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News
 Racial
discrimination, unacceptable violation of human rights
[19/03/2010]
''Racial discrimination is one of the scourges of our contemporary societies
and must be combated resolutely and relentlessly'', said Micheline Calmy-Rey,
Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, on the
occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination. The European human rights bodies also call for decisive
action against racism and xenophobia, especially with regard to the
Internet. ''Our organisations are alarmed by patterns and manifestations of
racism such as the ever-increasing use of the Internet by racist groups for
recruitment, radicalisation, command and control, as well as for the
intimidation and harassment of opponents'', says the statement by the
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), the OSCE’s Office
for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and the European Union
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
 Statement
by Micheline Calmy-Rey
European
human rights bodies call for action against racism |
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Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
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Activities of the Committee of
Ministers
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The Committee of Ministers is the
Council of Europe's decision-making body. It is composed of the Ministers
for Foreign Affairs of the 47 member states or their permanent
representatives in Strasbourg
(more...).
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Committee of Ministers:
Who's Who
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Committee of Ministers - Assembly Presidential
Committee: discussion on enhancing dialogue and co-operation
[18/03/2010] Assembly
Presidential Committee, headed by its President Mevlüt Çavusoglu, in the
presence of Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, on 18
March met in Paris with Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, the
current Chair of the Committee of Ministers, and its next Chair the Foreign
Minister of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' Antonio Milososki,
as well as members of the Bureau of the Committee of Ministers.
Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
[11/03/2010]
At their 1079th meeting, on 10 March, the Deputies adopted a first set of
decisions on the follow-up to the Interlaken Conference on the future of the
European Court of Human Rights. Moreover, they approved a pre-electoral
assistance programme in view of the forthcoming Parliamentary elections, which
will take place in Azerbaijan in November 2010.
Council of Europe publishes
reports on minority languages in Hungary and Norway
[11/03/2010]
The Committee of Ministers has made public the reports on the situation of
minority languages in Hungary and Norway. It calls on Hungary to develop a
structured long-term policy in the field of minority language protection,
while Norway is to ensure that social and health care institutions within the
Sámi Administrative District offer services in North Sámi.
Report
on minority languages in Hungary
Recommendation
of the Committee of Ministers on the application of the Charter in Hungary
Report
on minority languages in Norway
Recommendation
of the Committee of Ministers on the application of the Charter in Norway
File
''Minority languages''
Committee of Ministers publishes decisions on execution of judgments of
the European Court of Human Rights
[10/03/2010]
The Committee of Ministers concluded on 4 March its first special human rights
meeting devoted to the supervision of the execution of the judgments of the
European Court of Human Rights. The decisions adopted directly at the meeting
in some 25 cases or groups of cases against Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian
Federation, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom have just been published.
Bosnia
and Herzegovina asked to eliminate discrimination in standing for elections
Russia
asked to improve conditions of detention in remand prisons
Committee
of Ministers and Assembly call for stronger participation of women in politics
[05/03/2010]
According to Micheline Calmy-Rey, Chair of the Committee of Ministers, and
Assembly President Mevlüt Çavusoglu, speaking on International Women's Day,
women make up more than half the population and the electorate of the
organisation’s member states, but are still grossly under-represented in key
political and public decision-making posts in many of those member countries.
Special
file on International Women's Day
Council of Europe - OSCE
High-level meeting
[05/03/2010]
The 19th Council of Europe-OSCE High-level meeting held in Geneva on 5 March
2010 centred on current and future co-operation between the two Organisations,
their respective priorities and co-operation in the field.
Joint
Declaration
Committee of Ministers to supervise execution of European Court of Human
Rights judgments
[26/02/2010] The Committee of Ministers holds its first
''human rights'' meeting of 2010 from 2 to 4 March. A preliminary list of
items/cases to be examined at the 1078th meeting of the Ministers’ deputies
is available on the website
www.coe.int/execution.
1077th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
[26/02/2010]
On 24 February, the Ministers' Deputies held a
first exchange of views on the follow-up to the high-level Conference on the
future of the European Court of Human Rights, held in Interlaken, on 18 and
19 February. They expressed their appreciation for the commitment and
efforts by the Swiss President to carry out this important initiative.
 Mexico
becomes member of Venice Commission
[23/02/2010]
The Committee of Ministers decided this month to unanimously accept Mexico´s
request to become a full member of the Venice Commission. Mexico had observer
status since 2001. This decision acknowledges Mexico’s democratic development,
and will provide its government with access to European expertise in areas
such as the functioning of the democratic institutions and constitutional
justice, electoral law and party financing.
Reform
of the European Court of Human Rights: joint declaration reached in Interlaken
[19/02/2010]
In the framework of its Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, on 18 and
19 February, Switzerland organised a Ministerial Conference in Interlaken
aimed at setting the course for the future reform of the Court. With the
issuing of a joint declaration the event was crowned with success. According
to the declaration it is necessary in particular to reach a balance between
the incoming cases and the settled ones and to reduce the volume of
outstanding cases as well as to guarantee that new appeals are dealt with in
reasonable time. Moreover, the national implementation of the Court's
judgements should be improved and the Committee of Ministers should guarantee
an effective supervision. File
Interlaken
Declaration
 Forthcoming
entry into force of Protocol No. 14 - Statement by Micheline
Calmy-Rey
[18/02/2010] The Chairperson of
the Committee of Ministers welcomes the deposit, by the Russian Federation, of
its instrument of ratification of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention
on Human Rights, shortly before the beginning of the ministerial conference in
Interlaken. Russia is thus joining the other 46 member states which have
already ratified the Protocol, thereby enabling the latter to come into force
on 1 June next.
Council of Europe calls for deinstitutionalisation of children with
disabilities
[04/02/2010]
On 3 February, the Committee of Ministers adopted a text recommending that
member states no longer place children with disabilities in institutional care
and instead give preference to community living. There are many concerns about
the compatibility of institutional care with the exercise of children’s
rights.
Meeting of Ministers’ Deputies: exchange of views on Georgia
[04/02/2010]
On 3 February, the Ministers' Deputies held an exchange of views with Temur
Yakobashvili, Minister for Reintegration issues of Georgia, on the ''State
Strategy of the Government of Georgia on the occupied territories of Georgia :
Engagement through co-operation''. They also took note of a report on a visit
to Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
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