Estonia and the Council of Europe – bringing human rights from the conference table to your kitchen table

The Council of Europe works for you. We want to give visibility to the role, standards and work of the Council of Europe in its member states, to show how Council of Europe membership has helped achieve particular results or changes. Our aim, through a variety of events and actions, is to highlight ways in which the Council of Europe’s action has helped improve the life of individuals and contributed to improving people’s enjoyment of fundamental rights.

Rasmus Lumi, Suursaadik, alaline esindaja Euroopa Nõukogu juures

Whether it is the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights at national level, or the Council of Europe's work in many fields, such as working to abolish the death penalty or to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of the media, or to adress online and technology-facilitated violence against women through the Istanbul Convention and Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, the Council of Europe has achieved a lot since 1949. View achievements »

Events

8-9 February 2024

• Annual conference "Democracy vs. Autocracy" (Tallinn, Estonia): The event concentrated on disinformation, media freedom and human rights in Russia. Panellists included the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic. The conference was organised by the Estonian Institute of Human Rights and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the Ministry of Justice of Estonia and the German think tank Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

May 2023 

• Events to mark the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe and the 30th anniversary of Estonian accession to Council of Europe: Series of articles published in the May volume of the Estonian online international affairs magazine Diplomaatia, published by the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) think-tank:
  • Marija Pejčinović Burić: Ärgu see enam kunagi kordugu - Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić wrote an article about the Council of Europe values and the past, current and future challenges of the organization.
  • Dunja Mijatović: Inimõiguste ja demokraatia õõnestamine Euroopas – väljakutsed ja lahendused - The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Dunja Mijatović explained the current human rights challenges and underlined the core principles of the Council.
  • Peeter Roosma: Euroopa Inimõiguste Kohus – Euroopa Nõukogu kroonijuveel -  Judge Peeter Roosma, a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Estonia, explained the role of the European Court of Human Rights - the crown jewel of the Council of Europe.