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Situation in Ukraine
The Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chair of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, Luigi Di Maio, has made the following statement: “The Russian military operation is a very serious, unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, which...
The new Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027) adopted by the Committee of Ministers
On 23 February 2022, the Committee of Ministers adopted the new Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027) “Children’s Rights in Action: from continuous implementation to joint innovation” which will guide the work of the Council of Europe over the next six years. The new Strategy is the...
Statement from Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić on the military attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine
“I strongly condemn the Russian military attack against Ukraine in flagrant violation of the Statute of Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights. This is a dark hour for Europe and everything it stands for. I call upon the authorities of Russia to immediately and...
European Court of Human Rights : updated “country profiles” now online
The European Court of Human Rights has published an updated set of “country profiles” containing facts, figures and summaries of key cases for all 47 Council of Europe member states. The factsheets have been revised to take into account the Court’s annual statistics for 2021, which were published...
Situation in Ukraine
The Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chair of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, Luigi Di Maio, has made the following statement: “As Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, I support the statement of the Secretary General of the...