Latvia 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.

Jānis Kārkliņš, Vēstnieks Latvijas Republikas Pastāvīgā pārstāvniecībā Eiropas Padomē

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

16-17 March 2023

• Secretary General mission to Latvia, including TV interview and speeches by the Secretary General and the Ambassador at the Riga School of Law, again relating to the Presidency priorities and the impact of CoE membership on the lives of people in Latvia

31 May 2023

• “Curtain raising” communications to coincide with the first meeting of the Committee of Ministers under the Latvian Presidency, highlighting the Presidency’s priorities