Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes ...
WEB5 days ago — The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its periodic visit to Estonia, carried out from 29...
Promoting human rights-based approaches in clinical practice ...
WEB1 day ago — The Convention provides a framework for the protection of human rights and human dignity by establishing fundamental principles applicable to daily medical practice as well as clinical research, transplantation, and genomics. As part of its significant initiative to promote the human rights and ethical standards in healthcare, the Council of ...
EU-Ukraine Integration: Key Chapter 23 Screening Completed ...
WEB1 day ago — Ukraine and the European Union recently concluded bilateral meetings in Brussels to advance Ukraine's EU membership negotiations. A key focus was Chapter 23, "Judiciary and Fundamental Rights." The Ukrainian delegation presented detailed reports and proposals, highlighting progress made in aligning Ukrainian legislation with EU …
2024 Václav Havel Prize awarded to Venezuelan political ...
WEB1 day ago — The twelfth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to leading Venezuelan political figure and rights defender María Corina Machado. The 60,000-euro prize was presented at a special ceremony on the opening ...
Secretary General at the United Nations General Assembly
WEB4 days ago — The Secretary General highlighted the relevance of the Council of Europe’s role in preserving multilateralism amid today’s challenges - democratic erosion, war, climate change, rising intolerance, and racism. Moreover, he praised the adoption of the ground-breaking Pact for the Future: a landmark commitment to concrete actions towards a ...
European Day of Languages 2024: Languages for peace
WEB5 days ago — Imprimer la page. The European Day of Languages on 26 September is, this year, celebrated under the motto of “Languages for peace” – highlighting how linguistic diversity and language education can play a key role in promoting a culture of peace, living together and democracy. This theme has been taken up by many of the hundreds of …
Vilnius conference: multilevel governance's key role in ...
WEB4 days ago — Vilnius conference: multilevel governance's key role in strengthening democratic resilience. Improving participation, a clear distribution of competences between levels of governance, and dynamic dialogue between all actors can help ensure that effective multilevel governance counters populism and the polarisation of society.