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Council of Europe Congress Bureau: Peaceful protests should be supported, calls for social rights should be heard
The Bureau of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, meeting in Strasbourg on Monday 26 October 2026, on the eve of the Congress 51st session (27-29 October),...
Las políticas antidrogas centradas en las personas son cruciales para la seguridad democrática: Alain Berset
El Consejo de Europa comparte su enfoque sobre políticas antidroga con la Coalición Europea Contra las Drogas
Kaja Kallas visita el Registro de Daños de Ucrania
La alta representante de la UE reitera su firme apoyo a la labor del Consejo de Europa en materia de rendición de cuentas e indemnización por la agresión de Rusia
Georgia: Congress Rapporteurs warn of grave threat to local democracy as request to ban major opposition parties under review
Anders Knape (Sweden, EPP/CCE) and Urs Janett (Switzerland, ILDG), Congress co-Rapporteurs on the situation of local democracy in Georgia, have made the following statement: “The...
Congress Vice-President visits Lviv in support of local democracy and metropolitan governance in Ukraine
Congress Vice-President Cecilia Dalman Eek (Sweden, SOC/G/PD) visited Lviv on 22 October 2026 to reaffirm support for Ukraine’s decentralisation reform, metropolitan governance and intermunicipal co-operation. She met Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi...
It is time for Council of Europe recommendations on the rights of intersex persons to be enshrined in law
Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, made the following statement today, on the eve of Intersex Awareness Day 2026 (Monday 26 October 2026): “The Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 resolution on the rights of intersex persons and the Committee of...
The Conference of INGOs publishes country reports following visits to Denmark and Montenegro
The Conference of INGOs has just published the two country visit reports that summarise findings from the fact-finding visits to Denmark (11-13 May 2026) and Montenegro (22-25 June 2026). The...
CINGO’s Expert Council on NGO Law releases study on the execution of judgements involving freedom of association and the impact on associations and defenders
This study updates a thematic study originally published in March 2022, which considered the challenges associated with the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights...
Congress 51st session: Resilience of Kherson, women’s political participation in Ukraine, safety of journalists and youth participation among side events
The 51st Congress session (Strasbourg, 27-29 October 2026) features a number of side events, including a presentation of the book “Unbreakable Kherson” on wartime resilience developed from the region’s experience of occupation, liberation and ongoing attacks, to take place on Wednesday 28 October...
PACE to discuss rebuilding trust in democracy with young people in Budapest
How to rebuild the trust of young people in democracy will be the focus of a major parliamentary conference taking place in Budapest on 27 October. Organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) together with the Hungarian National Assembly, the conference – with the...
Dinamarca: la Comisión contra el Racismo del Consejo de Europa reconoce avances, pero insta a redoblar esfuerzos para combatir el racismo
La Comisión alerta del aumento de los discursos de odio en la política y en internet
El orden del día del Congreso: la alerta temprana contra el retroceso democrático, los derechos de las personas LGBTI, la erosión costera y el absentismo escolar
En la sesión del Congreso de Autoridades Locales y Regionales también se debatirá sobre la financiación de la recuperación de Ucrania
Bulgaria: Commissioner O'Flaherty recommends stronger protection for older persons in care homes and Roma
Following his visit to Bulgaria, Commissioner O’Flaherty, sent two letters to the Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Nataliya Efremova. The letters, published today, address...
Taming the technology: AI, human rights, and the future of justice
The following closing remarks were delivered by Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the 17th Warsaw Human Rights Seminar on “Justice in the digital...
El organismo antirracismo del Consejo de Europa celebra el compromiso de avanzar hacia la igualdad en Ucrania, pero pide más medidas
Un informe destaca la necesidad de una mayor protección de los romaníes y las personas LGBTI
Georgia: El secretario general Alain Berset insta a salvaguardar la democracia y el pluralismo político antes de que se celebren las vistas sobre la ilegalización de partidos de la oposición
El Consejo de Europa seguirá de cerca la evolución de los acontecimientos y mantendrá el diálogo con Georgia
PACE to observe the early parliamentary elections in Serbia
20-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Piero Fassino (Italy, SOC), will travel to Serbia from 23 to 26 October to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, European...
On a ‘digital wall’, women parliamentary leaders in Rome make pledges to advance equality
Women Speakers of Parliament attending a parliamentary summit in Rome have set out their ideas and pledges for advancing equality and creating a fairer society on a “digital wall” shared today on the Assembly’s website. Thirteen women parliamentary leaders from across Europe – either leading...
Racismo e intolerancia en Bélgica: los expertos recomiendan formar a la policía en materia de discurso de odio y delitos de odio
Council of Europe body also calls for new legislation to protect intersex people
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