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Committee of Ministers: computer-assisted or AI-enabled social services decision making by public authorities must respect human rights
The importance of protecting human rights, including social rights, remains all the more relevant at present, when they are put at risk from the use of computer-assisted or Artificial Intelligence-enabled decision making by public authorities in the area of social services. In a declaration...
Committee of Ministers : declaration on equal pay and opportunities for women and men
Equality between women and men is among the fundamental human rights which all Council of Europe member States have undertaken to respect. It is inscribed into the most fundamental legal instruments adopted by the Organisation, including the European Social Charter. In a declaration, adopted on...
Human trafficking: despite progress, Denmark still fails to sufficiently protect victims
A new report from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) urges Denmark to improve the identification and protection of victims of trafficking, and to ensure that human trafficking offences are investigated, prosecuted and lead to effective,...
Poland: draft media laws should respect European human rights standards
In a letter to the Prime Minister of Poland, made public today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović urges the government to ensure that two draft laws concerning an ‘advertising revenue tax on media outlets’ and ‘protection of freedom of speech of social media...