Andreas Kiefer (born 6 October 1957 in Salzburg ) is Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe , an institution representing local and regional authorities of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe . Read More…
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The second edition of the Second Chechen War , which began in 1999. The governments of the United States and other countries condemned deaths and expulsions among civilians. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) passed two resolutions in 2000 and 2001 condemning human rights violations in Chechnya and requiring Russia to set up an independent national commission of inquiry to investigate the matter. However, a third resolution on these lines failed in 2004. The Council of Europe in multiple resolutions and statements between 2003 and 2007 called on Russia (a member of the Council) to cease human rights violations. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Between 2005 and 2007, Chechens Against the Russian Government. Read More…
The Joint Council of Youth of the Council of Europe is the supreme decision and policy-making body for the Council of Europe’s governmental and non-governmental partners in the Youth Department. It is composed of all members of the European Steering Committee on Youth and all members of the Advisory Council on Youth.
The task of the Joint Council, in a spirit of co-management, is to develop a common position on: Read More…
Thomas Hammarberg (born 2 January 1942 in Örnsköldsvik , Sweden ) is a Swedish diplomat and human rights defender .
He held the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in Strasbourg from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2012. He succeeded the first Commissioner, Álvaro Gil-Robles . Read More…
The Group of States against Corruption ( French : Group of States against Corruption , GRECO), the Council of Europe ’s anti- corruption monitoring body icts with Headquarters in Strasbourg (France), Was Established, in 1999 as an enlarged Partial Agreement by 17 Council of Europe member states. Read More…
Álvaro Gil-Robles and Gil-Delgado (born September 9, 1944 in Lisbon , Portugal ) is a Spanish lawyer and human rights activist .
He was the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe from 15 October 1999 to 31 March 2006. He was the first person to occupy this position and was succeeded by Thomas Hammarberg .
From 2000 to 2005, he visited various organizations for their future improvement. Read More…
The Council of Europe Film Award (FACE) is presented at the Istanbul International Film Festival by the Council of Europe to the director Whose entry to the festival raises public awareness and interest in human rights issues and Promotes a better understanding of Their significance. Read More…
The European Prison Rules were drawn up by the Council of Europe . They are intended to provide non-legally binding standards [1] on the principles and practices of treatment of detainees and the management of detention facilities . Read More…
The „European Local Democracy Week“ is an annual event with national and local events organized by participating local authorities in the Council of Europe . The purpose is to foster the knowledge of local democracy and promote the idea of democratic participation at a local level. While the week is overseen by the Council of Europe, it is each local and regional environment that organizes events centered on the selected theme. Read More…
The European Institute of Cultural Routes is a non-profit association based in Luxembourg whose aim is to help the Council of Europe , as a technical body, in the establishment of European Cultural Routes . Read More…