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Join the European Day of Justice!
Since 2004, the Council of Europe and European Union have celebrated the European Day of Justice around 25 October throughout Europe, for the benefit of European citizens, students and justice professionals. Free information and advice days will be organised by lawyers and notaries, in...
“In the 1970s, it was a very hostile environment”: New film marks 40 years of progress on LGBTI rights
On the 40th anniversary of the landmark Dudgeon v. the United Kingdom judgment from the European Court of Human Rights, the 47-nation Council of Europe has published a set of videos on the case and its widespread impact on the rights of LGBTI people. “In 1981, for the first time ever, the...
Online course offers best techniques for heritage
A newly launched course is giving academics, professionals, activists and hobbyists a way to learn the best techniques for facing challenges in their work. The e-learning platform ST21Mooc is an e-learning heritage management tool which takes learners though the European Heritage Strategy 2021 in...
Speakers of parliament - an unparalleled responsibility
The functioning and work of parliaments, as well as the legislative texts they produce must enable human rights, democracy, and the rule of law to exist and flourish. This was a central message of Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić’s address today, as she opened the European Conference of...
