Europe’s largest minority, the Roma and Travellers, face multiple barriers to education, health, employment and political ...

Often, women with disabilities are invisible and marginalised in society, including among those promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, and those promoting gender equality and the ...

Despite progress, women’s and girls’ rights in Europe face setbacks and numerous challenges, including violence, discrimination and hate speech. The Commissioner’s work focuses on promoting measures ...

Terrorism challenges our democracies and requires effective state responses. But counter-terrorism efforts must respect democracy, the rule of law and human rights. The Commissioner’s approach ...

1. Ассамблея подтверждает неизменное стремление Совета Европы обеспечивать сохранение и рациональное использование водных ресурсов и соблюдение принципов, изложенных в Европейской хартии водных ресурс ...

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 several European regions affected by past or ongoing conflicts, the achievement of human rights, democracy and the rule of ...

In the Office we are a team of 51 people, working on a variety of cooperation projects that support Georgia in upholding and promoting the Council of Europe standards of democracy, human rights and ...

In 1998, the Parties to the Convention undertook a revision of Appendix A to the Convention, on the accommodation and care of animals. The Working Party completed the revision of the Appendix at its 8 ...

Notre environnement culturel évolue rapidement et devient de plus en plus diversifié. La diversité culturelle est un état de fait inhérent à la société humaine, causée par la migration ...

The Bern Convention Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) was established in 1992 to accompany Bern Convention Contracting Parties in designing and implementing control measures for ...