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Council of Europe
16 July 2026
Strasbourg
“Happy are they who have come to know the rural gods.” – Virgil
03-04
Dec
2026
27th session of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education
Podgorica, Monténégro
17-19
Nov
2026
30th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC)
Strasbourg, Palais de l'Europe, room 6
15-17
Sep
2026
Research Symposium on Young People’s Access to Social Rights
European Youth Centre Strasbourg
03-05
Sep
2026
The Commissioner for Human Rights will deliver a keynote lecture at the XXI Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL)
Malaga, Spain
Commissioner for Human Rights
01
Sep
2026
First meeting of the Selection Panel of the PACE Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2026
Prague, Czech Republic
Parliamentary Assembly
28
Aug
2026
The Commissioner for Human Rights will participate in the Ukraine Recovery Lab at the European Forum Alpbach 2026
Alpbach, Austria
Commissioner for Human Rights
21-24
Aug
2026
A PACE delegation, will travel to Kazakhstan to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections
Kazakhstan
Parliamentary Assembly
06
Aug
2026
Congress Rapporteur will make a keynote speech on during the Political Leadership Programme at the WorldPride Human Rights Conference
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Congress
05-06
Aug
2026
The Commissioner for Human Rights, will participate in the WorldPride Human Rights Conference
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Commissioner for Human Rights
23
Jul
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing three judgments
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
22
Jul
2026
The Council of Europe will hold its annual ceremony commemorating the Roma victims of the Holocaust
Strasbourg (Palais de l’Europe, 11.30 a.m.)
Council of Europe
16
Jul
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 27 judgments
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
16
Jul
2026
The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages will publish an evaluation report
Strasbourg
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)
13-14
Jul
2026
Capacity building session for prison police senior officials
Skopje, North Macedonia
Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje
10
Jul
2026
The Commissioner for Human Rights will give a lecture at the Summer Session of the René Cassin Foundation
Strasbourg
Commissioner for Human Rights
09
Jul
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 43 judgments
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
09
Jul
2026
The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages will publish a report
Strasbourg
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)
07
Jul
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 11 judgment
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
07
Jul
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will deliver its ruling in the case of Grande Oriente d’Italia v. Italy
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
07-08
Jul
2026
Council of Europe’s EPAS team will carry out a support and follow-up visit for the implementation of the European Sports Charter in Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia
Council of Europe
06
Jul
2026
The European Committee for Social Rights (ECSR) will publish its Activity Report for 2025
Strasbourg
European Committee for Social Rights
02
Jul
2026
The Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Committee, will publish a new report
Strasbourg
Council of Europe
02
Jul
2026
The Council of Europe will organise a public event at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty
Paris, France
Council of Europe
02
Jul
2026
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) will publish a report on its ad hoc visit to Scotland
Strasbourg
Council of Europe
02
Jul
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 18 judgments
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
30
Jun
2026
Secretary General will participate in the World Congress against the Death Penalty
Paris (France)
Secretary General
30
Jun
2026
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing one judgment
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights
30
Jun
2026
Meeting with Mr Adel Nassar, Minister of Justice of Lebanon
Paris (France)
11:15 - 12:00
Secretary General
30
Jun
2026
Official Opening Ceremony of the World Congress against the Death Penalty
Paris (France)
09:30 - 11:00
Secretary General