News 2022
Spain must enforce zero tolerance for the ill-treatment of detainees
Spain should take measures to address numerous allegations of ill-treatment of prisoners by custodial staff in three Andalusian prisons, according to the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has today published a report following...
What are the copyright challenges of AI training?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way content is created, but how should European copyright law respond to the challenge of training AI systems in a balanced way? A new IRIS report from the European Audiovisual Observatory, Copyright and AI training, examines one of the most...
Council of Europe honours victims of the Roma Holocaust
The Council of Europe has marked European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day in Strasbourg, honouring the memory of the hundreds of thousands of Roma murdered during the Holocaust and reaffirming its commitment to combating antigypsyism and discrimination. Held on the lawn in front of the Palais de...
Before the final whistle
Statement by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, on the day of the World Cup final
Congress at the UN: Sustainable development requires democratic security and multilevel governance
“The Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved in conference rooms alone. They will be achieved - or not - in our neighbourhoods, our towns, our cities and our regions. Every Sustainable Development Goal ultimately has a local address,” underlined Congress President Gunn Marit Helgesen...
Calls for Norway to strengthen protections, as Sami languages remain in precarious situation
Six minority languages in Norway are protected by the Council of Europe’s charter
Council of Europe issues guidance for strengthening trafficking victims’ access to residence permits
Anti-trafficking body GRETA gives practical advice to national authorities and agencies, and civil society
From London to Strasbourg via Pretoria
Early life of Winston Churchill also led him to defend human rights
Sport must remain fair, safe and free from undue influence
As summer sporting events heat up, the Council of Europe underlines that the integrity of sport is non-negotiable
Ukrainian children at risk of trafficking owing to unlawful deportation by Russia
Anniversary of landmark European Court judgment against Russia for flagrant rights abuses of Ukrainian children
“Happy are they who have come to know the rural gods.” – Virgil
Get out of the big smoke and into the European pastoral this summer with the Transhumance Trails, a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe calls for improvements in money-laundering prosecutions and asset recovery in Armenia
Robust targeted financial-sanctions regime highlighted by MONEYVAL
Council of Europe calls for resolute action to protect regional and minority languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fifteen languages are protected in the state
Alternative sanctions to imprisonment grow moderately in Europe
Council of Europe 2025 probation survey examined 48 systems across the continent
“Reform is about our collective ability to make full use of the potential of the Council of Europe” – Alain Berset
Insights from the Secretary General’s address to 46 European governments
Police and Roma community in the Republic of Moldova unite on joint cooperation platform
Council of Europe support crucial to ensuring understanding and access to justice
Slovenia: progress made, but money-laundering investigations and prosecutions require reinforcing
Advances in supervision of financial institutions, but improvements needed in non-financial sectors
European Committee of social rights annual activity report reveals continued challenges in social-rights implementation in Europe
Wider understanding and application of ECSR jurisprudence in member states vital
Council of Europe draws attention to the death penalty in Belarus at World Congress in Paris
Abolition advocacy discussed with Belarusian democratic forces and civil society in exile at a Council of Europe-supported event
Justice and protection for children of Ukraine at the core of meetings at the Council of Europe
Key international actors discuss in Strasbourg the challenges the ongoing war poses to Ukraine’s children, including conflict-related sexual violence