Council of Europe (COE) Updates

30 August 2024 To mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the...

We the leaders of the United States of America, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,...

Bürgenstock, Switzerland 16 June 2024 The ongoing war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to cause large-scale human suffering and destruction, and to create risks and crises with...

Greece: New report urges better protection for human trafficking victims and increased attention to labour inspections Strasbourg, 23.03.2023 – In its second report on Greece, the Council of Europe’s...

The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) calls for an end to illegal pushback practices and for increased safeguards against ill-treatment The Council of Europe's Committee for the...

Rapport de la plateforme pour la sécurité des journalistes 2023 : une guerre est menée contre le journalisme dans certaines parties de l'Europe En 2022, depuis le début de la guerre d'agression...

Safety of Journalists platform 2023 report: a war on journalism in parts of Europe In 2022, since Russia’s launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, at least 12 journalists and media workers...

We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers and high representatives of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,...

Strasbourg, 13.04.2022 – With Europe facing the second major refugee crisis in less than a decade, the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Committee has published ten compliance reports evaluating...

Joint statement of heads of international financial institutions with programs in Ukraine and neighboring countries Statement from Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for...

POMPIDOU GROUP | STRASBOURG The Pompidou Group, together with leading European psycho-trauma experts, has developed recommendations on how people can better interact and communicate with persons who...

GROUP OF EXPERTS ON ACTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (GRETA) | STRASBOURG The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has warned of the...

COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | CHISINAU/STRASBOURG “Beyond the prompt humanitarian response already provided by European states to people fleeing the war in Ukraine, more support is urgently needed...

COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | STRASBOURG “Russia's military attack against Ukraine has lasted for almost 12 days now, causing death and destruction. It is also leading to a large-scale repression...

PACE's Migration Committee has strongly condemned attacks on NGOs and their donors who are assisting refugees and migrants and said that governments or political organisations should not use such...

Strasbourg, 24.06.2020 I am extremely worried by the persistent deadlock in the Middle East peace process. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians remains a major source of instability for the...

PACE President, Rik Daems, following a current affairs debate in the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly on “recent developments at the Turkish-Greek-Bulgarian borders: how to safeguard...

The Council of Europe should “do more to combat human trafficking and to ensure that its legal standards are adequate and implemented by all member States”, the Assembly declared today during a joint...

The Committee on Migration called upon member States of the Council of Europe to express their political will to ensure greater protection to refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe by preventing...