ukraine" (DECOPRIS), an updated training module on dynamic security developed by the project's international expert, Dr Sarah Lewis, was presented. The...
New guidelines to protect voters' personal data
The Council of Europe has issued guidelines aimed at protecting individuals' personal data when registering as voters and when their identity needs to be authenticated to participate in elections. The guidelines, prepared by the Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Presentation of findings of the Nationwide Sociological Survey on Multilevel Governance
On 18 November 2024 (12.30-13.30 EET) the presentation of findings of the eighth Nationwide Sociological Survey on Multilevel Governance will be held in the National News Agency “Ukrinform” (address: 8/16 Bohdan Khmelnytsky Str., Kyiv). The survey was commissioned by the Council of Europe within...
Promoting Quality Journalism in Ukraine: Training for Beginner Journalists
“I arrived wanting to learn how to film well, and I’m leaving not only with that but also with practical skills and theory that I’m very grateful for,” shared Vira Polyana from “Fayne Misto” in Ternopil. This is one of the 14 pieces of positive feedback received after a three-day videolab...
XII Annual International Forum on the European Court of Human Rights' case law took place in Kyiv
On 29 and 30 October 2024, XII Annual International Forum on the European Court of Human Rights' case law “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Ukraine” was held in Kyiv with the support of the Council of Europe Projects* and the OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine within...
Trauma-informed approach programme as a response to the needs of young people in Ukraine
The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” presented its work in time of war in Ukraine at the the international conference “Protecting the Human Rights of Displaced Persons: Current Challenges and Ways Forward”. The conference took place in Chișinău, the Republic...
Interrelation of IHL and IHRL, effective investigation – training for investigators of the National Police of Ukraine
On 5-6 November in Lviv, 30 investigators of the National Police (14 women and 16 men) from 13 regions of Ukraine worked with Council of Europe experts on the following issues: International human rights law. International humanitarian law. International criminal law; Case-law of the European...
Ukrainian legal professionals exchange on executing European Court of Human Rights domestic violence rulings
On 31 October 2024 the Council of Europe held a roundtable “European Court of Human Rights and women’s rights: execution of ECtHR judgements in cases “Levchuk v.Ukraine No.17496/19 and “Ivashkiv v.Ukraine No.59670/14”, gathering together Ukrainian lawyers, judges, prosecutors, representatives of...
Council of Europe in cooperation with the Prosecutors’ Training Center of Ukraine launched the HELP course on “International Cooperation in Criminal Cases”
On November 1, 2024, the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Prosecutors’ Training Center of Ukraine launched the HELP course on “International Cooperation in Criminal Cases”. The course covers key aspects of mutual legal assistance, extradition, transfer of sentenced persons, and...
The Study “People who were forcibly displaced abroad" is launched by the Council of Europe Project in cooperation with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
The Council of Europe Project “Facilitating access to human rights and essential services for internally displaced persons and returnees at the community level” in cooperation with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and analytical center “Cedos” launched of a study on "People...
Submission of national reports on the implementation of the European Social Charter’s provisions: changes following the reform
Peculiarities of national reporting to the European Committee of Social Rights under the recent reform of the European Social Charter were the focus of a practical seminar held in a hybrid format in Kyiv on 31 October 2024. Representatives of 14 Ukrainian national authorities, involved in...
School Participatory Budgeting with Council of Europe Support: Expanding Soon to 8 More Communities
On 23-24 October 2024, a two-day training camp «Everything you wanted to know about school participatory budgeting» was held in Kyiv, dedicated to the implementation of school participatory budgeting (School PB) in Ukrainian communities. The event was organised in cooperation with the...
Communities explored the possibilities of the Council of Europe for young people at the forum “European integration for communities in Ukraine”
What is the Council of Europe doing to strengthen the competence of local self-government officials to ensure the participation of young people in decision-making at the community level? The answer to this question was discussed by the participants of the forum “European integration for...
Ministers join forces to help returning prisoners of war and deported children back to Ukraine
Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General, Bjørn Berge, has taken part in a conference in Canada aimed at developing a concrete plan for the return of prisoners of war, deported civilians, including children back to Ukraine in line with international human rights and humanitarian law principles....
Congress supports youth engagement for Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery
On 29 and 30 October 2024, the Congress held two webinars to help young peoplecontribute to the recovery process. Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori emphasised that “the active participation of all our citizens, including young people, is crucial to guaranteeing the legitimacy, credibility...
Anonymous Online Survey for Homeowners!
Supported by the Council of Europe project «Facilitating Housing Solutions for War-Affected People in Ukraine» and the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, the NGO «GET IT BACK» is conducting a survey on homeowners’ awareness of the procedure for verifying property...
Together for Justice: Register of Damage for Ukraine Launches Coordination Platform to Strengthen Civil Society Cooperation
The Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) has launched a Coordination Platform to partner with civil society in supporting claimants through the process of filing claims for damage caused by Russian aggression. This was announced by RD4U Executive Director Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi during the...
Call for tenders for the development of automated system for the National Preventive Mechanism
2024/AO/76 - 22 November 2024 - Development of an automated system for the National Preventive Mechanism The primary objectives of the Automated system’s creation encompass future increase of the efficiency and transparency of the NPM operations by means of efficacious collection, processing, and...
Building human rights-based counter narratives to hate speech and discrimination in Ukraine
The information is available in Ukrainian.
