The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic ...

The Council of Europe Office in Baku has expressed its deep condolences to the people of Azerbaijan following the tragic ...

Europe’s largest minority, the Roma and Travellers, face multiple barriers to education, health, employment and political ...

Often, women with disabilities are invisible and marginalised in society, including among those promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, and those promoting gender equality and the ...

Some developments in biomedicine have human rights implications that give rise to specific ethical concerns and make them particularly challenging. Public debate In this document and in Article 28 of ...

The objective of engaging the public might be to inform people about new developments in biomedicine, to stimulate debate or to lay the foundation for further consultation or participation, and to ...

On this page you will find an overview of the activities of the Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention (T-DO). You can also learn more about our groups' mandate and composition on the "Learn ...

In several European regions affected by past or ongoing conflicts, the achievement of human rights, democracy and the rule of ...

Emperor Charles V was the great 16th century pan-European sovereign. Through inheritance, he brought together, under his rule, extensive territories in western, central, and southern Europe and the ...

The Council of Europe contributes to SDG 4.1 mainly through its work on competences for democratic culture and language education. Through its activities, standards and tools developed in this field, ...

Despite progress, women’s and girls’ rights in Europe face setbacks and numerous challenges, including violence, discrimination and hate speech. The Commissioner’s work focuses on promoting measures ...

LGBTI people continue to face discrimination and violence that affects their human rights. The Commissioner urges the authorities to combat discrimination and violence, raise awareness of the rights ...