Visit to Poland on the execution of the European Court's judgments
On 3 and 4 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Warsaw, organised in cooperation with the Polish Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights. The Department held detailed discussions with representatives from the Ministries of Foreign...
Republic of Moldova: Fourth meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent
On 3 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in Chișinău at the fourth meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent of the Republic of Moldova. The Advisory Council is composed of the Government Agent and representatives of the relevant national authorities,...
Serbia: Roundtable on the execution of the European Court’s judgment on blind chess players
On 24 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated online in a roundtable on the execution of the European Court’s judgment concerning discrimination of blind chess players who were denied certain financial benefits for winning medals as part of the national team of...
Georgia: Coordination meeting on execution of judgments and workshop for judicial staff
On 27 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a roundtable held in Tbilisi on enhancing coordination among national stakeholders for the execution of the European Court’s judgments by Georgia. The event brought together representatives of various state agencies of...
New thematic factsheet on Persons with disabilities
The Council of Europe promotes, protects and monitors the implementation of human rights for all, including persons with disabilities. This new thematic factsheet summarises steps taken by member states to protect the rights of persons with disabilities in response to judgments from the European...
The Committee of Ministers adopts an interim resolution exhorting Hungary to reform its legislation on life sentences
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers examined again this week the execution of the László Magyar group of cases. This group, which dates back as far as 2014, concerns violations of the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment due to the applicants’ life sentences,...
Hungary: the Committee of Ministers invites member states to raise the issues of access to asylum and collective expulsions with their Hungarian counterparts
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers examined again this week the execution of the Ilias and Ahmed and Shahzad judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. These groups of several cases concern access to asylum in Hungary and collective expulsions of asylum-seekers to Serbia. In...
Implementing the European Court's judgments: Latest decisions from the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 17 to 19 September to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 41 decisions...
Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments: 1507th meeting of the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers is holding its quarterly meeting to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 17 to 19 September. Cases proposed for detailed examination concern Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,...
Study visit of the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia
On 9 September, representatives of the Office of the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsperson) of Armenia carried out a study visit to the Council of Europe. The visit was organised by the Division of Co-operation Programmes and Division of Human Rights and Biomedicine under the projects...
Visit to Armenia on the execution of the European Court's judgments
On 4-5 September, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Yerevan, organised in cooperation with the Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters of Armenia. During the meetings, Armenia’s good relations with the Department and the generally positive...
International Forum on Transforming the Penitentiary System of Ukraine
On 25 July, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated virtually in the International Forum “Transforming the Penitentiary System: Finding Solutions to Stop Torture in Prisons”. The event was attended by representatives of the Government, Parliament, law-enforcement authorities,...
Ukraine: International conference on Administrative Justice
On 4-5 July, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights participated virtually in the VIIth International Scientific and Practical Conference “Administrative Justice in Ukraine: Issues of Theory and Practice” dedicated to judicial protection of political...
International conference on the 28th Anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine
On 28 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights participated virtually in the International Conference “The Constitution of Ukraine and European Values: Challenges of the European Integration Process”, which took place in Kyiv. The conference was...
Visit to Bulgaria on the execution of the European’s Court’s judgments at local level
On 25 June, the Department for the Execution of judgments participated in a first visit of a delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities aimed at supporting the execution of the European Court’s judgments by the Bulgarian authorities at local level. The visit concerned the...
Romania: Bilateral exchanges on the implementation of domestic court decisions
On 19 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments had an online meeting with the relevant national authorities on the progress made and the way to move forward to guarantee the prompt and voluntary implementation of domestic court decisions by public debtors. This issue is supervised by...
First annual meeting and launch of the Execution Co-ordinators Network
On 24 June, the first annual meeting between the Department for the Execution of Judgments and the national co-ordinators for the execution of judgments took place in Helsinki. The meeting took place further to the calls of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe at their 4th...
Hungary: the Committee of Ministers expresses “grave concern” over lack of compensation mechanisms for lengthy legal cases
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has strongly urged the Hungarian authorities to intensify their efforts to introduce compensatory remedies for people affected by excessively-long legal proceedings. In an interim resolution* adopted at this week’s meeting to supervise the...
Freedom of belief and non-discrimination in Türkiye: Council of Europe urges progress in cases on compulsory military service and religious education
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has strongly urged the authorities in Türkiye to ensure that alternative options to compulsory military service are made available for conscientious objectors and pacifists. The Committee also urged the authorities to ensure appropriate possibilities...
The Committee of Ministers invites its Chair to send a letter to the Hungarian authorities conveying deep concern about the lack of progress in the case of the Supreme Court’s former President Baka
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers examined again this week the execution of the Baka judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which concerns the undue and premature termination of the applicant’s mandate as President of the former Hungarian Supreme Court. In its decision, the...
Implementation of the European Court's judgments - Latest decisions by the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 11 to 13 June to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 42 decisions...
North Macedonia: Study visit to Croatia for an exchange on good practice to address school segregation of Roma children
On 4-6 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a study visit to Croatia, which was organised for the key stakeholders from relevant institutions of North Macedonia, engaged in the execution of the European Court’s judgment in Elmazova and Others v. North Macedonia. In...
1501st CMDH meeting: the Committee of Ministers will examine the status of implementation of the European Court's judgments
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers will hold its quarterly meeting to supervise the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg from 11 to 13 June. Cases proposed for detailed examination concern Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,...
Visit of government officials from Curaçao
On 6 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments met with a delegation from the Ministry of Justice of Curaçao, an autonomous country situated in the Caribbean and belonging to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, together with the Government Agent of the Netherlands and the Permanent...
Visit to Hungary on the execution of the European Court’s judgments
On 29 to 31 May, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Budapest, organised in close cooperation with the Government Agent’s Office and the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the Council of Europe. The aim of the visit was to discuss cases pending under the...
Republic of Moldova: Third meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent
On 24 May, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in Chișinău at the third meeting of the Advisory Council of the Government Agent of the Republic of Moldova. The Advisory Council is composed of the Government Agent and representatives of the relevant national authorities, the...
Republic of Moldova: Workshop on the domestic remedy to challenge poor conditions of detention
On 23 May, the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in a workshop held in Chișinău on the preventive and compensatory remedy to challenge poor conditions of detention and the lack of adequate medical assistance in detention in the Republic of Moldova, which entered into force in...
Ukraine: Visit of the Prosecutor General’s Office
On 16 May, the Department for the Execution of Judgments met with representatives of the International Legal Cooperation Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. During this meeting, the participants exchanged views on the progress made by the Ukrainian authorities as well...
Ukraine: Roundtable on the execution of domestic judicial decisions
On 14-15 May, an expert roundtable on the structural problem of non-enforcement and delayed enforcement of domestic judicial decisions was held in Lviv, Ukraine. The event was organised by the Department for the Execution of Judgments in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Council of...
North Macedonia: Workshop on the execution of the European Court’s judgments concerning the right to liberty and security
On 10 May, the Department for the Execution of Judgments took part in a workshop on best practices regarding the execution of the European Court’s judgments in the field of the right to liberty and security of persons (Article 5 of the Convention), which was co-organised with the Academy for...
