The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe emphasized that non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic court judgments has been “ a major and long-standing structural deficiency ” for ...

War and mass displacement heighten the risks of human trafficking, and children are particularly vulnerable to such risks. Furthermore, as children increasingly use the internet for education and ...

On 26-27 March 2025, 23 members of the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities (ICC) Programme met in Wrocław, Poland, to gain insights and practical knowledge on implementing effective intercultural ...

Exchange views on underlying concepts regarding AI, cybercrime and e-evidence Provide an update – with examples – of offences committed against, by and by means of AI systems Identify legal and ...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published today a memorandum on the human rights ...

Full session; Opening of the 48th Session of the Congress by the President Marc Cools; Statement by Bjørn BERGE, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe; ...

ECRI held its 97 th plenary meeting in Strasbourg, which took place from 18 to 20 March 2025. On 19 March, ECRI held an exchange of views with Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary ...

The state report from Latvia was received by GREVIO on 25 March 2025 under its baseline evaluation procedure, and is published in accordance with Rule 33, paragraph 6 of GREVIO’s Rules of Procedure.

The Council of Europe has established two different mechanisms to combat money laundering and terrorist financing that work in close co-operation: MONEYVAL and the Conference of the Parties to CETS ...

Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion – CDADI. The CDADI steers the Council of Europe’s intergovernmental work to promote equality for all and bui ...

Trafficking in human beings is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. The Council of Europe’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which entered into force in 2008 ...

Healthy, just societies need to respect the rule of law, with clear and transparent justice, fair and independent processes, and safeguards to ensure that everyone is treated equally before the law.