At their meeting on 22 February, the Ministers' Deputies held an exchange of views with Mr Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his recent country visits and the presentation of his 4th quarterly activity report 2016, which focuses particularly on children’s rights, women’s rights and gender equality, upholding human rights and the rule of law in the struggle against terrorism, and migration.

The Deputies adopted a recommendation to member States on the European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st century, which aims to redefine the place and role of cultural heritage in Europe and provide guidelines to promote good governance and participation in heritage identification and management.

The Deputies also adopted a resolution in the context of the European Social Charter collective complaints procedure concerning the complaint by the European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) against the Czech Republic.

The other items examined by the Deputies appear in the Agenda and the decisions adopted are available in the meeting file.