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Secretary General Jagland says justice must start to work in Turkey now

Parliamentary Assembly Session 26 June 2017 Strasbourg

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, in reply to questions, has told PACE members that he is concerned by the current situation regarding fundamental rights in Turkey. Following the decision to charge Taner Kiliç, Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a...

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Pavel Filip hails his country’s ‘shared history’ with the Council of Europe

Parliamentary Assembly Session 26 June 2017 Strasbourg

Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip has hailed the transformations his country is undergoing on the path of European integration, with the help of the Council of Europe – and urged Europe to stay true to its values. “The Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe are connected by a shared...

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Secretary General Jagland calls for release of Turkish hunger strikers

Secretary General 26 June 2017 Strasbourg

Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has called for the release of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça. Nuriye Gülmen, a professor, and Semih Özakça, a teacher, have been on hunger strike since March to protest against their dismissal on the basis of state of emergency decree-laws. Since then, they...

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Women and the drug trade: users and victims

Pompidou Group 26 June 2017 Rome

On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Council of Europe’s drug policy experts, The Pompidou Group, highlight the vulnerability and the role of women in the drug trade at a two-day seminar in Rome. Held in the National School of Administration in Rome from 26-27...

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International conference on fighting the smuggling of migrants

Council of Europe 23 June 2017 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe is organising an international conference in Strasbourg on 23 June to discuss ways to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants. The prevention and suppression of smuggling of migrants in Europe and its severe implications for human rights pose complex legal challenges....

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The anti-racism commission publishes its annual report

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) 22 June 2017 Strasbourg

Strong surge of nationalistic populism, xenophobic hate speech were key challenges in Europe in 2016

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GRECO issues critical assessment of the Parliamentary Assembly integrity framework

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) 21 June 2017 Strasbourg

The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published an assessment of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in which it identifies significant shortcomings and points out the need for a number of improvements. The President of...

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Criminal use of child self-generated sexual images and videos: how can states counter it?

Council of Europe 20 June 2017 Strasbourg

New monitoring launched by the Council of Europe

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Conference of directors of prison and probation services

Council of Europe 20 June 2017 Lillestrøm

The Council of Europe´s annual Conference of Directors of Prisons and Probation Services is discussing in Lillestrøm (Norway) on 20 and 21 June ways to improve the recruitment, training and professional development of their staff. Held under the theme "Staff selection, training and development in...

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Learning to Live Together: a Shared Commitment to Democracy

Council of Europe 19 June 2017 Strasbourg

Conference on the Future Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Europe

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International conference in Brno, Czech Republic, on the binding effect of judicial decisions

Council of Europe 19 June 2017 Strasbourg

Presidents of Supreme and Constitutional courts from Council of Europe member states will gather in Brno, Czech Republic on 20 and 21 June for a high-level international conference to discuss the binding effect of judicial decisions taken by the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of...

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Council of Europe adopts new Recommendation on Standards for E-Voting

Committee of Ministers 19 June 2017 Strasbourg

The Ministers' Deputies adopted at their 1289th meeting on 14 June a new Recommendation on Standards for E-Voting. The new recommendation CM/Rec (2017)5, which follows the previous Rec(2004)11, was developed to ensure that electronic voting complies with principles of democratic elections and is...

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Ukraine: anti-torture committee concerned about police ill-treatment, poor conditions of detention of remand and life-sentenced prisoners

Committee for the prevention of torture (CPT) 19 June 2017 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe’s Committee for the prevention of torture (CPT) in its new report on the situation of Ukrainian prisons welcomed law enforcement sector reform and positive developments in the previously visited Colonies, but expressed serious concern about ill-treatment by police officers...

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European countries must lift obstacles to reunification of refugee families

Commissioner for Human Rights 19 June 2017 Strasbourg

“The right to family reunification is a fundamental part of the right to family life, which is protected by international human rights law. This right is particularly important for refugees in Europe. Because of the dangers they face at home, their only option to enjoy their right to family life...

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Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs - despite amendments - still raises Venice Commission concerns

Venice Commission 16 June 2017 Venice

The European Commission for Democracy through Law (the “Venice Commission”) today adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion on the previous Draft Law on the Transparency of Organisations Receiving Support from Abroad of Hungary. In the clarification, the Council of Europe expert body...

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Conference on reporting about terrorism: challenges and ethical dilemmas

Council of Europe 16 June 2017 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe is organising a conference in Strasbourg on 19 June to discuss the responsibilities and the challenges that journalists face when reporting about terrorist attacks, including the widespread use of social media and the constraints created by anti-terrorist laws. The event...

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Moldova: plans to reform electoral system and presidential powers critically assessed by the Venice Commission

Venice Commission 16 June 2017 Venice

During its plenary session today, the Council of Europe’s constitutional law experts – the Venice Commission - adopted opinions that critically assess a draft law for Moldova’s electoral system for the election of Parliament and a proposal to expand presidential powers. Proposed reform to the...

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Georgia: constitutional revision on right track, but changes needed to ensure political pluralism, says Venice Commission

Venice Commission 16 June 2017 Venice

Meeting for its June plenary session, the Council of Europe’s constitutional experts, (the Venice Commission), positively assessed the constitutional revision process in Georgia, but urged the authorities to reconsider the rules of Parliament formation, in order to increase pluralism in...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Greater efforts needed to enhance social cohesion and media freedom

Commissioner for Human Rights 16 June 2017 Sarajevo/Banja Luka

Declaration by Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muižnieks, following a four-day visit to the country

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Europe and migration to take centre-stage at the Parliamentary Assembly Summer Session

Session of the Parliamentary Assembly 16 June 2017 Strasbourg

Europe and migration will be one of the central themes of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Summer plenary session, to be held in Strasbourg from 26 to 30 June 2017. Four reports will be debated on Wednesday 28 June, focusing on the humanitarian and political response to the...

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