27-29 March, Tbilisi
Claude Kern and Edite Estrela, Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, will make a fact-finding visit to the country. The main focus of the visit will be the recent political developments, the implementation of Assembly Resolution 2438 (2022), EU-related reforms, the fight against corruption and human rights concerns.
28 March, Strasbourg – The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing three judgments concerning Germany, Romania and Switzerland.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
28-29 March, London
PACE rapporteur Kamal Jafarov will make a visit to the United Kingdom in the framework of his report “UK reform of its human rights legislation: consequences for domestic and European human rights protection”. He will be meeting government officials, NGOs and academic commentators on UK human rights reform, as well as Human Rights Minister Lord Bellamy.
28-29 March, Strasbourg
Eleven recently appointed Inclusive Education Ambassadors will meet for the first time to discuss ways of promoting quality inclusive education and communication strategies to implement in the months to come.
The inclusive education ambassadors are Roma and non-Roma human rights activists, former students of segregated and special schools, teachers, school principals and journalists. They have inspirational inclusive education stories to raise awareness to both professionals and the public about the value and benefits of inclusive education and desegregation.
The seminar will be organised under the EU/Council of Europe joint programme INSCHOOL.
Contacts: Panos Kakaviatos, tel. +33 3 90 21 50 24; Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
28-30 March, Paris
Anti-doping experts will conduct an evaluation visit to assess the French anti-doping system. They will meet with public authorities responsible for sport, including representatives from the Ministry of Sport, the French Anti-Doping Agency and the national anti-doping laboratory, the Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, sport federations and athletes, law enforcement representatives, and other bodies active in the fight against doping.
More information - Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
29 March, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will be holding the following hearings:
- Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and others v. Switzerland (9.15 am), concerning a complaint by a Swiss association and its members, a group of elderly people who are concerned about the consequences of global warming on their living conditions and health.
- Carême v. France (2.15 pm), concerning a complaint by an inhabitant and former mayor of the municipality of Grande-Synthe, who submits that France has taken insufficient steps to prevent climate change and that this failure entails a violation of the right to life and the right to respect for private and family life.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
29-30 March, Chisinau
The EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership will launch a capacity-building project for strengthening youth policy 2023-24 entitled “Shaping youth policy in practice”. Participating countries include Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Portugal and Ukraine. Cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder delegations will develop a national plan and implement it with guidance from mentors and the facilitators of the project.
More information - Draft agenda
Contacts: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. +33 6 89 99 50 42; Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
30 March, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 78 judgments and/or decisions concerning Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Türkiye and Ukraine.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
30-31 March, Chisinau
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić will pay an official visit to the Republic of Moldova.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
31 March-3 April, Sofia
A PACE delegation will observe the early parliamentary elections on 2 April, alongside the OSCE’s election body ODIHR. They will, among other things, meet with leaders and representatives of political parties and coalitions, as well as media and representatives of NGOs active in the field of election observation.