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Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), 97th meeting
The CDDH will hold its 97th meeting in Strasbourg from 6-9 December. At this meeting, it is expected to adopt a report to the Committee of Ministers on the effective processing and resolution of cases before the European Court of Human Rights relating to inter-State disputes, and a report to the...
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Programme Registration form Speakers' biographies Documents Useful links More than a decade ago, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights established voluntary standards on corporate responsibility to identify and address actual and potential adverse impacts to human rights....
New Publication: Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation
Committee of Ministers Recommendation on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation, adopted on 27 September 2022, on the basis of a draft prepared by the CDDH, calls on member states of the Council of Europe to adopt national laws, policies and...
"46+1", 16th meeting
The CDDH ad hoc negotiation Group (“46+1”) on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights held its 16th meeting in Strasbourg from 22 to 24 November 2022. The Group’s discussions focused mainly on the issue of voting in the Committee of Ministers when supervising the implementation of...
"46+1", 15th meeting
The CDDH ad hoc negotiation group (“46+1”) on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights held its 15th meeting in a hybrid format, from 5 to 7 October 2022. The Group tentatively agreed on a proposal concerning requests for advisory opinions under Protocol no. 16 to the Convention....
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