30 May-3 June, Poland
Leyla Kayacik, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG) will visit the country in order to determine how vulnerable people fleeing Ukraine can be further protected and explore the possibilities to provide additional support on behalf of the Council of Europe.
Meetings are scheduled with the relevant authorities, including at regional and local level, as well as with the Polish Ombudsman Institution, representatives of NGOs and International Organisations. The Special Representative will also visit reception centres.
Contact: Päivi Suhonen, tel. +33 6 69 76 52 89
31 May, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing five judgments concerning Albania, Iceland, Russia, Spain and Turkey.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
31 May, Strasbourg
The Group of Experts on Trafficking of Human Beings (GRETA) will publish its third monitoring report on Armenia focusing on justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings.
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel.+33 3 88 41 21
31 May, Strasbourg (Palais de l’Europe, room 2)
A conference entitled “Combating Hate Speech in Sport” will be organised to present the joint project of that name funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
This project aims to explore innovative approaches to tackle the problem by providing technical assistance to public authorities in member states and other sport stakeholders in order to develop effective, comprehensive strategies within a human rights framework.
More information - Programme - Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. + 33 3 90 21 56 04
31 May, Strasbourg and online (9.30 a.m.–5 p.m.)
The seminar on “Early intervention on Intersex Children – Promoting the Rights of the Child” will be organised by the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the Fields of Biomedicine and Health in the framework of the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025).
Based on examples of practices and measures promoting the rights of the child, the discussions will focus on four main areas: legislation, training, decision-making process and supporting measures.
Media can follow the seminar online or offline upon preliminary registration (before 30 May). Interviews with speakers can be arranged upon request.
Programme - Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
31 May-1 June, Strasbourg and online
The North-South Centre will organise the Pan European Congress on Global Education which aims, twenty years after the Europe-wide Congress held in Maastricht and ten years after the Recommendation on education for global interdependence and solidarity, at reflecting and facilitating dialogue on the achievements in global education, considering the changing realities while addressing the social, economic and environmental challenges.
The Congress will bring together stakeholders in global education, in particular international organisations, governments, parliamentarians, local and regional authorities, civil society organisations, as well as educators from Europe and beyond.
Online registration - Press contact and onsite registration
1 June, Strasbourg
Ireland took up the Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on 20th May for the next six months.
As per tradition for all countries acceding to the Chair, the Irish flag will be raised in the city centre of Strasbourg (at 2.30 p.m., Place de la République). Before, at 2 p.m., a tram in the colours of Ireland will be inaugurated at the station “Droits de l’Homme”.
Contact: Estelle Steiner, tel. +33 6 08 46 01 57
2 June, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 35 judgments and/or decisions concerning Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
3 June, Strasbourg
The 5th edition of the Children’s Forum will bring together 1,500 children from 66 primary school classes from the European Collectivity of Alsace to defend some twenty selected projects on the theme of ecology.
During the school year, the children have prepared videos, speeches, sketches, songs, etc. with their teachers, in partnership with THEMIS, the Association of access to law for children and young people.
The Children’s Forum will be chaired by Josiane Bigot, President of THEMIS.
Contact: Estelle Steiner, Tel. +33 6 08 46 01 57
All times are CEST unless indicated otherwise.
+33 3 88 41 25 60