The Bureau of the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) met in ...

The Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention) remains the only legally binding international instrument on human rights in biomedicine and healthcare. As Armenia ...

Strengthening freedom of expression, media pluralism, and media independence is essential for safeguarding democracy, ...

First, be legal. Foster a law-based discussion at the Committee of Ministers, it is important to distinguish legal from ...

The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on Enhancing Judicial Protection of Human Rights in Kosovo*, which ...

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Recommendation on developing and promoting digital citizenship education ...

The European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (ETS No. 102) applies to the movement, lairaging, restraint, stunning and slaughter of domestic solipeds, ruminants, pigs, rabbits ...

In a context of rising disinformation, polarisation and digital threats to democracy, hate speech remains one of the most corrosive forces undermining social cohesion and democratic values. Addressing ...

The widespread and growing availability of doping substances in Europe with their mounting use in recreational sports is emerging as a public health problem.

The Journalism Excellence Awards “Ethical reporting on Roma and Travellers and combating antigypsyism through the media” (hereafter “Awards”) aim at honouring and promoting media contributions that ...

United Nations independent experts, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, State partners and Roma human rights defenders from various parts of Europe and the Americas discuss human ...

The European Court of Human Rights published its Annual Report 2025 along with a comprehensive... The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation, with 46 member states, ...