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European countries must urgently change migration policies which are endangering refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean
"European countries are failing to protect refugees and migrants trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean. Backsliding in the protection of the lives and rights of refugees and migrants is worsening and causing thousands of avoidable deaths each year”, says Dunja Mijatović, the Council of...
Toolkit to combat violence against women in Tunisia
Practical toolkit to combat all forms of violence against women in Tunisia was developed by Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, Children and Seniors with the support of the Council of Europe. This toolkit aims to ensure access of women to the rights guaranteed to them by Organic Law No. 2017-58...
Istanbul Convention at 10 years: leading the way to a life free from violence
In a joint statement to mark UN International Women’s Day, German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Franziska Giffey and Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić highlight the 10th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention on...
New Deputy Secretary General: Bjørn Berge takes office
Bjørn Berge (Norway) has taken up the office of Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe. He was elected on January 26 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) by 185 votes to 112 (the other candidate was Leyla Kayacik (Turkey). His period of office is five years...