This publication presents the work carried out in 2021 by the different bodies and sectors of the Council of Europe, highlighting its particular strengths and achievements.
"Many parts of Europe today face threats to freedom of expression, discrimination of minorities and vulnerable people as well as risks to independent judiciaries and the rule of law. New...
The Council of Europe has proven to be an essential, indispensable guardian of human rights during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is one of the main conclusions of a new report by the...
As this edition of the Council of Europe Highlights was being finalised, our societies were facing unprecedented medical, social and economic challenges due to the coronavirus crisis. ■...
Democracy is in distress! The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has highlighted a “clear and worrying degree of democratic backsliding” in...
In 2020, violations of fundamental human rights principles in Europe were more worrying than ever. A clear and worrying degree of democratic backsliding was noted in our continent, across...
“The Council of Europe was founded 73 years ago, in the wake of the Second World War and on the promise of ‘never again’. For Ukraine, that promise has not held. This is not a failure...
This publication presents the work carried out in 2021 by the different bodies and sectors of the Council of Europe, highlighting its particular strengths and achievements.