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How can we detect AI systems contributing to discrimination?
How can equality bodies determine whether an algorithmic or artificial-intelligence (AI) system has contributed to discrimination – and what should be the steps taken to find redress? How can public administrations ensure that the development and use of AI go hand-in-hand with effective...
EU, Council of Europe and OSCE partnership in action: tackling racism through co-operation
As many as 100 representatives of institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, international organisations, academia, civil society and religious communities gathered in Sarajevo on 8 and 9 September for the international conference “Racism, Religion and Belief: Challenges and Perspectives”, dedicated...
Beyond the algorithm : AI and equality in Europe - Join us on 17th September for the closing event
How can we ensure that the growing use of artificial intelligence in public administrations goes hand-in-hand with advancing equality and non-discrimination? Over the past two years, the equality bodies of Belgium (Unia), Finland (Non-Discrimination Ombudsman) and Portugal (Commission for...
Promoting equality and inclusion through communication
Before it becomes a matter of policy or law, discrimination begins with words - a comment, an assumption, a label. This was a the starting point for a two-day Workshop on Equality and Inclusion, where 23 young participants and civil society representatives worked on strengthening their knowledge...
Fostering dialogue on Human Rights and Democracy at the Tbilisi Open Air Festival 2026
For the sixth consecutive year, the Council of Europe Office in Georgia participated in the Tbilisi Open Air Festival, engaging thousands of festivalgoers through its interactive Human Rights Corner in the festival's Freedom Village. Bringing human rights discussions into one of the largest...
Moldovan civil servants strengthen capacity to combat racism and racial discrimination
Building on the achievements of the regional anti-discrimination project, specifically, development of the anti-racism course and the successful implementation of a Training of Trainers programme, 27 representatives of the Equality Council, the People’s Advocate Office and the Agency for...
Council of Europe Awards Five Grants to Combat Discrimination and Hate Speech
The Council of Europe Office in Pristina has awarded five grants to civil society organisations working to combat discrimination and hate speech and to reduce the stigmatisation of vulnerable groups across the country. The five selected organisations represent communities and groups from...
LGBTI+ Equality March held in Kyiv with support from the Council of Europe in Ukraine
On 21 June, the annual "KyivPride" Equality March took place in the centre of Kyiv under the slogan "Recognise Our Families". The peaceful march brought together around 5,000 participants including members of the diplomatic corps, international institutions, LGBTI+ military people and human...
No Hate Speech Week provides spaces to share practices for democracies free of hate
The third edition of No Hate Speech Week 2026 took place from 17-19 June 2026 at the Council of Europe, drawing on three days of dialogue, networking, presentations, and testimonies. It was organised in conjunction with the Democracy Hackathon, as a joint event “Hack the Hate, Renew Democracy”....
Democracy Hackathon & No Hate Speech Week – WE WERE THERE!
On 18 June, the Mission-Driven Initiative “Enhancing multi-stakeholder responses to hate speech and hate crime”, funded by the EEA and Norway Grants and implemented by the Council of Europe, held a dedicated session during the Democracy Hackathon & No Hate Speech Week. More than 20 participants...
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