27 November-1 December, Strasbourg
In a plenary meeting, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) will examine, with a view to their adoption, evaluation reports on the Republic of Moldova, the United States of America and Türkiye, assessing measures to prevent corruption and promote integrity among persons with top executive functions in central government and as regards the police.
GRECO will also consider follow-up reports on Denmark, Malta, Slovakia and Spain evaluating their compliance with its recommendations on the same subjects.
As regards the evaluation of measures to prevent corruption in respect of parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors, GRECO will adopt follow-up reports on Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Portugal and Serbia.
Contact: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. + 3 6 89 99 50 42
27 November, Ankara (Convention and Cultural Centre of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations)
An international conference on “Fostering women’s access to justice in Türkiye” will take place as part of the EU/CoE joint action entitled “Fostering women’s access to justice in Türkiye”.
The event will include a signing ceremony for the launch of a grant scheme for funding legal aid services for women in eight pilot provinces. Head of the Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara William Massolin, Head of the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Division Caterina Bolognese, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, and President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations Erinç Sağkan, will open the conference.
The opening remarks and the signing ceremony will be open to the media (9-10.45 am). Interpretation in English/Turkish will be provided.
Programme
Contacts: Andrew Cutting, tel. +32 485 21 72 02; Marija Simić, tel. +381 63 601 337
27 November, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will be ruling in the case of Communauté genevoise d’action syndicale (CGAS) v. Switzerland (2.30 pm).
The case concerns measures, in force from 17 March to 30 May 2020, which were adopted by the Swiss Government to counter the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID -19”).
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
28 November, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Chamber hearing in the case Karsai v. Hungary (9.30 am).
This case concerns complaints under the Convention raised by the applicant, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) a type of motor neurone disease, in the context of issues related to self-determined death.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
28 November, Brussels
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić will participate in an international conference on a Global Alliance to counter migrant smuggling.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
28 November, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 11 judgments concerning Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Romania, Russia and Türkiye.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
28 November, Tbilisi (Tbilisi Municipality City Assembly)
The Council of Europe will organise an event and exhibition entitled “Participatory Democracy and Human Rights in Georgia – From Vision to Action!”. Participants will include the Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and representatives of the government, the Parliament, local authorities, and civil society organisations in Georgia.
The program will showcase the achievements by 18 local authorities and CSOs from 8 regions in Georgia in strengthening civil participation and human rights, as well as innovative methodologies and tools, civil participation campaign and project achievements in enhancing youth participation within the project “Strengthening Participatory Democracy and Human Rights at Local Level in Georgia”.
The event will mark and celebrate the closure of the project which is implemented jointly by the Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Division of Elections and Participatory Democracy and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023, with the financial contribution of the Austrian Development Cooperation.
The event will be open to media.
30 November, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 118 judgments and/or decisions concerning Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
30 November, Strasbourg
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) will publish the report of its most recent visit to San Marino together with the response by the San Marino authorities.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
30 November-1 December, Skopje
Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge will participate in the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council.
Contact: Päivi Suhonen, tel. +33 6 69 76 52 89
30 November-1 December, Skopje
More than 30 Roma and Traveller women activists and organisations, academics and policy makers will gather during the 9th International Roma and Traveller Women’s conference to discuss challenges, trends and synergies in view of effective implementation of international standards protecting Roma and Traveller women and girls. The conference will be organised in partnership with the Government of North Macedonia, and in cooperation with other civil society organisations.
Contact: Dušan Vojnović, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 99