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DPC Open Day 2026: presenting achievements and impact in the field
In a time of rapid acceleration, the Council of Europe’s strength lies in clarity of direction. This message was at the heart of the Directorate of Programme Co-ordination’s (DPC) Open Day 2026, which showcased how co-operation translates political commitments into concrete and measurable...
“Heç bir qadın zorakılıq qorxusu ilə yaşamamalıdır”
Avropa Şurasının Baş katibi Alen Bersenin 2025-ci il Qadınlara Qarşı Zorakılığın Ləğv Edilməsi üzrə Beynəlxalq Gün münasibətilə bəyanatı
Gender əsaslı zorakılıq Avropada qadınlara qarşı ən ciddi insan hüquqları pozuntusudur. Demokratiya hər kəsin bərabər hüquq və ləyaqətə layiq olması, təhlükəsiz və azad yaşaya bilməsi kimi fundamental prinsipə əsaslanır. Demokratiyalarımız yeni çağırışlarla üzləşdiyi bir vaxtda qadınların...
Uşaqları cinsi sui-istifadədən müdafiə etmək üçün yalnız cinayət məsuliyyəti barədə qeydlər yetərli deyil, daha dolğun məlumatlara ehtiyac var
18 noyabr Uşaqların Cinsi İstismar və Sui-istifadədən Müdafiəsi Günü ərəfəsində Avropa Şurasının Baş katibi Alen Berse məlumatların təhsil və səhiyyə sahələri, qaynar xətlər, uşaq müdafiəsi qurumları, vətəndaş cəmiyyəti təşkilatları və uşaqlar da daxil olmaqla müxtəlif mənbələrdən toplanmasının...
Regional workshop addresses evolving corruption challenges in Eastern Partnership countries
A two-day regional workshop on “Best practices in the investigation and prosecution of corruption” brought together practitioners and experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. The event provided an opportunity to share experiences, discuss common challenges, and look...
COVİD-19 pandemiyası: GRECO korrupsiya riskləri barədə xəbərdarlıq edir
Avropa Şurasının Korrupsiyaya qarşı Dövlətlər Qrupu (GRECO) COVİD-19 pandemiyasının səbəb olduğu səhiyyə sektorundakı fövqəladə hallar kontekstində korrupsiyanın qarşısının alınması məqsədilə 50 üzv dövlətə ünvanlanmış təlimat dərc etmişdir. Təlimat: İngilis dilində / Azərbaycan dilində
Avropa İttifaqı adından Xarici İşlər və Təhlükəsizlik Siyasəti üzrə Ali Nümayəndənin və Avropa Şurasının Baş Katibinin ölüm hökmünə qarşı Avropa və dünya günü münasibətilə birgə bəyanatı, 10 oktyabr 2019-cu il
Avropa İttifaqı (Aİ) və Avropa Şurası hər zaman və hər şəraitdə tamamən ölüm hökmünə qarşıdırlar. Yaşamaq hüququna qarşı olan ölüm hökmü qəddar, qeyri-insani və ləyaqəti alçaldan cəzadır. Ölüm hökmü qisas və ədalətsizlik deməkdir. Onun ləğvi insan ləyaqətinin gücləndirilməsinə töhfə verir....
1st Regional Conference addressing Online child sexual exploitation and abuse
2019 The first Regional Conference on the Council of Europe’s project to end online child sexual exploitation and abuse @ Europe (EndOCSEA@Europe) is underway. While the exact number of victims of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) is unknown, reports show that tens of thousands...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The committee adopted 26 decisions concerning 17 member states at the end of its quarterly human rights meeting in...
Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 18 to 20 September. Decisions taken by the committee will be published on the Council of Europe website as soon as...
Call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest - 2nd semester 2019
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policy to submit applications for activities to be held in co-operation with the...
Azerbaijan: torture, impunity and corruption in law enforcement remain systemic and widespread - new anti-torture committee publications
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today reports on six of its visits to Azerbaijan – in 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 – together with the responses of the Azerbaijani Government. Thus, all...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The committee adopted 30 decisions concerning 18 member states at the end of its regular three-day meeting in...
20th anniversary of the European Institute of Cultural Routes in Luxembourg
The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme (www.coe.int/routes), strong of 32 members Parties to the Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) and 33 certified Cultural Routes, celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR), in presence of the Director...
Secretary General 2018 Report: Role of Institutions, Threats to Institutions
Human rights, democracy and the rule of law depend on the institutions that give them form. But for populists, who invoke the proclaimed “will of the people”, these institutional checks and balances on power are often seen as an obstacle that should be subverted. The 5th annual report of the...
Council of Europe warns against reversal of progress in fight against corruption
New legislative initiatives in certain European countries in 2017 reversed reforms previously undertaken to strengthen the prevention of corruption or started reforms that may result in breaches of the Council of Europe´s anti-corruption standards. Although there was overall progress in...
Conference to launch the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023
In the framework of the Danish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the international conference “Gender Equality: Paving the Way” will launch the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023. The aim of the event is to address current and emerging challenges which prevent a faster...
Time to renew our commitment and halt the deterioration of human rights
“In 2017 the human rights situation continued to deteriorate in many European countries. Old crises deepened, new crises emerged and commitment to human rights values and standards seemed to weaken”, said today Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights while presenting...
Code of Good Practice for Civil Participation in the Decision-Making Process
Upon a recommendation of the Council of Europe’s Forum for the Future of Democracy, the Conference of INGOs drafted a Code of Good Practice on Civil Participation in the Decision-Making Process. The principal objective of the Code of Good Practice is the definition of a set of European principles...
Eastern Partnership: Council of Europe and EU present joint project results
The Council of Europe and the European Union have presented results for their joint projects in the six Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. The projects, conducted under the Partnership for Good Governance initiative, were aimed...
Statement on the occasion of the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances
“The large number of people who have been reportedly forcibly disappeared in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s invasion in February is alarming. This abhorrent practice must stop”, said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović ahead of this year’s International Day of...