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CPT issues reports on Belgium and Cyprus, monitoring a Frontex-supported return operation to the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published two reports on its 2022 ad hoc visits to Belgium and Cyprus in the context of a Frontex-supported return operation to the Democratic Republic of Congo, together...
Accountability for crimes during war of aggression against Ukraine: Committee of Ministers exchange of views with civil society
On 10 July, the Committee of Ministers Rapporteur Group on Legal Co-operation held an exchange of views with representatives of civil society on accountability for crimes during the war of aggression against Ukraine. Under the theme “The Accountability for Crimes Under International Law Committed...
Congress addresses UN High-Level Political Forum
The United Nations High-Level Political Forum in New York is taking place against a critical backdrop: most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not be achieved as planned by 2030. To speed up their implementation, the Congress is calling on states worldwide to empower cities and...
MONEYVAL calls on North Macedonia to improve investigation and prosecution for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism
In a new report the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on North Macedonia’s authorities to further strengthen its measures to combat money laundering (ML), financing of terrorism (FT) and financing of proliferation (FP), in particular in the investigation and...