Three candidates shortlisted for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2021
(CoE / Red) – Meeting in Prague, the selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – made up of independent figures from the world of human rights and [...]
Council of Europe
Il faut sauver le « Soldat Journaliste »…
(Strasbourg/Nicosie, CoE, Réd) – Les ministres européens responsables des médias et de la société de l’information ont convenu aujourd’hui de mener un [...]
Covid passes: Council of Europe takes a stand
(Inès Tempel / CoE) – A committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has clarified the necessary preconditions for the use of covid passes, [...]
Fighting hate and discrimination: Council of Europe evaluation report
(Inès Tempel / CoE) – Unique human rights monitoring body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) specializes in questions relating to the fight [...]
European democracy in distress
(Inès Tempel / CoE) – According to the latest annual report on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law across the continent of the Secretary General [...]
10 years of the Istanbul Convention
(CoE / Marine Dumény) – The Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also [...]
Supporting the most vulnerable groups and persons
(CoE / ET) – The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted Guidelines for the 47 member states to help them in upholding equality and protecting [...]
Press freedom and human rights
(Marine Dumény) – Journalism is a dangerous profession. This is the conclusion of the last report of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. In [...]
The Council of Europe wants Poland to stay in the 21st century
(CoE / Red) – The Committee of Ministers of the 47-nation Council of Europe has adopted an Interim Resolution (*) calling on Poland to adopt clear and effective [...]
Save the refugees in the Mediterranean Sea!
(CoE) – “European countries are failing to protect refugees and migrants trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean. Backsliding in the protection of the lives [...]