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The role of internet intermediaries as gatekeepers to freedom of expression – Conference in Vienna

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 12 October 2017 Vienna

The role and responsibilities of internet intermediaries, which critically influence the way we receive and impart information in the digital age, will be the focus of a conference on internet freedom, organized by the OSCE and the Council of Europe in Vienna on Friday 13 October. The function of...

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CPT publishes highly critical report on prisons in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) 12 October 2017 Strasbourg

In a report published today on its December 2016 visit, the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) strongly criticises the conditions of detention and treatment of inmates at Idrizovo Prison, which holds some 60 % of the...

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Germany ratifies Council of Europe convention to end violence against women

Treaty office 12 October 2017 Strasbourg

Monitoring procedure to be strengthened as a result

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