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Council of Europe has joined the development of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Overarching Strategic Reform Plan for law enforcement agencies
The Council of Europe has joined the development of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Overarching Strategic Reform Plan for law enforcement agencies as part of Ukraine's security and defence sector for 2023-2027. The document was developed by the Interdepartmental Working Group...
Manual for police officers on effective response to violence against women in Ukraine
A new edition of the Council of Europe publication “Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: A Practical Guide for Police officers” has been released in response to the continuing challenge of the war in Ukraine, as well as recent important developments in Ukrainian legislation as...
Presidential election in Russia: "Let's not recognise Putin’s legitimacy as president", PACE President says
Following the Presidential election in Russia, PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos today made the following statement: "Some minutes ago, the polling stations in the so-called ‘elections’ in the Russian Federation closed and the exit polls announced the projections. And there was little surprise...
10 years of Crimea’s illegal annexation: Statement by the Congress President
The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Marc Cools, has made the following statement: “Ten years ago, on 16 March 2014, the illegal referendum in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, organised at Russian gunpoint, set off a spiral of violence leading...
Congress supports de-occupied and temporarily occupied communities of Ukraine
The newly established Committee for the development of de-occupied and temporarily occupied communities of the Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC) held its first meeting in Kyiv, on 12-13 March 2024, with the participation of the Chair of the Congress Current Affairs Committee, Bryony Rudkin...
First Council-supported Custody Records system opened in Lutsk Police Unit
The Council of Europe continues its support to the National Police of Ukraine in implementation of human rights standards and prevention of torture and ill-treatment within law enforcement. On 14 March 2024 in the city of Lutsk, Volyn region, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine,...
Supporting the work of the Ukrainian Media Regulator
The Council of Europe Office in Ukraine met with the leadership of the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine to discuss co-operation priorities for 2024 under the Council of Europe Project “Safeguarding Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Media in Ukraine” (SFEM-UA...
Malta makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Malta has made a voluntary contribution of €160,000 to support the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026, the Council of Europe Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine, the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting...
Estonia makes a voluntary contribution
The Government of Estonia has made a voluntary contribution of €35,000 to support the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026, cooperation with representatives of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, and the campaign for the safety...
Guidelines for parties to the Istanbul Convention to report on the implementation of the convention
The publication, Guidelines on Reporting for Baseline GREVIO Evaluations has been developed to assist parties to the Istanbul Convention to organise all essential information related to the convention’s baseline and thematic reporting processes. The Guidelines provide support during monitoring of...
Open call for participants of a training seminar on social cohesion and barrier-free environment in the youth sector
The Council of Europe Project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine invites youth workers to participate in a training seminar on social cohesion and barrier-free environment in the youth sector on 15-19 April 2024....
Facilitating Print Media Registration in Ukraine
Over 90 representatives from Ukrainian local, hyperlocal print and online media took part in an online seminar on "Registration of the Print Media" held by the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine (National Council) in co-operation with the National Union of...
Judge-trainers improved their knowledge and skills in applying the case law of the European Court of Human Rights
On 7-8 March 2024, the Council of Europe’s Project “Support to the Functioning of Justice in the War and Post-War Context in Ukraine” jointly with the National School of Judges of Ukraine and the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine within the framework of the project...
Field Meeting of the Working Group on Redress Mechanisms for Persons Affected by the Armed Aggression Against Ukraine
On February 29 – March 1, 2024, two-day field meeting of the working group on redress mechanisms for persons affected by the armed aggression against Ukraine was held with the support of the Council of Europe Project "Strengthening judicial and non-judicial remedies for the human rights...
Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies now in Ukrainian
In honour of International Women's Day, the Council of Europe is pleased to announce the availability in Ukrainian of the Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women. These guidelines, adopted at the Council of Europe in...
Clarification paper on official information and archival management (record keeping) by military administrations at community level
The Council of Europe Programme “Strengthening Good Democratic Governance and Resilience in Ukraine”, in cooperation with the Association of Ukrainian Cities issued a clarification paper regarding official information and archival management (record keeping) by military administrations at...
Artificial Intelligence – Bridging the Equality Gap
“More and more, AI is giving shape to the world we live in - our job prospects, our health-care outcomes, our access to benefits and services. The list of areas affected by AI is long and is growing. Unless we learn how to harness the potential of AI to bridge inequalities - including gender...
Training Ukrainian lawyers, judges and prosecutors to better handle cases of violence against women
On 5 March 2024, the Council of Europe launched the online course, “Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence” for 69 Ukrainian lawyers, judges, and prosecutors. This initiative, held just prior to International Women's Day, reaffirms the undeniable right of all women and girls to live in a...
The Council of Europe presented a new Opinion No.26 (2023) of the Consultative Council of European Judges “Moving forward: the use of assistive technology in the judiciary”
On 1 March 2024 the Council of Europe Project “Support to the functioning of justice in the war and post-war context in Ukraine” jointly with the Supreme Court held a round table to present the main provisions of Opinion No.26 (2023) of the Consultative Council of European Judges “Moving forward:...
Staff of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine trained on key elements of jurisdiction and interpretation of human rights
On 21 February 2024, the Council of Europe held a workshop for the staff of the Secretariat and the Patronage Services of Judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the key elements of jurisdiction and interpretation of human rights by the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of...