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Conventions
Protocols
Declarations
- Environmental protection and Human Rights (High-level Conference, Strasbourg, 27 February 2020)
- Copenhagen Declaration
adopted at the High-level Conference meeting (Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-13 April 2018) - Brussels Declaration
adopted at the High-level Conference on the "Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, our shared responsibility" (Brussels, Belgium, 26-27 March 2015) - Brighton Declaration
adopted at the High-level Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights (Brighton, United Kingdom, 18-20 April 2012) - Izmir Declaration
adopted at the High-level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights (Izmir, Turkey, 26-27 April 2011) - Interlaken Declaration
adopted at the High-level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights (Interlaken, Switzerland, 18-19 February 2010) - Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the need to intensify the efforts to prevent and combat female genital mutilation and forced marriage in Europe
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 13 September 2017 - Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on human rights in culturally diverse societies
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 1 July 2009 - Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on Council of Europe action to improve the protection of human rights defenders and promote their activities
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 6 February 2008 - Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on sustained action to ensure the effectiveness of the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights at national and European levels
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 19 May 2006 - Declaration of the Committee of Ministers ensuring the effectiveness of the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights at national and European levels
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 May 2004 - Declaration on the Protection of human rights during armed conflict, internal disturbances and tensions
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 January 2004
Recommendations
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2021)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the publication and dissemination of the European Convention on Human Rights, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and other relevant texts
- Recommendation CM/Rec (2021)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the development and strengthening of effective, pluralist and independent national human rights institutions
- Recommendation CM/Rec (2021)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on measures against the trade in goods used for the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Recommendation CM/Rec (2014)02 on the promotion of human rights of older persons
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the development of the Ombudsman institution
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the system of the European Convention on Human Rights in university education and professional training
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of the civil society space in Europe
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on human rights and business
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)4 on human rights of members of the armed forces
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)3 on effective remedies for excessive length of proceedings
- Guide to Good Practice: Recommendation CM/Rec (2010) 3
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)2 on efficient domestic capacity for rapid execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation Rec(2004)6 on the improvement of domestic remedies
- Recommendation Rec(2004)5 on the verification of the compatibility of draft laws, existing laws and administrative practice with the standards laid down in the European Convention on Human Rights
- Recommendation Rec (2004)4 on the European Convention on Human Rights in university education and professional training
- Recommendation Rec(2002)13 on the publication and dissemination in the member states of the text of the European Convention on Human Rights and of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation Rec(2002)2 on access to official documents
- Recommendation No. R(2000)2 on the re-examination or reopening of certain cases at domestic level following judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation No. R(93)1 on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
- Recommendation No. R(98)13 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the right of rejected asylum seekers to an effective remedy against decisions on expulsion in the context of article 3 of the european convention on human rights
- Recommendation No. R(97)20 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on "hate speech"
- Recommendation No. R(97)14 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the establishment of independent national human rights institutions
- Recommendation No. R(94)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning elderly people
- Recommendation No. R(94)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the promotion of education and awareness in the area of copyright and neighbouring rights concerning creativity
- Recommendation No. R(93)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
- Recommendation No. R(92)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on genetic testing and screening for health care purposes
- Recommendation No. R(91)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the training of social workers and human rights
- Recommendation No. R(91)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning sexual exploitation, pornography and prostitution of, and trafficking in, children and young adults
- Recommendation No. R(90)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning medical research on human beings
- Recommendation No. R(87)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member States regarding conscientious objection to compulsory military service
- Recommendation No. R(86)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on making medical care universally available
- Recommendation No. R(85)13 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the institution of the ombudsman
- Recommendation No. R(85)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on teaching and learning about human rights in schools
- Recommendation No. R(85)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on violence in the family
- Recommendation No. R(85)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on legal protection against sex discrimination
- Recommendation No. R(83)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning the legal protection of persons suffering from mental disorder placed as involuntary patients
- Recommendation No. R(83)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on stateless nomads and nomads of undetermined nationality
- Recommendation No. R(81)19 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the access to information held by public authorities
- Recommendation No. R(81)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the harmonisation of national procedures relating to asylum
- Recommendation No. R(81)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on measures facilitating access to justice
- Recommendation No. R(80)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning extradition to states not party to the european convention on human rights
- Recommendation No. R(79)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning the protection of children against ill-treatment
- Recommendation No. R(79)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the promotion of human rights research in the member states of the council of europe
Resolutions
- Resolution CM/Res(2010)25 on member states’ duty to respect and protect the right of individual application to the European Court of Human Rights
- Resolution Res(2004)3 on judgments revealing an underlying systemic problem
- Resolution Res(2002)59 concerning the practice in respect of friendly settlements
- Resolution (78)41 on the teaching of human rights
- Resolution (80)1 containing regulations on a european human rights prize
- Resolution (83)8 on the award of the european human rights prize
- Resolution (85)8 on co-operation between the ombudsmen of member states and between them and the council of europe
- Resolution (93)6 on the control of respect for human rights in european states not yet members of the council of europe
Guidelines
- Guidelines on the protection and promotion of Human rights in culturally diverse societies
adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 2 March 2016 - Guidelines on selection of candidates for the post of judge at the Court
adopted the Committee of Ministers on 28th March 2012 - Guidelines on eradicating impunity for serious human rights violations
adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 30 March 2011 - Guidelines on human rights protection in the context of accelerated asylum procedures
adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 1 July 2009 - Guidelines on the Protection of Victims of Terrorist Acts
adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 2 March 2005 - Guidelines on human rights and the fight against terrorism
adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 July 2002
Opinions on PACE Recommendations
- Recommendation 2231(2022) The Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine: ensuring accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law and other international crimes
- Recommendation 2230(2022) Fighting and preventing excessive and unjustified use of force by law enforcement officers
- Recommendation 2223(2022) Ending enforced disappearances on the territory of the Council of Europe
- Recommendation 2219(2022) Inaction on climate change - a violation of children's rights
- Recommendation 2213(2021) Addressing issues of criminal and civil liability in the context of climate change
- Recommendation 2211(2021) Anchoring the right to a healthy environment: need for enhanced action by the Council of Europe
- Recommendation 2190(2020) Effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated migrant children
- Recommendation 2185(2020) Artificial intelligence in health care: medical, legal and ethical challenges ahead
- Recommendation 2183(2020) Preventing discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence
- Recommendation 2182(2020) Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems
- Recommendation 2180(2020) The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on human rights and the rule of law
- Recommendation 2171(2020) Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants
- Recommendation 2166(2019) Human rights and Business – What follow-up to Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3?
- Recommendation 2158(2019) Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach
- Recommendation 2160(2019) Stop violence against, and exploitation of, migrant children
- Recommendation 2161(2019) Pushback policies and practice in Council of Europe member States
- Recommendation 2162(2019) Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe
- Recommendation 2163(2019) Ombudsman institutions in Europe – the need for a set of common standards
- Recommendation 2164(2019) Protecting and supporting the victims of terrorism
- Recommendation 2145(2019) Withdrawing nationality as a measure to combat terrorism: a human rights-compatible approach?
- Recommendation 2141(2018) Family reunification of refugees and migrants in the Council of Europe member States
- Recommendation 2140(2018) Unlimited access to member States, including “grey zones”, by Council of Europe and United Nations human rights monitoring bodies
- Recommendation 2132(2018) Detainees with disabilities in Europe
- Recommendation 2130(2018) Legal challenges related to hybrid war and human rights obligations
- Recommendation 2129(2018) Copenhagen Declaration, appreciation and follow-up
- Recommendation 2126(2018) Humanitarian needs and rights of internally displaced persons in Europe
- Recommendation 2125(2018) Proportionality issues concerning derogations under Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights
- Recommendation 2123(2018) Strengthening international regulations against trade in goods used for torture and the death penalty
- Recommendation 2122(2018) Jurisdictional immunity of international organisations and rights of their staff
- Recommendation 2121(2018) The case for drafting a European convention on the profession of lawyer
- Recommendation 2104(2017) Human rights of older persons and their comprehensive care
- Recommendation 2110(2017) The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation 2115(2017) The use of new genetic technologies in human beings
- Recommendation 2116(2017) Promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people
- Recommendation 2102(2017) Technological convergence, artificial intelligence and human rights
- Recommendation 2091(2016) The case against a Council of Europe legal instrument on involuntary measures in psychiatry
- Recommendation 2085(2016) Strengthening the protection and role of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States
- Recommendation 2081(2015) Abuse of pretrial detention in States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights
- Recommendation 2079(2015) Implementation of judgements of the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation 2078(2015) Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges
- Recommendation 2070(2015) The effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights: the Brighton Declaration and beyond
- Recommendation 2065(2015) European institutions and human rights in Europe
- Recommendation 2056(2014) The alternatives to immigration detention of children
- Recommendation 2055(2014) Threats against humanity posed by the terrorist group known as ‘IS’: violence against Christians and other religious or ethnic communities
- Recommendation 2051(2014) Reinforcement of the independence of the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation 2047(2014) The large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores
- Recommendation 2046(2014) The “left-to-die boat”: actions and reactions
- Recommendation 2043(2014) Urgent need to deal with new failures to co-operate with the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation 2039(2014) The need to reinforce the training of legal professionals
- Recommendation 2037(2014) Accountability of international organisations for human rights violations
- Recommendation 2027(2013) European Union and Council of Europe human rights agendas: synergies not duplication!
- Recommendation 2024(2013) National security and access to information
- Recommendation 2023(2013) Children’s right to physical integrity
- Recommendation 2021(2013) Tackling discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommendation 2017(2013) Nanotechnology: balancing benefits and risks to public health and the environment
- Recommendation 2016(2013) Frontex: human rights responsibilities
- Recommendation 2015(2013) Young people's access to fundamental rights
- Recommendation 2010(2013) Migration and asylum: mounting tensions in Eastern Mediterranean
- Recommendation 1995(2012) International Convention for the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance
- Recommendation 1994(2012) Additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights on national minorities
- Recommandation 1957(2011) Violence against Christians in the Middle East
- Recommandation 1956(2011) Preventing harm to refugees and migrants in extradition and expulsion cases: Rule 39 indications by the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommandation 1953(2011) The obligation of member and observer states of the Council of Europe to co-operate in the prosecution of war crimes
- Recommandation 1949(2010) Promoting the most favourable gender equality laws in Europe
- Recommandation 1941(2010) Roma asylum seekers in Europe
- Recommandation 1940(2010) Gender-related claims for asylum
- Recommandation 1939(2010) Children without parental care: urgent need to action
- Recommandation 1936(2010) Human Rights and business
- Recommandation 1934(2010) Child abuse in institutions: ensure full protection of the victims
- Recommandation 1933(2010) Fight against extremism: achievements, deficiencies and failures
- Recommandation 1932(2010) on decent pensions for women
- Recommandation 1930(2010) Prohibiting the marketing and use of the Mosquito youth dispersal device
- Recommandation 1927(2010) Islam, Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe
- Recommandation 1925(2010) Readmission agreements: a mechanism for returning irregular migrants
- Recommandation 1920(2010) Reinforcing the effectiveness of Council of Europe treaty law
- Recommandation 1917(2010) Migrants and refugees: a continuing challenge for the Council of Europe
- Recommandation 1915(2010) Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
- Recommandation 1910(2010) The impact of the global economic crisis on migration in Europe
- Recommandation 1903(2010) Fifteen years since the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action
- Recommandation 1901(2010) Solving property issues of refugees and displaced persons
- Recommandation 1900(2010) Detention of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in Europe
- Recommendation 1885(2009) Drafting an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the right to a healthy environment
- Recommendation 1883(2009) Challenges posed by climate change
- Recommendation 1881(2009) Urgent need to combat so-called "honor crimes"
- Recommendation 1876(2009) State of human rights in Europe: the need to eradicate impunity
- Recommendation 1868(2009) Action to combat gender-based rights violations, including abduction of women and girls states
- Recommendation 1866(2009) Situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member
- Recommendation 1865(2009) Protection of human rights in emergency situations
- Recommendation 1858(2009) Private military and security firms and the erosion of the state monopoly on the use of force
- Recommendation 1824(2008) United Nations Security Council and European Union blacklists
- Recommendation 1809(2007) Council of Europe member states' duty to co-operate with the European Court of Human Rights
- Recommendation 1742(2006) Human rights of members of the armed forces
- Recommendation 1727(2005) Accelerated asylum procedures in Council of Europe member states
- Recommendation 1719(2005) Enforced disappearances
- Recommendation 1703(2005) Protection and assistance for separated children seeking asylum
- Recommandation 1698(2005) Rights of children in institutions
- Recommandation 1682(2004) Education for Europe
- Recommandation 1680(2004) New concepts to evaluate the state of democratic development
- Recommandation 1677(2004) Challenge of terrorism in Council of Europe member states
- Recommandation 1550(2002) Combating terrorism and respect for humand rights
- Recommandation 1479(2000) Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

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