23 November, online meeting, (10 a.m. CET)
A fourth phase of the South Programme “Regional Support to Reinforce Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy in the Southern Mediterranean (2020-2021)” will be launched bringing together representatives of the Council of Europe and the European Union as well as representatives of national and international institutions and civil society organisation of the Southern Mediterranean. The event will take stock of the co-operation to promote human rights, rule of law and democratic governance in accordance with European and international standards, established during the previous phases of the programme and present joint objectives for the upcoming phase.
The event will be broadcast on the programme website and social media. Working languages of the event will be Arabic, English and French with simultaneous interpretation.
More information - Contact: Panos Kakaviatos, tel. +33 6 98 37 64 04
23 November
Following the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse marked on 18 November, a Training for Trainers manual Kiko and the Hand will be launched. It has been developed in the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Combating violence against children in the Republic of Moldova.”
The manual has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova and will be used to conduct training sessions on how to protect children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.
More information
Contact Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
23 and 25 November, Strasbourg
The Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) will publish reports on Malta (23 November) and Spain (25 November).
Contacts: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 04 (Malta), Jaime Rodriguez, mob. +33 6 89 99 50 42 (Spain)
24 November, online meeting, (2:30 – 6 pm. CET)
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will organise a webinar on “Consultation of local and regional authorities by central authorities” in the framework of its co-operation activities with Morocco and Tunisia, both Partner for local democracy of the Congress. Andreas Kiefer, Acting Secretary General of the Congress will present the principles contained in the European Charter of Local Self-government. The presentation will be followed by exchanges between experts and representatives of European, Moroccan and Tunisian associations. This event will be open to public.
24 November, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 11 judgments concerning Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
24 November, Strasbourg
Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni will deliver a video message in the framework of the first meeting of the Committee of the Parties of the Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions (Macolin Convention).
More information - Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 04
25 November, online event, (9 a.m. CET)
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade will organise an exhibition on the 70 years of history of the Council of Europe and of the Convention, followed by series of events, to present the activities of the Council of Europe in Serbia. The exhibition will run from 25 November to 18 December 2020 in Gallery of the Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment (Studentski trg 5, Belgrade)
Gordana Čomić, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of Serbia, Tobias Flessenkemper, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade and Thomas Schieb, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, will open the exhibition.
The event will be open to media who will be able to follow the event via video link upon preliminary registration, no later than 24 November, 11 a.m. CET.
Contacts : Marija Simić, tel. +381 63 601 337 (registration); Tatiana Baeva, tel. + 33 3 88 41 21 41
25 November, Strasbourg
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) will publish its report covering the period from 1 June 2018 to 31 May 2020. The report will examine the trends and challenges for protecting minorities in Europe, for ensuring the effective participation of minorities, as well as take stock of the country-specific monitoring over the two years and co-operation with other bodies of the Council of Europe, international institutions and civil society.
Interviews with the Acting President of the Advisory Committee, Marie Hagsgård, can be organised upon request.
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
26 November, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 64 judgments and/or decisions concerning Azerbaijan, Hungary, Italy, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
+33 3 88 41 25 60