The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has a long-standing commitment to human rights’ promotion and protection in ...

Various developments since 2016 have made an update of the Rule of Law Checklist timely and necessary. Following a comprehensive consultation process involving a wide range of stakeholders, including ...

Equality between men and women is an integral part of human rights and a fundamental criterion for democracy. Equality is a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

Jerzy Broniowski waited over 60 years to be compensated for the property his grandmother was forced to abandon at the end of ...

A national assessment of the situation of IMC in Albania, which, following a thorough analysis of questionnaires sent to Local Government Units (LGUs) and existing IMC case studies, provides with ...

The 2005 Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS 198), building on the success of the 1990 Council of Europe ...

Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Established in 1989, it currently numbers 38 of the 46 member states of the Strasbourg-based Organisation, plus Canada as associate ...

The "Rejuvenating Politics" initiative was launched by the Congress in 2014 as part of its commitement to promoting the participation of young people in public life and in the decision-making process ...

The Parliamentary Assembly, along with the Committee of Ministers, is one of the two statutory bodies of the Organisation. It acts as the democratic conscience of Europe, speaking on behalf of ...

The Congress, in which some 800 Ministers, Members of Parliaments, trade unionists, artists, journalists, economists and members of the liberal professions took part, came out in favour of the ...

Activities within the lifecycle of AI systems must comply with the following principles: Human dignity and individual autonomy, Transparency and oversight, Accountability and ...

The persons participating in the Council of Europe Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs assisting women victims of violence act in their individual capacity and do not represent the Group of ...