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Drafting Group on Eradication of Impunity for Serious Human Rights Violations (CDDH-ELI)
CDDH-ELI drafting group to begin revising the 2011 Committee of Ministers Guidelines on eradicating impunity for serious human rights violations
The Drafting Group on the Eradication of Impunity for Serious Human Rights Violations (CDDH-ELI) will hold its sixth meeting from 4 to 6 November 2026, when it will begin work on revision of the 2011 Committee of Ministers’ Guidelines on eradicating impunity for serious human rights violations,...
Drafting Group on the protection of the right to vote and to stand for election under the European Convention on Human Rights (CDDH-VOTE)
New drafting group on electoral rights begins work
The new Drafting Group on the Protection of the Right to Vote and to Stand for Election under the ECHR (CDDH-VOTE) held its first meeting in Strasbourg from 21 to 23 September 2026, marking the start of its study on electoral rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. Meeting under the...
Drafting Group on the use of new technologies by the ECtHR and new tendencies in litigation before the ECtHR (CDDH-TE) will meet in Warsaw in October for its second meeting
The second meeting of the Drafting Group on the use of new technologies by the European Court of Human Rights and new tendencies in litigation before the European Court of Human Rights (CDDH-TE) will take place in Warsaw, Poland, from 13 to 15 October 2026. The meeting, organised in a hybrid...
Drafting Group on the Safe Third Country Concept (CDDH-PTS)
Safe Third Country Concept: CDDH-PTS Drafting Group Adopts Draft Study
The Drafting Group on the Safe Third Country Concept (CDDH-PTS) has successfully completed its mandate with the adoption of a draft study on the need for and the feasibility of updating Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation No. R(97)22, which provides guidelines on the application of the safe...
Third CDDH extraordinary meeting
The CDDH held a third and final extraordinary meeting from 10 to 12 March 2026. During this meeting, the CDDH adopted the outcome document containing elements for a political declaration and explanatory text, for transmission to the Committee of Ministers by the deadline of 22 March 2026. ...
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