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Non-implementation of the Court’s judgments: our shared responsibility
Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muižnieks publishes his latest Human rights Comment
Thorbjørn Jagland condems terrorist attack in Gaziantep
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe has expressed in a letter to President Erdoğan his condolences on the terror attack on 20 August in Gaziantep. In a statement directly after the attack on Sunday, the Secretary General said: "I am devastated by the atrocious bomb attack in our member...
Report on Turkey: Migrant children and refugees living precariously outside camps
Action needed to tackle child labour, encourage school attendance and improve the precarious living conditions of those outside refugee camps in Turkey
Situation in Crimea
Statement by Marina Kaljurand, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Secretary General Jagland in Ankara
Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland arrived in Ankara on Wednesday 3 August for two days of meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ, the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Ismail Kahraman,...
Council of Europe honours victims and survivors of Roma Holocaust (Pharrajimos)
The Council of Europe honoured the memory of Roma Holocaust victims and survivors with commemorations at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and at the Organisation’s Strasbourg headquarters. “Remembrance not only focuses on the past, but also points the way to the future,” said...
Secretary General Jagland to meet President Erdogan in Ankara
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland will be in Ankara on Wednesday 3 August for meetings with President Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ and leaders of the opposition parties. Contact Press release
National minorities: Council of Europe body calls on Italy to better protect Roma, Sinti and Camminanti
The Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) has called on Italy to take urgent steps to elaborate and adopt a specific national legislative framework for the protection of Roma, Sinti and Camminanti communities. In its...
Deputy Secretary General meets Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage
Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni had an exchange of views today with Dario Franceschini, Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tourism. The meeting focused on Council of Europe conventions in the cultural field and on policy co-operation with Italy. Deputy Secretary General...
Cyprus should increase transparency in parliament, among other recommendations
A new report from the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) includes 16 recommendations to improve anti-corruption measures in parliament and for judges and prosecutors. Although plenary meetings of the legislature are open to the public and proposed bills are published,...
Measures taken under the state of emergency in Turkey
Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muižnieks
EU and Council of Europe introduce project to promote global development education
From residential and online training courses on human rights to intercultural dialogue, a new three-year project – iLEGEND – will strengthen global development education throughout Europe. iLEGEND, (Intercultural Learning Exchange through Global Education, Networking and Dialogue) will foster...
Turkey: Protecting democracy and human rights
Statement by the Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland
Secretary General receives notification from Turkey of its intention to temporarily suspend part of the European Convention on Human Rights
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, has been informed by the Turkish authorities that Turkey will notify its derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights under the Convention’s Article 15. The possibility of a derogation is foreseen by Article 15 of the...
Death of Pavel Sheremet
Statement by Marina Kaljurand, Chair of the Committee of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of Utøya tragedy, Secretary General calls for robust response to hate crime
"Five years after the Oslo attacks and the Utøya massacre that claimed 77 lives on 22 July 2011, hate-driven violence remains a challenge for European society and governments today", said Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, calling for a determined response to hate crime....
Protect women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights
“In these times of resurgent threats to women’s rights and gender equality, we must redouble our efforts to protect women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. Among the international and European legal instruments that protect these rights, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms...
Situation in Turkey
Statement by Marina Kaljurand, Chair of the Committee of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Anniversary of the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17
Statement by Marina Kaljurand, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia
