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…
The Social Charter INITIALLY defined what Many UK campaigning groups termed the Council of Europe decency threshold in the 1960s as 68% of average earnings Within a national economy . The definition of such a change in the net income (as of July 2004 ).
There are a number of discrepancies between the UK and the UK, and it is understood by the Secretariat of the European Social Charter. The exact origins of the term ‚Council of Europe Decency Threshold‘ are vague, but it is said that the Council of Europe did not create it. It is now more commonly referred to as the ‚European Social Charter Adequate Remuneration Threshold‘ or ESCART. Read More…
The European Day of Languages is 26 September, as proclaimed by the Council of Europe on 6 December 2001, at the end of the European Year of Languages (2001), which has been jointly organized by the Council of Europe and the European Union . [1] Its aim is to encourage language learning across Europe . Read More…
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice ( CEPEJ ) is a judicial body, Composed of experts from all the 47 member States of the Council of Europe and prepared tools to Improve the efficiency and functioning of justice in Europe (Including Granting observe status to and consultations with non-governmental organizations outside of Europe [1] ). Read More…