[30/03/07 10:00] The office of the Commissioner for Human Rights will hold the 10th Round Table with national Ombudsmen of Council of Europe member states on 12-13 April in Athens (Greece). Organised together with the Ombudsman of Greece, the meeting will also be attended by heads of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and a number of selected international experts.
Following a preliminary meeting in Berlin last January, this Round Table will provide an opportunity to identify measures to support the long-term effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights control system. The meeting is expected to launch a new phase of co-operation to help implement European human rights standards across member states in line with recommendations made by the Group of Wise Persons in November 2006.
Rounds Tables are held every two years by the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights to promote the role of the ombudsmen in the protection of human rights. This year's event constitutes part of the activities organised on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Greek Ombudsman Institution.
Meeting documents
Draft programme
Provisional list of participants
Background document: "Effective Protection of Human Rights in Europe: Enhanced Co-operation between Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Institutions and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights"
See also
Commissioner addresses San Marino colloquy on future of the Court (23/03/07)
Commissioner consults ombudsmen on concrete support for the control mechanism of the European Convention of Human Rights (15/01/07)