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

The Council of Europe Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression has launched a call for provision of consultancy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

At the closing conference of the Paperless commercial courts in Croatia project, key results and progress in the digitalisation of that country’s commercial courts were presented. A particular focus ...

The Council of Europe has marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents both significant benefits and risks. It is the role of the Council of Europe to ensure that human rights, democracy and the rule of law are respected, protected ...

The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty that guarantees fundamental social and economic rights as a counterpart to the European Convention on Human Rights, which refers to civil and ...

The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law is the first-ever international legally binding treaty in this field. Opened for ...