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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2025 AI Action Summit: Council of Europe Side event on African engagement in global AI governance
The Council of Europe is organising a workshop focusing on African engagement in global AI governance as a targeted side event of the AI Action Summit 2025 (hosted by France on 10 and 11....
11 February 2025
New GRECO report on Poland’s progress to prevent corruption of MPs, judges and prosecutors
15 january 2025
Money laundering and terrorist financing: MONEYVAL publishes progress reports on Estonia and Slovakia
14 January 2025
Anti-torture committee concerned about police practices and prison overcrowding in Switzerland
14 January 2025
Secretary General concludes visit to Georgia
20 December 2024
