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Austerity Measures in Europe Deemed to Increase Racism and Xenophobia (May 08, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou

On May 3, 2012, the European Commission on Racism and Xenophobia (ECRI) of the Council of Europe (COE), in its annual ...

Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

47 Member States Adopt the Brighton Declaration (May 07, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad

On April 20, 2012, the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe, at a high-level ministerial conference in Brighton, United ...

Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe / European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights Denies Claim of Violation of the Right to Vote Abroad for Greek Expatriates (March 26, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou

On March 15, 2012, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in its judgment on the case ...

Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Public Persons and the Right to Privacy (February 13, 2012) by Theresa Papademetriou

On February 7, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rendered a judgment in a case involving the right to ...

Topic: Right of privacy
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Parliamentary Assembly Adopts Resolution on Abuse of State Secrecy and National Security (September 12, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou

As the United States prepares to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, across the Atlantic, ...

Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Human Rights Commissioner Criticizes Banning of Burqas (August 03, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou

On July 20, 2011, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg, criticized the legislation adopted by France, ...

Topic: Human Rights
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women (June 01, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou

On May 11, 2011, a new Council of Europe convention on protecting women against violence opened for signature in Istanbul, Turkey. ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Rules to Protect Automatically Processed Personal Data in the Context of Profiling (December 23, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

The Recommendation notes that "information and communication technologies (ICTs) allow the collection and processing on a large scale of data, including ...

Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Organ Trafficking Treaty Proposed (October 15, 2009) by Constance Johnson

On October 13, 2009, a study on human organ trafficking, issued jointly by the United Nations and the Council of Europe, ...

Topic: Transplantation of organs and tissues
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe / United Nations

Convention on Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism Ratified, Will Enter into Force (March 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin

On January 31, 2008, Malta became the sixth nation to ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and ...

Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe / Malta

Anti-Human Trafficking Convention Now in Force (March 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin

On February 1, 2008, the Council of Europe's (COE) Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which opened for signature ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

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Last updated: May 08, 2012