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How to use the subject lists
Committee of Ministers' documents are indexed according to the topics and entities indicated below.
To find documents on a particular subject, click on the search term in the Topics or Entities list.
You may then fine-tune your search using the full-text search box and/or the result filters (type of document, language, geography ...).
If you want to know what action the Committee of Ministers (CM) has taken on a particular topic, start your search with the document type "decisions". The decisions are adopted by the CM and contain links to other related adopted texts (for example, Recommendations, Resolutions …) and to the working documents which provide the background to the decision.
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Human rights
- children's rights
- death penalty
- equality
- European Convention on Human Rights
- European Social Charter
- execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
- freedom of association
- freedom of expression
- human rights
- minorities - see also "regional and minority languages"
- racism and intolerance
- torture
- trafficking in human beings
- violence against women and domestic violence

Rule of law and legal affairs
- accession
- artificial intelligence
- asylum, refugees and stateless persons - see also "migration and migrants"
- bioethics
- crime
- corruption
- counterfeiting of medical products - use "medicines"
- cybercrime
- money laundering
- democracy through law
- justice system
- legal affairs
- legal co-operation
- personal data protection
- protection of animals
- terrorism

Budget, Organisational operation and administration

Information society

Democracy and political affairs
- civil society and non-governmental organisations
- conflict-affected areas and disputed territories
- constitutional reforms
- democratic stability
- elections
- external relations
- honouring of commitments
- monitoring
- neighbourhood policy
- political affairs
- political prisoners
- territorial integrity
Local and regional governance and co-operation

Culture, Education, Environment, Heritage, Sport and Youth

Social cohesion
- children
- health
- migration and migrants - see also "asylum, refugees and stateless persons"
- minorities - see also "regional and minority languages"
- people with disabilities
- Roma
- sexual orientation and gender identity - use "equality"
- social cohesion
- social cohesion and social policy
- social security

Entities


Please refer to the Activity report for a thematic overview of the activities of the Committee of Ministers.
See also the Directorate of Communication's thematic files