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Congress supports Ukraine in strengthening dialogue between national, regional and local authorities
Invited to open a meeting of a new body – the Ukrainian Congress - created by President Zelenskyy to consult with Ukrainian local and regional authorities, the Council of Europe Congress stressed the importance of sustaining local democracy to ensure a full democratic recovery after the war. In...
Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić
Pylos shipwreck investigation: Human Rights Commissioner addresses letter to Greek Prime Minister
In a letter to the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, stresses that Greece has a legal obligation to conduct effective investigations into the Pylos shipwreck, which resulted in the death of more than 80 persons...
Against multiple crises backdrop, the fight against human trafficking must remain high on all stakeholders’ agenda, says GRETA
Multiple crises, conflicts and the climate emergency increase vulnerabilities to human trafficking and diversify trafficking risks, which is why governments and other stakeholders must allocate adequate attention and resources to combating it. This is the message from the Inter-Agency...