The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and …
WEB13 September 2024. Greece acceded to the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (ETS No. 165).. The Republic of Moldova signed the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (ETS No. 125).. 11 September 2024. Chad signed the Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving ...
European Convention on Human Rights - The Council of Europe
WEBA Convention to protect your rights and liberties. The European Convention on Human Rights is the first Council of Europe’s convention and the cornerstone of all its activities. It was adopted in 1950 and entered into force in 1953. Its ratification is a prerequisite for joining the Organisation. The European Court of Human Rights oversees ...
Home - Treaty Office - The Council of Europe
WEBTreaty Office. Home. The text of all Council of Europe treaties, their explanatory reports, the status of signatures and ratifications, the declarations and reservations made by States, as well as the notifications issued by the Treaty Office since 2000, are available on this website. Texts of declarations and reservations as well as electronic ...
European Convention on Human Rights - The Council of Europe
WEBA Convention to protect your rights and liberties. The European Convention on Human Rights is the first Council of Europe’s convention and the cornerstone of all its activities. It was adopted in 1950 and entered into force in 1953. Its ratification is a prerequisite for joining the Organisation. The European Court of Human Rights oversees ...
The Council of Europe: key facts - Portal
WEBCore activities. Alongside the ECHR, the Council of Europe has developed more than 200 legally binding international treaties to help protect people from various threats including torture, violence and sexual abuse.; 42 member states have ratified the original or revised European Social Charter, which protects key economic and social rights, and 16 countries have accepted the collective ...
The Council of Europe at a glance - Portal
WEBWhat we do. Set standards, monitor compliance and work with states to: Fight violence against women, child sexual abuse, corruption, cybercrime, discrimination, racism, human trafficking, money laundering, organ trafficking, terrorism and torture. Protect freedom of speech, media freedom, free elections, privacy, personal data, social rights ...
The Council of Europe and the European Union - Portal
WEBThe Council of Europe and the European Union share the same fundamental values – human rights, democracy and the rule of law – but are separate entities which perform different, yet complementary, roles. Focusing on those core values, the Council of Europe brings together governments from across Europe – and beyond – to agree minimum ...
Council of Europe and Artificial Intelligence
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The recent adoption by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law is an extraordinary achievement. This first-of-its-kind global legally binding instrument is designed to ensure that AI upholds common standards in human rights, democracy and ...
Council of Europe Days: telling the Council of Europe’s story
WEBtelling the Council of Europe’s story. People across the Council of Europe’s 46 member states live in greater safety, security and dignity because their governments protect their human rights. Most of them would struggle to list all of their rights as laid out in the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter.
The European Convention on Human Rights - The Council of Europe
WEBThe Convention protects the rights of more than 700 million* people in Europe. All 46 Council of Europe member countries have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a treaty designed to protect people’s human rights and basic freedoms.. Governments, parliaments and courts in each country are mainly responsible for upholding the rights set out in the convention.
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