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Ukraine: Disregard false information concerning derogations from the European Convention on Human Rights
In 2022, Ukraine notified the Council of Europe of derogations to several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights resulting from the Russian aggression and ongoing state of war in the country. Ukraine regularly updates the Council of Europe about these derogations. As of 4 April 2024...
Training of penitentiary psychologists on the rehabilitation of persons who use psychoactive substances
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An agglomeration was created in the Lviv region: what is it for communities?
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SPEECH
Exchange of views between the Commissioner for Human Rights and the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Speech delivered on the occasion of the exchange of views between the Commissioner for Human Rights and the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Chairperson, esteemed members of the Committee, Thank you very much for this opportunity to exchange views. Cooperation between this...
Two-day round table on the current practice of the European Court of Human Rights in cases against Ukraine and other member states of the Council of Europe
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Council of Europe concludes a series of 6 trainings on "Models of effective interagency cooperation in criminal proceedings involving children" in Ukraine
Council Of Europe Project "Protecting the Rights of Ukrainian Children during and in post-war context” in cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, and Prosecutor’s training center of Ukraine have conducted the 6th training "Models of effective interagency cooperation in...
Introduction to Standards for Preventing Ill-Treatment: Training Workshop for the NPM Department of the Ombudsman's Office
On April 11-12, 2024, representatives of the Department for the Implementation of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights took part in the off-line training workshop implemented as part of the training course on...
Media Literacy and Media Self-Regulation to Strengthen Democracy in Ukraine: International Conference
How to improve media literacy and media self-regulation, why is it important, and what is the current good practice? These and other issues were discussed at the International Conference on Media Literacy and Media Self-Regulation, which gathered over 140 participants representing Ukrainian state...
The sixth specialised training "Trauma-Informed Youth Work" brought together youth workers from 8 regions of Ukraine
The Council of Europe Project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the State Institution "All-Ukrainian Youth Centre" conducted a specialised training "Trauma-informed youth work" of the State Programme "Youth Worker" for...
France makes a voluntary contribution for various Action Plans and projects
The Government of France has made a voluntary contribution of €875 000 towards several Council of Europe Action Plans and projects. This contribution will support the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026, the Council of Europe Action Plan...
Human Rights Commissioner calls for stronger support for Ukraine
The new Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, carried out a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine from 23-25 April. This was his first visit to a member state since taking up his post on 1 April. With the current human rights landscape in Europe being dominated by Russia’s war...
Seminar "European Social Charter and Ukraine"
On 25 April 2024, the Council of Europe project "Enhanced social protection in Ukraine" implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” for 2023-2026, organised a seminar in hybrid format “European Social Charter...
Discrimination and fight racism, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia – Council of Europe HELP training course launched
On April 18, the Council of Europe HELP course "Discrimination and Fight Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia" was launched at the Kozyn Center, organised by the Council of Europe Projects “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” and...
World Forum for Democracy 2024 "Democracy and Diversity – Can we transcend the divides?": Call for initiatives
The World Forum for Democracy calls for expressions of interest from innovative initiatives, from all over the world, aiming at enhancing democracy and contributing to sustainable peace. Any public or private organisation is eligible to apply. One presenter for the selected initiatives will be...
Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers – Council of Europe HELP course has been launched
On April 17, the Council of Europe HELP course "Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers" was launched in the Kozyn Center, organised by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National...
The Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine met with the Head of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
On April 18, 2024, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, Maciej Janczak, met with the Head of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Oleksandr Ilkov. The Ukrainian side thanked the Council of Europe for its close cooperation and expertise...
Improving dialogue and mutual understanding between the Police of Ukraine and LGBTIQ+ NGOs
Kyiv, 19 April 2024 – Facilitated by the joint EU/CoE project in the field of anti-discrimination, representatives of NGOs joined forces with the National Police seeking to build stronger communication and trust in protecting the rights of the LGBTIQ+ people in Ukraine. The meeting, organised in...
Council of Europe HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was launched
On 16 April, the Council of Europe HELP course on “Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence” was launched in the Kozyn Centre by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National School of Judges...
Call for Tender for the purchase of consultancy services in the field of anti-corruption at local level in Ukraine
The project of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe “Strengthening multi-level governance, democracy and human rights at local level in Ukraine” is launching a Call for Tender for the purchase of consultancy services in the field of anti-corruption at local...
The competence of trainers of the programme “Participatory Youth Policy” has been strengthened
On 18 April 2024 the session of online workshops for trainers (teachers) of providers – participants of the educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy” was completed. The educational and practical programme during from November 2023 to August 2024 is being implemented by the...