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Rights and Rurality: from Recognition to Action
A one-day workshop on “Rights and Rurality: from Recognition to Action” took place today at the Council of Europe Office in Brussels, bringing together National Human Rights Institutions, Equality Bodies, academics and civil society organisations to discuss socio-economic inequalities affecting...
Side event by the COE–FRA–ENNHRI–EQUINET Platform on Social and Economic Rights in collaboration with the Equality Council and the People’s Advocate of the Republic of Moldova
Digitalisation of Social Protection Systems: Balancing Efficiency and Inclusion
Digitalisation of social protection in Europe must not come at the cost of access to social rights, panellists concluded at a side event held on 18 March 2026 in Chișinău on the margins of the High-Level Conference on Social Rights: The European Social Charter. Organised by the...
Online training highlights role of national human rights and equality bodies in European Social Charter monitoring
On 4 February 2026, the Council of Europe’s Department of Social Rights held an online training session to strengthen the engagement of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and National Equality Bodies with the monitoring procedures of the European Social Charter. The session focused on how...
Socio-economic rights in rural Europe discussed at 15th COE–FRA–ENNHRI–EQUINET Platform Meeting
The 15th meeting of the Council of Europe–FRA–ENNHRI–EQUINET Platform focused on the enjoyment of socio-economic rights in rural and remote areas. The event examined the specific challenges facing rural communities and how existing legal frameworks—particularly the European Social Charter—apply...
The COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Platform marks 10 years of collaboration on social and economic rights
The COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights, celebrated its 10th anniversary on 2 October, in Edinburgh, Scotland. A high-level round table discussion, organised in cooperation with the Scottish Human Rights Commission, at the University of Edinburgh offered...
The Platform on Social and Economic Rights Marks its 10th Anniversary
To mark the 10th anniversary of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights, the Council of Europe is organising, in collaboration with the Scottish Human Rights Commission, two key meetings on 2 and 3 October 2025 in Edinburgh. These meetings will highlight...
Strengthening the engagement of human rights defenders with the European Committee of Social Rights: 2025 Reporting Cycle
To strengthen the knowledge of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Equality Bodies on the reporting procedure of the European Social Charter and enhance their participation in this process, the Council of Europe’s Department of Social Rights is organising a dedicated online training...
Human Rights and Equality bodies across Europe call for a stronger commitment to social rights
The participating organisations of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights* today issued a joint statement addressed to the government representatives attending the High-Level Conference on the European Social Charter (4 July 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania) to...
14th Meeting of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights
Young people's access to social and economic rights: Addressing the impact of the cost-of-living crisis
The 14th meeting of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights will be held on 1 July 2024, in Vilnius, Lithuania. This pivotal event will address the pressing issue of young people's access to social and economic rights amidst the ongoing cost-of-living...
Training for National Human Rights Institutions and National Equality Bodies on the monitoring procedures of the European Social Charter
The Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe is organising a training session for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and National Equality Bodies (NEBs) on the monitoring procedures of the European Social Charter following the reform of the monitoring system of the European...
13th meeting of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights
Realising social rights in the age of digitalisation: opportunities and risks
The COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights will hold its 13th meeting on 28 September 2023 in Helsinki, Finland. The meeting will focus on social rights in the age of digitalization, taking stock of the risks of misuse of AI and its potential negative impact...
Training session for National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies on the reform of the European Social Charter monitoring procedures
On 13 December 2023, the Department of Social Rights organised a training session for National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies to explain the operational changes to the European Social Charter monitoring system, introduced by the adoption of the reform package by the Committee of...
Two institutions received financial support from the Council of Europe in the framework of a call for proposals open to national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights
Following the call for proposal 2023 to support national human rights institutions and national equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights as guaranteed by the European Social Charter, the Council of Europe Department of Social Rights has granted financial support to the following...
Training for National Human Rights Institutions and National Equality Bodies on the reporting procedure of the European Social Charter
How can National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and National Equality Bodies (NEBs) engage with the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) under the reporting procedure of the European Social Charter? This question will be addressed during an online training session, organised by the...
Call for proposals for national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights
For the second consecutive year, the Council of Europe Department of Social Rights is launching a call for proposals to support national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights as guaranteed by the European Social Charter. The objectives of the...
Training for staff of the Protector of Citizens of Serbia on better monitoring the implementation of the European Social Charter in Serbia and reporting to the European Committee of Social Rights
The office of the Protector of Citizens of Serbia organised on 3 October 2022 a training for its staff on how to effectively monitor the implementation of the Revised European Social Charter at national level and how to engage with the European Committee of Social Rights under the reporting...
12th Meeting of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Platform on Social and Economic Rights
Strengthening cooperation between National Human Rights Institutions/Equality Bodies and civil society organisations working on social rights
The COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights will hold its 12th meeting on strengthening cooperation between National Human Rights Institutions/Equality Bodies and civil society organisations working in the field of social rights on 20 September 2022 in...
Three institutions received financial support from the Council of Europe in the framework of a call for proposals open to national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights
The Council of Europe has granted financial support to three institutions to implement a project in the framework of the call for proposals open to national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights, launched on 15 February 2022. These institutions...
Call for proposals for national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights
The European Social Charter Department of the Council of Europe is launching a call for proposals to support national human rights institutions and equality bodies in the field of social and economic rights as guaranteed by the European Social Charter. The objectives of this action are: to...
How can National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies engage with the European Committee of Social Rights
What role for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and national equality bodies (NEBs) in the European Social Charter reporting procedure? This question will be addressed during an online training session, organised by the European Social Charter Department in collaboration with ENNHRI and...
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