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    The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation.

    The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation.

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    It includes 47 member states, 28 of which are members of the European Union

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    All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law

    All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law

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    The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states

    The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states

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    These builders of Europe were the people who launched the process of European construction by founding the Council of Europe in 1949

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