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Call for applications: Integrating a gender perspective into legal education
The Council of Europe is launching a call for applications for a regional workshop entitled “Integrating a gender perspective into legal education”, to be held on 23 October 2026 at the European Youth Centre Budapest (EYCB), Hungary. The workshop will bring together up to 60 law professors from...
Tender call for design and printing services in Azerbaijan
The Council of Europe has announced a tender call for the provision of design and printing services within the framework of its Project on Promoting Media Professionalism and Freedom of Information in Azerbaijan (PRO-M-FEX). The tender procedure aims to conclude a one-off contract for the...
Non-profit organisations explore ways to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing risks
Two groups of non-governmental organisations in Azerbaijan benefited from consecutive workshops on 25-26 February designed to strengthen their understanding of measures to address money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the non-profit sector. The Council of Europe organised the...
Lawyers enhance skills to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing
In cooperation with the Azerbaijani Bar Association and the Financial Monitoring Service, the Council of Europe organised a workshop on 23-24 February 2026 for two separate groups of lawyers to strengthen their understanding of how to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The...
Barnahus Model: Integrating Justice, Care, and Child Rights
Around 1 in 5 children have been victims of sexual abuse in Europe according to the Council of Europe. Effective access to justice which is adapted to the needs of child victims and/or witnesses of violence requires a fundamental shift from traditional, fragmented judicial processes towards a...
National authorities and private sector discuss third country risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing
Azerbaijan has most recently accomplished its third round of the national risk assessment for preventing money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This is an important achievement as it identified where the country is most vulnerable so public agencies and businesses can prioritise actions...
Workshop held in Azerbaijan to strengthen capacities to address psychological and digital violence against women
Violence against women takes many forms, and increasingly, it happens in digital spaces. Online harassment, digital stalking, and psychological abuse have become significant concerns across the globe, yet legal frameworks and institutional responses often struggle to keep pace with the evolving...
Call for Tender: Provision of Design and Printing Services
The Council of Europe Office in Baku invites tenders from qualified suppliers in Azerbaijan for the provision of design and printing services within Council of Europe’s Project on Promoting Media Professionalism and Freedom of Information in Azerbaijan (PRO-M-FEX). This specific tender procedure...
Training of Trainers on “Preventing and combatting online child sexual exploitation and abuse” in Azerbaijan
During a two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on “Preventing and combatting online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA)” on 19-20 February 2026, 22 representatives from law enforcement, the justice sector, prosecutors and other relevant professionals working for and with children in...
CEPEJ organises a workshop for mediators in Azerbaijan
On 12-13 February 2026, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised in cooperation with the Mediation Council and the Academy of Justice of Azerbaijan, a workshop entitled “Improving the professional skills of mediators”. The workshop brought together 35 mediators from...
DPC Open Day 2026: presenting achievements and impact in the field
In a time of rapid acceleration, the Council of Europe’s strength lies in clarity of direction. This message was at the heart of the Directorate of Programme Co-ordination’s (DPC) Open Day 2026, which showcased how co-operation translates political commitments into concrete and measurable...
“No woman should live in fear of violence”
Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset on International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women 2025
Gender-based violence is the number one human rights violation of women in Europe. Democracy rests on the fundamental principle that everyone deserves equal rights and dignity and can live safely and freely. As our democracies are facing new challenges, women’s rights are increasingly called...
Regional workshop addresses evolving corruption challenges in Eastern Partnership countries
A two-day regional workshop on “Best practices in the investigation and prosecution of corruption” brought together practitioners and experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. The event provided an opportunity to share experiences, discuss common challenges, and look...
Protecting children from sexual abuse requires better evidence, not just criminal records
Ahead of the Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse marked on 18 November, Council of Europe Secretary General, Alain Berset, emphasised the importance of gathering data from diverse sources – including education and healthcare sectors, helplines, child...
Armenia and Azerbaijan: A milestone on the road to lasting peace
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has made the following statement: “I warmly welcome today’s initialing of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in Washington DC, which paves the way towards a final settlement of the long-standing conflict between the countries –...
Azerbaijan: Roundtable to discuss the country’s progress in combating human trafficking
Some 38 representatives of Azerbaijani government agencies, public bodies and civil society met in Baku on 24 April 2025 to discuss the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention, on the basis of the third evaluation report issued by the Group of Experts on Action against...
Calls for participants
The Youth Peace Camp is the flagship activity of the Council of Europe youth sector on promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies. The Youth Peace Camp project was born in 2003 in the framework the programme of the Council of Europe’s confidence-building measures and has been providing a...
Armenia and Azerbaijan: statement by Secretary General Alain Berset
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has welcomed the announcements of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the finalisation of negotiations on the draft Agreement on Peace and Establishment of Interstate Relations. When joining the Council of Europe in 2001, both countries pledged...
Women as equal partners in the AI revolution: a call for gender equality in the digital age
“The AI and digital revolution must also be a revolution for gender equality,” says Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset ahead of International Women’s Day. “Together, we can break down barriers to build a future where women and girls lead, innovate, and drive the digital world...
Statement by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on Human Rights Day 2024
Let this Human Rights Day be the turning point we need
Amid all the troubles and deep concerns facing Europe and the wider world, it is important that on this Human Rights Day we remember that the future is ours to decide – and that the time to act is now. Over recent years, we have seen a concerted effort to undermine the human rights standards that...
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