European Charter of Local Self-Government was opened for signature — a milestone that guarantees the rights and autonomy of local authorities across Europe. Signed by all 46 Council of Europe member ...

On 8-9 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Riga to discuss various aspects related to the implementation of the European Court’s judgments against Latvia.

Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of a case concerning a fine and imprisonment imposed for unintrusive begging On 7 October, the Committee of Ministers ended its supervision of the execution ...

On the occasion of the European and World Day Against the Death penalty, the Council of Europe firmly reaffirms its unequivocal opposition to the death penalty. In 2025, this day is again dedicated to ...

Teach your pupils Europe’s shared values: freedom of expression, a fair justice system, gender equality, abolition of the ...

The EDURES toolkit results from work of the joint Focus Working Group under the auspices of the CDEDU. The Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) oversees the Council of Europes ...

The CPT visits places of detention and assesses how persons deprived of their liberty are treated in order to strengthen their protection from torture and inhuman or degrading tre ...

Intersex persons are individuals who have innate variations of sex characteristics that vary from the societal and/or medical understanding of typical female and male bodies. They continue to face ...

- Freedom of expression and information and media freedom are crucial for the functioning of a truly democratic society and continue to be so in times of crisis.[1] The provision of timely information ...

Prevention plays a central role in efforts to eradicate and remove the root causes of gender-based violence. Youth work and human rights activism can make an important contribution to such ...

ECRI attaches great importance to ensuring that its anti-racism message filters down to the whole of civil society and to involving the various sectors of society in an intercultural dialogue based on ...

The CDDEM supports member States in strengthening and maintaining good democratic governance at national, regional and local levels, including through the implementation of the 12 Principles of Good ...