23-29 September, Valletta
“Human Trafficking on Migration Routes”: a regional simulation on referral of victims of human trafficking in the Southern Mediterranean will be organised by the Council of Europe in the framework of the joint programme with the European Union and in partnership with the Government of Malta.
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25-28 September, Albania
Asim Mollazada and Ionut Stroe, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, will make a fact-finding visit to Tirana, Fier et Himara.
More information - Contact: PACE Communication Division, tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93
26 September, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing nine judgments concerning Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Türkiye.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
26 September, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will deliver a Grand Chamber ruling in the case of Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye at a public hearing (2 pm).
The case concerns the trial and conviction of Mr Yalçınkaya, a former teacher, for being a member of an organisation described by the Turkish authorities as the “Fetullahist Terror Organisation/Parallel State Structure” (Fetullahçı Terör Örgütü / Paralel Devlet Yapılanması – “FETÖ/PDY”). The trial took place in the aftermath of the attempted coup d’état of 15 July 2016.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
26 September
On the occasion of the European Day of Languages, many countries across Europe will host a wide range of initiatives to mark 22 years of linguistic and cultural diversity, including the following: a Multilingual European Day of Languages concert in Espoo (Finland), a “Bei uns sagt man.....” improvisation comedy show through European languages and cultures in Berlin (Germany), A Say Yes to Languages fair in Belgrade (Serbia), a video challenge for schools Vi elsker sprog (We love languages) followed by an award ceremony for the winners in Copenhagen (Denmark), an ‘Olympic games’ language week organised by a school on Petite-Île, Réunion (France), Cooking with languages! in Vercelli (Italy), an online event for school pupils in Kherson (Ukraine) and an online conference organised by the European Commission entitled Teaching language skills at the heart of the European Education Area.
More information - Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
26 September, Kraków (Poland, Premier Kraków hotel)
A press conference will be organised on the occasion of the launching of the new European Union and Council of Europe joint project “Support for implementing European standards relating to anti-discrimination and rights of national minorities in Ukraine” (10 to 10.30 am)
The project will be presented by Head Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Maciej Janczak ; Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine (online) Olga Stefanishyna (to be confirmed) ; First Deputy Minister for European Integration, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Yevhen Kudriavets ; Head of the Anti-Discrimination Department of the Council of Europe Hallvard Gorseth ; Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner on Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets and Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine (online) Remi Duflot.
Simultaneous interpretation in English/Ukrainian will be provided.
Contact: Bogumiła Warchalewska, tél. +33 3 90 21 44 84
26-27 September, Poland
A five-member PACE delegation led by Mireille Clapot will make a pre-electoral visit to the country to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on 15 October.
Plus d’informations - Contact: PACE Communication Division, tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93
26-28 September, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zsolt Németh and Aleksandar Nikoloski, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina, will make a fact-finding visit to Sarajevo and to Banja Luka.
Contact: PACE Communication Division, tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93
27 September, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing on Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others (9.15 am-12.15 pm and 2.15-4.15 pm).
The case concerns the greenhouse gas emissions from 33 member States, which in the applicants’ view contribute to the phenomenon of global warming resulting, among other things, in heatwaves affecting the applicants’ living conditions and health.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
27 September, Strasbourg (Phare de la Citadelle)
The Intercultural Cities (ICC) Unit will be represented at the Placemaking week, a festival organised by Placemaking Europe, a European network that connects practitioners, academics, community leaders, market players and policy makers across the field of placemaking. Placemaking is an approach to urban planning and public space design that places social innovation, the commons, and local communities at the heart of a co-creative process to shape healthier, more resilient, and more equitable public spaces lasting for the future.
This year, the Placemaking week will feature 14 keynotes, 80+ interactive workshops and sessions, as well as outdoor activities, site visits and performances. The event will explore 4 overarching themes: “placemaking for equity”; “placemaking for ecology”; “place-led development” and “placemaking for civic engagement”. A member of the ICC unit will moderate the session on “placemaking for equity”.
Programme
27-28 September, Chisinau
An international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the People’s Advocate Office of the Republic of Moldova will debate new methods and tools for the protection and promotion of human rights in the face of today’s challenges.
Organised by the People’s Advocate Office together with the Council of Europe and the UN Refugee Agency, the event will bring together some 120 representatives of state institutions, ombudsperson offices, civil society, international organisations and business from 20 countries. The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu will speak at the opening.
Contact: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. +33 6 89 99 50 42
28 September, Strasbourg and online
The Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) and the Lanzarote Committee (Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse) will host a public event “Barnahus: a European Journey” to present main findings and conclusions of a Mapping study on multidisciplinary and interagency child-friendly justice models responding to violence against children in Council of Europe member states. This study prepared with the financial support of the Icelandic Government is part of the Council of Europe’s broader efforts to promote the Barnahus model in order to ensure that the best interests of the child are upheld in investigations and criminal proceedings, and to provide support for child victims and witnesses of sexual and other forms of violence in a child-friendly and safe environment, thus making child-friendly justice a true reality.
The event will be livestreamed in English and French.
More information - Draft programme - Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
28 September, Strasbourg
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) will publish its General Policy Recommendation No. 17 on combating intolerance and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
It is ECRI’s mandate and the intention of this General Policy Recommendation to work to prevent and counter intolerance and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and to help to develop a society that is inclusive of LGBTI people.
The recommendations contained in this new instrument, which take due account of the findings emerging from ECRI’s country monitoring work, are intended as guidance to assist member States in preventing and combating intolerance and discrimination against LGBTI people, in close co-operation with the communities concerned.
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
28 September, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 27 judgments and/or decisions concerning Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
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