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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on San Marino
The European Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) publishes its report today on the September 2022 visit to San Marino, accompanied by the response from the Sanmarinese authorities. The CPT’s 5th periodic visit to the Republic of San...
Programme of activities 2024-2025, AI in the field of justice, online ADR on the agenda of the 41st CEPEJ plenary meeting
At its 41st plenary meeting to be held on 4 and 5 December, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) will adopt its programme of activities for 2024-2025. The CEPEJ will renew the terms of reference of its working groups on evaluation of judicial systems (CEPEJ-GT-EVAL),...
Launch of the "Junior Crystal Scales of Justice" Prize
The Crystal Scales of Justice Prize of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), a body of the Council of Europe, rewards initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of justice in Europe. The Junior Edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize, organized every...
Cyberjustice Conference hosted by the Council of Europe
The Cyberjustice Europe Conference held in Strasbourg on 24 November 2023, organised in partnership with the Institute of Study and Research on Law and Justice (IERDJ, Paris), the Cyberjustice Laboratory (Montreal) and the University of Strasbourg, brought together (180 participants) researchers,...
Conference on promoting autonomy in mental healthcare
The Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO), in cooperation with the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia and the University of Latvia, under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, organised a conference on human rights and...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2022 periodic visit to Croatia
The European Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has today published the report of its periodic visit to Croatia in September 2022, together with the response of the Croatian authorities. During the visit, the CPT delegation examined the...
San Marino ratified the Council of Europe Convention 108+ on data protection
On 16 November 2023, H.E. Luca Beccari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and Telecommunications, in the office of the Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić and in her presence, deposited the instrument of ratification of the Protocol amending the Convention for...
Introduction to human rights protection in Europe: Council of Europe HELP course for EU judges, prosecutors and lawyers
On 13 and 14 November 2023, forty judges, prosecutors and lawyers from sixteen EU Member States attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The HELP course...
GRECO: Publication of the second compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Austria
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round second compliance report on Austria, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO at its...
GRECO: Publication of fifth evaluation round second compliance report on Sweden
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fifth evaluation round second compliance report on Sweden, which deals with preventing corruption and promoting integrity in the central government (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies....
The CPT held its 112th plenary meeting
The European Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) held its 112th plenary meeting from 6 to 10 November 2023. During this meeting, the CPT adopted the reports on its periodic visits to Albania (May 2023), Cyprus (May 2023), Estonia...
Mental health monitoring in different environments of deprivation of liberty
Inspired by experiences and expertise from NPMs and CSOs in the region, the sixth regional meeting for NPMs and CSOs helped identify challenges and good practices in relation to the monitoring of mental health in different environments of deprivation of liberty. Building on several years of...
International conference on the abuse of livestreaming, gaming and virtual reality services and platforms by terrorist actors
On 6 and 7 November 2023, the Council of Europe Committee on Counter-Terrorism (CDCT) held the International conference on the abuse of livestreaming, gaming and virtual reality services and platforms by terrorist actors at the Council of Europe headquarters and through Zoom. The Conference...
Conference on promoting autonomy in mental healthcare
The Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia and the University of Latvia, has the pleasure to invite you to a Conference focusing on the respect for autonomy in mental...
The CCPE adopts Opinion No. 18 on Councils of Prosecutors
The Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) adopted, on 20 October 2023, its Opinion No. 18 (2023) on Councils of Prosecutors as key bodies of prosecutorial self-governance. This topic was chosen by the CCPE in relation to the development of CCPE standards on the independence and...
International conference on the abuse of livestreaming, gaming and virtual reality services and platforms by terrorist actors
On 6-7 November 2023, the Council of Europe Committee on Counter-Terrorism (CDCT) will hold an international conference on the abuse of livestreaming, gaming and virtual reality services and platforms by terrorist actors, at the Council of Europe premises and broadcast live through Zoom. The...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Greece on prison reform
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) held talks with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection and senior officials responsible for prison matters in Athens on 23 and 24 October 2023....
Council of Europe raises awareness on possible abuses of virtual assets for illicit purposes
The Council of Europe's Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) organised a two-day workshop on “Preventing the abuse of virtual assets – tools and comparative experiences against economic crime” on 24-25 October 2023 in Strasbourg, France. This inter-regional workshop brought together...
The Slovak Republic signs the MEDICRIME Convention
The Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Oksana Tomová, today deposited, in the presence of Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge, the instrument of signature of the Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting...
Third edition of the Moot Court Competition on the European Social Charter
The third edition of the Moot Court Competition on the European Social Charter will take place at Jean Moulin University, Lyon 3, on 26 March 2024, at the initiative of the French Section of ANESC and with support of the Council of Europe. This bilingual (French-English) competition is based on a...
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