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Directorate General: Human Rights and Rule of Law

The directorate has overall responsibility for the development and implementation of the human rights and rule of law standards of the Council of Europe, including the promotion of democracy through law, the operation of relevant treaties and related monitoring mechanisms and the development and implementation of cooperation activities in these fields.

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Venice Commission holding plenary session 

During its final plenary session of 2024, the Council of Europe's Venice Commission is set to examine with a view to adoption in particular: Five draft opinions concerning : Albania on the implementation of Constitutional Court decisions by Parliament; Haiti on possible legislative solutions to...

6 December 2024

Our activities

Standard-setting, monitoring and cooperation
Standard-setting, monitoring and cooperation
Security, Integrity, and Rule of Law
Security, Integrity, and Rule of Law
Social Rights, Health and Environment
Social Rights, Health and Environment
Constitutional and legal assistance
Constitutional and legal assistance
Migration and Refugees
Migration and Refugees
Register of Damage for Ukraine
Register of Damage for Ukraine

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Events

06 Dec 2024
06 Dec 2024

Event for the closure of the project Protection of Human Rights in Biomedicine II

Yerevan (Alexander Hotel, Dvin Hall, 3/4 Abovyan Street)
06 Dec 2024
07 Dec 2024
09 Dec 2024
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18 Dec 2024

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