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Civil society says no to dumbing down human rights protection in Europe

Strasbourg, 2 February The Conference of INGOs voices strong opposition to a series of proposals to reform the workings of the European Court of Human Rights currently under discussion at the Council of Europe. The views of the INGO Conference will be brought to the attention of relevant bodies and in particular the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe currently chaired by the United Kingdom.
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Recommendation adopted by the Conference of INGOs on 27 January

Advancing equal opportunities is the smart thing to do

Strasbourg, 2 February "Advancing equal opportunities and equal rights is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do and there is no better time to act than now” was the message conveyed by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, at her meeeting with representatives of the Conference of INGOs on 26 January. (more ...)

Jean-Marie Heydt re-elected President of the Conference of INGOs

Strasbourg, 25 January "Without organised civil society, Democracy is lost": Jean-Marie Heydt begins a second mandate of three years as President of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe.
Antonina Dashkina, Sophie Dimitroulias and Alain Mouchoux were elected Vice-Presidents of the Conference and Veysel Filiz, Alain Koskas, Taras Poljanec and Martichu Rall were elected Rapporteurs of the Conference.

Winter Session of the Conference of INGOs, 24-27 January 2012

Strasbourg, 20 January Please find below key documents for next week's session of the Conference. Other documents can be found on the page of each Committee.
Calendar of Meetings
Agendas of the meetings of the Conference on 25 January and 27 January
2011 Activity Report of the Conference
List of candidates standing for election for the post of President, Bureau of the Conference and Gender Equality expert

Information on the new working groups of the thematic committees

Strasbourg, 21 December In October the Standing Committee approved the creation of a number of working groups of the thematic committees. For more information on each group, who to contact and how to join, please see the information note for each committee:
Democracy, Social Cohesion and Global Challenges Committee
Human Rights Committee
Education and Culture Committee

Call for subscriptions to INGO Service

Strasbourg, 5 January Does your INGO support INGO Service? Please find below a letter from the President of INGO Service calling on INGOs to pay the annual subscription. For further information on the purpose of INGO Service please go to its web page:
INGO Service web page
Call for subscriptions for 2012
2012 subscription form

Civil Society Forum "Living Together: Combining diversity and freedom in the 21st-century Europe", Strasbourg 13 and 14 November 2011

Strasbourg, 16 November At the two day Forum organised by the Conference of INGOs, civil society representatives and authorities discussed new multicultural challenges facing European societies and exchanged best practices to promote diversity.
General report from the Forum
Address by the Secretary General
Speech by the President of the Conference of INGOs [fr]
Interviews from the Forum
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