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Secretary General calls on member states to recognise, protect and promote Romani language
Secretary General
4 November 2019
Strasbourg
On the occasion of the World Day of Romani Language, Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić, Council of Europe Secretary General, calls on the Organisation’s member states to recognise, protect, and promote the Romani language, which forms an integral part of our common European cultural heritage. Romani is...
CPT at 30: conference on safeguards during first hours of custody
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
4 November 2019
Strasbourg
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) is organising a conference in Strasbourg on 4 November to mark its 30th anniversary and to discuss the implementation of detention safeguards in the first hours of police custody, a time when the risk of ill-treatment is higher. The...
