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United Kingdom became the 20th member state of the Council of Europe to sign the
Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
[08/06/2012]
Convention for the Protection of National Minorities:
adoption of a country-specific opinion under the third cycle of monitoring
[04/07/2011]
Visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
[07/03/2011]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes reports on
the Channel Islands
[19/11/2010]
European Day of Civil Justice, 25 October 2010
[12/10/2010]
Ratification of the
Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
[30/06/2010]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the
United Kingdom
[24/06/2010]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the
Channel Islands
[29/03/2010]
Receipt of the
third cycle State Report pursuant to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
[30/03/2010]
ECRI releases a
report
on racism in the United Kingdom
[02/03/2010]
Presentation in UK o the
new CEPEJ guidelines for a better implementation of the existing Council of Europe’s Recommendation on enforcement
[11/02/2010]
Publication of the
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee Report
[08/12/2009]
Ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons
[17/07/2009]
Signature of the
Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons
[09/02/2009]