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All together for better mental health: putting people, dignity and autonomy at the centre
What does it mean to be able to make decisions about your own life when you are experiencing mental health issues? And what happens when the support you need is not available close to home? These questions were at the heart of the regional conference “All together for better mental health: human...
Council of Europe and Microsoft sign framework cooperation agreement to promote human rights in the age of AI
The Council of Europe and Microsoft have signed an agreement establishing a framework for cooperation to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law through responsible and inclusive technological development and innovation, and to address challenges in the digital environment, including...
The President of the Committee of Ministers addresses the Parliamentary Assembly
“The Council of Europe must respond to crises, without ever allowing urgency to take precedence over the law” – Isabelle Berro-Amadeï
Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, stressed the need to strengthen the common legal space, while reaffirming the importance of supporting Ukraine in its quest for justice and preserving...
When women's rights and minority rights overlap: Armenia's Human Rights Defender brings the two together
Women and persons from national minority communities, often face discrimination for overlapping reasons and the challenges get harder to address when they're treated as separate issues. To look at this more closely, Armenia's Human Rights Defender's Office brought together two of its advisory...
From the classroom to the bench: three students win Armenia's first constitutional moot court
Narek, Arthur and Roman sit in front of us, shining with pride and joy. For the three law students, this is more than just a victory. They have won the first moot court competition on constitutional justice ever held in Armenia and argued not in a lecture hall, but before real judges of the...
Congress President Gunn Marit Helgesen notes advance of decentralisation of power across Europe
International Day of Democracy: democracy is experienced first and foremost locally
“Today, democracy is under strain all over the world – democratic backsliding, a loss of citizens’ trust in democratic institutions and politicians, war, environmental degradation and economic pressures are all contributing to the erosion of democracy,” underlined Gunn Marit Helgesen, President...
Strengthening the transplantation system in Armenia: reinforcing the fight against organ trafficking
For the specialists involved in the policy development on organ transplantation and fight against trafficking in human organs, the legal assessment of Armenia’s legislation against the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs was a necessity to prevent abuses and protect...
Breaking the Cycle: how empathy and education are transforming probation in Armenia
For years, A.P. (name changed to protect his privacy) was, in the eyes of his family, a person full of life. He was fiercely loyal, deeply attached to his family, and never afraid to stand up for what he believed was right. But those closest to him also knew another side of his personality. When...
Rebuilding lives: Armenia’s Probation Service launches landmark rehabilitation programme
For people leaving Armenia's prisons, and probation system, breaking a cycle of substance use has long meant relying on willpower alone. A new rehabilitation programme, piloted over the past year in three prisons and probation offices, is designed to change that. Developed with support from the...
Building stronger safeguards for the rights of persons deprived of liberty through enhanced monitoring capacities
For anyone held in a prison or detention centre, a great deal depends on whether someone independent is paying attention — and on whether the different bodies charged with that scrutiny actually work as one. In Armenia, several institutions share that duty, but most of the time they work apart....
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