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Human rights information bulletin

An update on human rights activities within the Council of Europe

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The “Bulletin”, under different titles, has been published since 1978.

Its aim is to summarise events in the field of human rights from the perspective of the Council of Europe. Each issue has sections devoted to:

  • Signatures and ratifications of human rights conventions
  • Developments in cases before the organs of the European Convention on Human Rights: judgments of the Court and resolutions of the Committee of Ministers
  • Coverage of other conventions in the field of human rights: the European Social Charter; the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
  • Activities in the field of human rights of the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly
  • Activities of the Directorate General of Human Rights, including: Intergovernmental activities; Equality between women and men; Human Rights Co-operation and Awareness; European Social Charter; Media.

ISSN (electronic edition): 1608-7372
ISSN (print edition): 1608-9618

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