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Terrorist attack in Trèbes (France): The Chairman of the Committee of Ministers expresses his sorrow and solidarity with the French authorities
Following the deadly terrorist attack in Trèbes (France) earlier today, Minister Anders Samuelsen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, conveys his sincere condolences to the families of the victims and his sympathy for those...
Le Secrétaire Général condamne les attaques de Carcassonne et Trèbes, en France
Le Secrétaire Général Thorbjørn Jagland a fait la déclaration suivante aujourd'hui : « Je condamne fermement les attaques perpétrées sur le sol de notre pays hôte, la France. Ces attaques ont lâchement ciblé des civils ainsi que des représentants des forces de l’ordre. Je salue l’action...
Preventing ill-treatment during police custody and pre-trial detention
The Danish Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is organising a seminar in Copenhagen on 22 and 23 March to discuss ways to strengthen the prevention of torture and ill-treatment during police custody and pre-trial detention, the time when persons are most at risk from...
34th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
The members of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will meet in Strasbourg, France, from 27 to 28 March 2018 for their 34th Session placed under the theme “rights-based governance at local and regional level”. Congress members will discuss in particular the...
