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Efficiency and quality of justice in Europe: the Council of Europe publishes its 2024 report
European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) releases its Evaluation Report on European Judicial Systems. On this occasion, the main trends of the report will be presented to the Ambassadors, the Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe and representatives of the Council of...
Civil servants and professionals enhance their capacity in effective guardianship of unaccompanied and separated children
On 11-12 October the Council of Europe organised a two-day workshop on effective guardianship, bringing together around 30 participants from national authorities. The participants included representatives from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Territorial Administration and...
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: Urgent action needed to increase local and regional risk-preparedness
On the occasion of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (13 October), the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Marc Cools, has made the following statement: “In the current times of climate change, local and regional politicians must look into any disaster risks...
Empowering refugee women in Armenia
Projects by four Armenian civil society organisations (CSOs) funded by the Council of Europe were successfully implemented between April and September 2024. These initiatives focused on promoting social and economic inclusion of refugee women, preventing gender-based violence against them, and...
Council of Europe strengthens collaboration with the National Assembly on human rights and biomedicine
As part of the ongoing healthcare reforms in Armenia and Armenia-Council of Europe cooperation, a high-level delegation from the National Assembly of Armenia, led by Chair of the Standing Committee on Healthcare Narek Zeynalyan, visited the Council of Europe institutions in Strasbourg and the...
European and World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October 2024
The death penalty is an inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, representing the ultimate denial of human dignity. On the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe strongly reaffirm their unequivocal opposition to the...
Journalists trained on European standards to combat hate speech in the media
To promote ethical journalism, on 8–9 October 2024, the Council of Europe, in close co-operation with the Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, organized a two-day training for 20 journalists, providing them with the skills to distinguish between hate speech and freedom of...
First Donor Coordination Meeting to discuss social rights in Armenia
Social rights and relevant reforms remain high on the agenda of the Armenian authorities and are included in the strategic area of cooperation with the Council of Europe, as envisaged in the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026. On 4 October 2024 the Council of Europe organised the...
Civil society networking to support refugee women and girls in Armenia
The Council of Europe held the “Together to Empower” networking conference, which brought together over 17 civil society organisations (CSOs), including well-established groups and organisations recently founded by refugee women. The event helped strengthen the capacities of CSOs in supporting...
International Day of Non-Violence: violence against grassroots politicians has a chilling effect on local democracy
On the occasion of International Day of Non-Violence (2 October), Bernd Vöhringer, Congress Rapporteur on combating violence against local and regional elected representatives, has made the following statement: “Over the last ten years, we have witnessed an alarming rise in violent attacks...
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