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2 October vote: a missed opportunity for local democracy in Georgia, says Head of Congress delegation
The Congress concluded its mission to observe the local elections held on 2 October in Georgia. David ERAY (Switzerland, EPP/CCE, R), Head of the delegation, underlined the extremely polarized political environment in the country as well as an increase in verbal aggression, hate speech and fake...
Statement by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe concerning the reported liquidation of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee
The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has today made the following statement: “I am very concerned by reports that the Supreme Court of Belarus has this week liquidated the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, one of the oldest NGOs defending human rights in...
French Ministry of Justice wins the Council of Europe Crystal Scales of Justice Prize
The 2021 European "Crystal Scales of Justice" prize, organised by the Council of Europe and rewarding innovative judicial practices within European judicial institutions, was awarded to the French Ministry of Justice on 1st October 2021 in Ljubljana (Slovenia) for a project "Simplified filing of...
