Tackling prison overcrowding: Workshop for National Preventive Mechanisms
On 5 February, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a workshop for National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) aimed at strengthening their role in the effective oversight of the situation of individuals in overcrowded prisons. The workshop included over 80 participants,...
Exchange with representatives of the judiciary of Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine and the United Kingdom
On 30 and 31 January, at the margins of the Opening of the Judicial Year of the European Court of Human Rights, the Department for the Execution of Judgments held meetings with representatives of the judiciary of several member states of the Council of Europe. With a view to further strengthening...
Albania: Round table on addressing school segregation of Roma children
On 28 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated online in a hybrid roundtable on the implementation of European Court’s judgment in X and Others v. Albania. This case concerns the authorities’ failure to implement desegregation measures in the "Naim Frashëri" elementary...
Study visit of the Austrian Execution Coordinator
On 30 January, the Austrian Execution Coordinator from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs carried out a study visit to the Council of Europe. During this visit, which was accompanied by the Austrian Permanent Representation, the work of the Department for the Execution of Judgments was presented....
First thematic meeting of the Execution Co-ordinators Network
On 30 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the first thematic meeting of the Execution Co-ordinators Network in Strasbourg. This thematic meeting focused on fostering dialogue and sharing good practices of co-ordination and cooperation with National Parliaments...
Training for Turkish lawyers on the supervision of the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 23 January, in cooperation with the Turkish Bar Association, the Department for the Execution of Judgments held the first session in a series of webinar training sessions for members of various local bar associations in Türkiye. The first session was attended by 60 lawyers from the Sinop,...
Training for the Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia
On 22 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments held a training for the staff of the Human Rights Defender’s Office of the Republic of Armenia on their role in the execution process, notably as regards the submission of communications under Rule 9 of the Rules of the Committee of...
Workshop on promoting human rights by the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
On 21 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a workshop dedicated to the 2023 annual report of the Human Rights Defender’s office of the Republic of Armenia as an advocacy tool for the promotion of human rights. Opening remarks were delivered by the Human Rights...
World Congress on Enforced Disappearances
On 15-16 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the World Congress on Enforced Disappearances, held in Geneva for the first time. The Congress was co-organised by the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Initiative, the UN Committee on Enforced...
Meeting with Norwegian Civil Society Organisations
On 9 January, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a meeting in Oslo organised by Amnesty Norway which was also attended by participants from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the Norwegian Bar Association and JURK (an association providing legal counselling for women)....
Visit to Albania on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 17-19 December, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Tirana to discuss and promote various aspects related to the implementation of the European Court’s judgments pending against Albania. The delegation met with the Deputy Minister of Justice, the Prime...
TEMATİK BİLGİ NOTLARINDAN BİR KISMININ TÜRKÇE ÇEVİRİSİNE ARTIK SİTEMİZDEN ULAŞABİLİRSİNİZ! - AVAILABLE NOW IN TURKISH LANGUAGE: THEMATIC FACTSHEETS
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has published the Turkish translation of several thematic factsheets (for the full list see below). These unofficial translations were made on the basis of the original English text and, in the...
Visit to Cyprus on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 11-12 December, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Nicosia, organised in close cooperation with the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus and other relevant authorities, to discuss and promote various aspects related to the implementation of the European...
Training for Hungarian police officers on addressing racially motivated crimes against Roma
From 10 to 13 December, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a training of trainers held in Budapest for law enforcement officials to enhance capacities in addressing racially motivated crimes against Roma* in Hungary. The training was organised by the Council of Europe’s...
15th Warsaw Human Rights Seminar: the Role of the Convention system in strengthening democratic institutions
On 10 December, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the 15th Warsaw Human Rights Seminar, organised by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe and the 65th anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights....
Study visit of the African Commission on Human Rights and Peoples’ Rights
On 11 December, the Department for the Execution of Judgments met with a delegation from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), in the context of a study visit organised by the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights. The delegation included the President,...
Visit to Türkiye on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 10-12 December, the Director of Human Rights, Clare Ovey, and a delegation from the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Ankara, to discuss various aspects related to the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights regarding Türkiye. The...
Implementing the European Court’s judgments in cases against the Russian Federation
At its 1514th meeting (December 2024) (DH), the Committee took note of the information document prepared by the Secretariat (CM/Notes/1514/H46-A3) and examined the means to ensure implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights against the Russian Federation. The Committee...
2025 Indicative annual planning of the Committee of Ministers’ Human Rights meetings published
At its Human Rights meeting from 3 to 5 December, the Committee of Ministers published its Indicative work programme for 2025. This work programme was published for the first time for the year 2024 and its publication is a novelty in the procedure and working methods for the Committee of...
The Committee of Ministers adopts an interim resolution urging Belgium to resolve the structural problem of prolonged detention of internees in prison, without adequate care
At its 1514th DH meeting, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe examined again the execution of the L.B. group of cases and the pilot judgment W.D. v. Belgium. This group, the first judgment of which dates from 2012, concerns violations resulting from the prolonged detention of...
Implementing the European Court's judgments: Latest decisions from the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 3 to 5 December to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 42 decisions...
Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments: 1514th meeting of the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to supervise the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 3 to 5 December. Cases proposed for detailed examination concern Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,...
50th anniversary of Switzerland’s accession to the European Convention
On 28 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a conference organised by the Federal Office of Justice, in Bern, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Switzerland’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. The conference was attended by Beat Jans,...
NHRIs submit communications on cases to be examined by the Committee of Ministers at its December Human Rights meeting
The Committee of Ministers has received five communications from National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) under Rule 9.2 of the Rules of the Committee of Ministers for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, concerning cases on the agenda of its...
Visit to Portugal on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 21-22 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Lisbon, organised in close cooperation with the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the Council of Europe and the Government Agent before the European Court, to discuss and promote various aspects...
Ukraine: Meeting with judges of the Constitutional Court
On 21 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments met with a delegation of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to discuss the role of constitutional courts in the execution of the European Court’s judgments. The discussions notably focussed on judgments indicating the need...
Visit to North Macedonia on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 20-21 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments, with the help of the Agent of North Macedonia before the European Court, carried out a mission to Skopje to discuss the implementation of several European Court’s judgments with national stakeholders, including three Ministers. In...
Visit to the United Kingdom on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 12 and 13 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments accompanied the Director of Human Rights to London to meet with the United Kingdom authorities to discuss and promote various aspects related to the implementation of judgments from the European Court. The visit included the...
United Kingdom: Meetings in Northern Ireland
On 11 November, the Department for the Execution of Judgments accompanied the Director of Human Rights to Belfast to discuss the status of implementation of the McKerr group of cases, concerning investigations into deaths that took place during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Discussions with...
Ukraine: XІI International Forum on the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights
On 29 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated online in the XІI International Forum on the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Ukraine” held in Kyiv. The Forum brought together the judiciary and...
