The European Convention on Human Rights - how does it work?
The human rights convention protects the rights of more than 830 million people in Europe. All 47 Council of Europe member countries have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a treaty designed to protect people’s human rights and basic freedoms. Governments, parliaments...
Impact of Liechtenstein’s Council of Europe membership: Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs
LGBTI – Free to be who you are
Whom you choose to love, even if it’s a person of the same sex, should not leave you open to discrimination, but sadly this is often the harsh reality for many LGBT people. Your sexual preference or gender identity should never detract from your enjoyment of your human rights – your right to...
Nadya Benklyan – pilot
“The best advice I would give to women is not to be afraid of challenges”. Nadya Benklyan, civil aviation pilot tells us. Her inspiring story traces when and how she decided to become a pilot, who was her “role model” and what were the biggest barriers she faced before achieving her dream.
Tamta Melashvili – writer
In her interview Georgian writer Tamta Melashvili tells us what she wanted to say with her book Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, including the stereotypes female writers face and more. This video is part of a series aimed at fighting violence against women and reinforcing gender equality.
Mari Gurgenishvili – marine mechanic
Her family wanted her to become a model. Instead Mari Gurgenishvili is the only woman marine mechanic in Georgia. We visited her in Batumi to hear her inspiring story that should encourage all women to pursue their dreams.
Tamar Chaava – soldier
Tamar Chaava is a sergeant whose dream to become a military servant derives from childhood. In this video she talks about the barriers and challenges and success she has faced on her path to realising her career goal. Her story is inspiring. This video is part of a series aimed at fighting...
We just want a job !
This video was produced for the Council of Europe by film students at the departamento de cinema e artes dos media at the Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon, Portugal. It emphasises that disabled people have as much to offer employers as their non-disabled counterparts, and calls for...
The Social Charter: Europe’s social constitution
The Council of Europe’s Social Charter guarantees day-to-day human needs. including health, housing, education, social security and protection and welfare services. Using images of positive everyday situations, this short film shows that implementing the Social Constitution of Europe will ensure...
In memory of half a million Roma murdered by the Nazis
Roma – a forgotten Holocaust
Half a million Roma died during the Second World War, victims of Nazi death squads and extermination camps. 20,000 died in Auschwitz, nearly 3,000 of them on a single day, August 2nd 1944, which is now recognised officially as Roma Holocaust Day, and marked every year by the Council of Europe and...
Council of Europe platform for protecting journalists
Safety of journalists
The platform aims to improve the protection of journalists, better address threats and violence against media professionals and foster early warning mechanisms and response capacity within the Council of Europe. It is a public space to encourage the compilation, processing and widespread...
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