The Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention against the Trafficking in Human Organs organised its 4th Plenary meeting (25-26 October).

All 15 Parties gathered in Strasbourg to discuss the latest developments in the area of the Trafficking of Human Organs, and respective tools to strengthen the implementation of the Convention and cooperation among themselves. 

Among other issues, the Committee adopted the country profile questionnaire and the theme of its 1st monitoring round: prevention and awareness mechanisms to counter trafficking in human organs. In addition, the plenary meeting was a platform for sharing experience among representatives of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CD-BIO), the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), the European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

For further information on topics discussed please refer to the Agenda of the meeting here.