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Pilot youth forum on bioethics 6 June 2023

Pilot youth forum on bioethics

Thanks to a voluntary contribution made by Ireland, a pilot youth forum on bioethics is to be held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 6 June 2023. 

The pilot youth forum aims to provide the Committee with valuable insights from a diverse group of young people to inform its own work, including its strategic objectives and actions in the field of human rights and biomedicine.

  • Read more about the pilot youth forum
Workshop on public dialogue on genomic medicine 10 November 2022

Workshop on public dialogue on genomic medicine

Dialogue on genomic medicine is important because it helps to address issues which relate to individuals and societies. For example, access to genomic testing and the consent to the storage of (individual) genomic data can have implications for healthcare, such as access to health services. Dialogue helps to foster understanding and appreciation of the concepts of altruism and solidarity as well as the principle of reciprocity. In agreeing to share genetic information, there are corresponding obligations on the part of researchers, healthcare professionals and the state to provide inter alia information to data donors, robust governance mechanisms and equitable access to the treatments developed.

  • Programme and dedicated webpage
  • Rapporteurs
  • Speakers

  Recording (morning session) |   Recording (afternoon session)

Seminar on relevant legislation and examples with regard to early intervention on intersex children 31 May 2022

Seminar on relevant legislation and examples with regard to early intervention on intersex children

Organising a seminar on relevant legislation and good practices with regard to early intervention on intersex children (hereinafter - Seminar) is an action foreseen by the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025), adopted by the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) in 2019. The objective of this action is safeguarding children’s rights in relation to medical practices which have future or long-term implications for them.

  • Programme
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  Recording (morning session) |   Recording (afternoon session)

Conference on Social Resilience and Health Equity: A human right prospective for better resilience and preparedness 22 February 2022

Conference on Social Resilience and Health Equity: A human right prospective for better resilience and preparedness

In the framework of the Italian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe is organising an event on Social Resilience and Health Equity. In the current international context, member States are urged to further engage in dialogue and co-operation, and to rediscover the very essence of their commitment to protecting human rights. The Council of Europe has been quick to react namely by providing Member States with tools and expertise to ensure that the crisis dos not undermine common values and principles.

Although the health emergency has accentuated disparities within and among countries, it has also provided an unprecedented opportunity to take decisive action to finally place equitable access to healthcare at the heart of governments' concerns.

More information:

  • Live webcast recorded 
  • Opening speech by Christophe Poirel, Director of Human Rights, Council of Europe 
  • Event webpage 
Neurotechnologies and Human Rights Framework: Do We Need New Rights? 9 November 2021

Neurotechnologies and Human Rights Framework: Do We Need New Rights?

Technological innovation often creates its own dynamic. Major technological breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence, genome editing, and neurotechnology have the potential to advance biomedicine and healthcare. However, uncertainty exists about the impact and direction of these developments. The Council of Europe Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025) (SAP), adopted by the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) stands an objective of embedding human rights in the development of technologies which have an application in the field of biomedicine. This Round Table gathers international experts from academia, industry and policy to discuss human rights issues raised by the applications of neurotechnologies.

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  Recording (morning session) |   Recording (afternoon session)

COVID-19 and public debate - Lessons learned and preparedness Strasbourg 2 March 2020

COVID-19 and public debate - Lessons learned and preparedness

The objective of the webinar will be to share national experiences of public debate during the COVID-19 pandemic and to consider what have we learned. It will reflect on the utility of public debate for better preparedness regarding future public health crises. Key questions to address are:

  • What role has public debate played in COVID19 and what have we learned (i.e. what worked well, what worked less well)?
  • Preparedness for future public health crises – how does/should public debate feature in addressing future health challenges?

Invited experts include:

  • Espen Nakstad, Assistant Director, Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Norway
  • Joacim Rocklöv, Professor, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden
  • Claudia Chwalisz, Innovative Citizen Participation Lead, OECD
  • Diane Beddoes, Director, Deliberate Thinking, UK (moderator)

  Recording of the webinar |   More information

Webinar: Promoting health literacy in the context of a pandemic - relevance and challenges Strasbourg 30 June 2020

Webinar: Promoting health literacy in the context of a pandemic - relevance and challenges

On 30 June 2020, in the framework of the launching of the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025) organised under the auspices of the Greek chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) held a webinar on promoting health literacy in the context of a pandemic: relevance and challenges.

Invited experts :

  • Prof. Karine Lefeuvre, Vice-President, National Ethical Consultative Committee for life sciences and health (France)
  • Dr Leena Paakkari, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)

  Recording of the webinar |   More information

Webinar: COVID-19 testing - key human rights and ethical concerns Strasbourg 26 June 2020

Webinar: COVID-19 testing - key human rights and ethical concerns

On 26 June 2020, in the framework of the launching of the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025) organised under the auspices of the Greek chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) held a webinar on COVID-19 testing - key human rights and ethical concerns.

Invited experts :

  • Dr Ross Upshur, Co-Chair, WHO Working group on Ethics and Covid-19 (Canada)
  • Prof. Dominique Sprumont, Health Law Institute, University of Neuchatel (Switzerland)

  Recording of the webinar |   More information

Round Table - good practices in mental health care Brussels, 26 November 2019

Round Table - good practices in mental health care

The Council of Europe’s Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) organised a round table in Brussels on the scope and the methodology to be adopted in a study on “Good practices in mental health care

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Global Ethics and Bioethics week 14-18 NOVEMBER 2019

Global Ethics and Bioethics week

Know more about bioethics - safegarding Human Rights in Biomedicine. What are the challenges for human beings posed by developments in biomedicine and how do they affect our human rights?

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7th European Conference of Health Law Toulouse, 26 September

7th European Conference of Health Law

HELP course on key human rights principles in biomedicine presented during the 7th European Conference of Health Law at dedicated workshop

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High-Level Seminar on Public Debate STRASBOURG, 4 JUNE 2019

High-Level Seminar on Public Debate

The objective of the event was to explore why public debate on biomedicine and human rights is so important for policy makers in an era when emerging technologies have an increasing impact on our societies.

  • Programme and biographies
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Legal assessment of the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 28-З on transplantation of human organs and tissues MINSK, 6 DECEMBER 2018

Legal assessment of the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 28-З on transplantation of human organs and tissues

Legal assessment of the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 28-З on transplantation of human organs and tissues of 4 March 1997 vis-à-vis its compliance with the Council of Europe standards will be conducted by the leading international experts

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Euroscience Open forum TOULOUSE, FRANCE, 9-14 JULY 2018

Euroscience Open forum

Ethical issues raised by gene editing technologies, protection of the elderly, and the importance of public debate highlighted by the Council of Europe in EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF).

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International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, 17 MAY 2018

International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg

Cross-Sectoral Challenges of Law and Ethics: the Regulation of Biomedical Technologies. The legal control of cutting-edge biomedical technologies was discussed at the VIII St. Petersburg Legal Forum.

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20th anniversary of the Oviedo Convention Strasbourg, 24-25 October 2017

20th anniversary of the Oviedo Convention

2017 marked the 20th anniversary of the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention). On this occasion an international conference was held on 24-25 October 2017, in Strasbourg, under the auspices of the Czech Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

  • Conference speakers
  • Programme
  • Proceedings
  • Rapporteur report
  • Publications (in Russian): Mr H-J Behrens' interview, Dr L Gabbasova's interview, Prof. B Knoppers' article, Mrs L Lwoff's interview, Dr O Quintana's article

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Conference on Ethical and legal aspects of informed consent

Conference on Ethical and legal aspects of informed consent

The Conference is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the Russian State University of Justice under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Bioethics Unit of the Council of Europe. The main focus will be on the key principle of human rights’ protection enshrined both in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and in the Oviedo Convention.

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Session on Bioethics at MGIMO University Moscow, 12 April 2017

Session on Bioethics at MGIMO University

On 12 April, a session on the protection of human rights in the biomedical field (bioethics) took place during the short-term courses "Implementation of the international and constitutional guarantees of human rights in Russian law and law enforcement practice", which were jointly organised by the European Studies Institute of the MGIMO University and the Council of Europe, in Moscow on 10-14 April 2017.

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Seminar on challenges in the field of bioethics Minsk, Belarus, 14 December 2016

Seminar on challenges in the field of bioethics

Council of Europe and the Ministry of Health of Belarus held a seminar on bioethics for representatives of executive, legislative and judicial authorities, as well as professionals in the legal and health field. The seminar was held in the framework of the implementation of the Council of Europe Action plan for Belarus 2016-2017.

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High-level Seminar on International Case-Law in Bioethics: Insight and Foresight Strasbourg, 5 December 2016

High-level Seminar on International Case-Law in Bioethics: Insight and Foresight

A Seminar “International Case-Law and Bioethics: Insight and Foresight” took place on 5 December 2016 in Strasbourg under the auspices of the Cypriot Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

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Symposium on End-of-Life Istanbul, Turkey, 25 October 2016

Symposium on End-of-Life

The Council of Europe organised with the Turkish authorities the End-of-Life Care Symposium in the framework of the Council of Europe cooperation activities.

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Seminar in Yerevan on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations Yerevan, Armenia, 7 October 2016

Seminar in Yerevan on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations

Decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations

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International conference Human rights and Biomedicine - Ethical and Legal Aspects of Organ Donation Moscow, 26 April 2016

International conference Human rights and Biomedicine - Ethical and Legal Aspects of Organ Donation

At an international conference organised by the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, ethical, legal and health professionals, together with representatives of relevant authorities, agreed on the need for more experience-sharing, co-operation and public dialogue to ensure better protection of human rights in the biomedical field. The conference was part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Russia’s membership of the Council of Europe.

  • Programme
  • Proceedings
  • Presentations
  • Video of the Conference
  • Concluding remarks by Mr Philippe Boillat, Director General, DGI

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Seminar on challenges in the field of bioethics Strasbourg,4-7 May 2015

Seminar on challenges in the field of bioethics

The International Conference on « Emerging Technologies and Human Rights » took place in Strasbourg on 4-5 May 2015.

  • Programme, abstracts and biographical notes
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