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Who we are
The Council of Europe in brief
Who we are
Member states
History
Pratical information
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What we do
What we do
Human rights
- European Court of Human Rights
- Reform of the European Court of Human Rights
- European Convention on Human Rights
- EU accession to the Convention
- European prison reform
- Children's rights
- Sexual exploitation of children
- Death penalty
- Prevention of torture
- Racism
- National minorities
- Roma and travellers
- Homophobia
Law
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- Group of States against Corruption
- Cybercrime
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- Personal data
- Terrorism
- Efficiency of justice
Democracy
Society
Media, communication
Health
Culture, cultural heritage, nature
- Cinema and audiovisual
- European Cultural Convention
- Intercultural and interreligious dialogue
- Biological diversity - Bern Convention
- Sustainable development
- Climate change
Education, languages, sports, youth
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Human Rights
Human Rights
Ensuring protection of human rights
Promoting human rights
Equality, diversity and the rights of the vulnerable
- People with disabilities
- Roma and travellers
- Promoting equality between women and men
- Racism and intolerance - ECRI
- National minorities
- Regional or minority languages
- Threats to human dignity – Trafficking in human beings
- Threats to human dignity – Violence against women
- Children’s rights – Building a Europe for and with children
- Children’s rights – Child abuse
- Children’s rights – Child-friendly justice
Ensuring social rights
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Democracy
Democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Local democracy
Promoting democratic governance and stability
- Social cohesion
- The Council of Europe Bank
- Intercultural dialogue
- Intercultural dialogue – North-South Centre
- Biological diversity - Bern Convention
- Biological diversity - EUR-OPA major hazards agreeement
- Cultural diversity and heritage
- Cultural diversity - Eurimages
- Cultural diversity – European Audiovisual Observatory
Building a democratic culture
- Education for sustainable democratic societies
- Education - European Centre for Modern Languages
- Education – Youth
- Education – European Youth Foundation EYF
- Education – Youth mobility through the youth card
- Sport – Promoting a fair sport without doping and violence
- Sport – Partial Agreement on Sport - EPAS
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Rule of Law
Rule of Law
Ensuring justice
Strengthening the rule of law and developing common standards
Countering threats to the rule of law
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Organisation
Organisation
Institutions
Secretariat General
Partial Agreements
- North-South Centre (Lisbon)
- European Audiovisual Observatory
- European Centre for Modern Languages (Graz)
- Eurimages
- European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
- EDQM/European Pharmacopoeia
- Pompidou Group
- Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
- Council of Europe Development Bank (restricted)
- Council of Europe Development Bank (public) (Paris)
- EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement
- Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS)
External Offices
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47 Countries
47 Countries
Member States
- Newsroom
News
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Secretary General concerned about Russian draft constitutional law
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Politicians using anti-Roma rhetoric are spreading hate
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Group of States against Corruption publishes its annual report
Focus
Living together in diversity and freedom
Multimedia
Ethics, transparency and politics
The Council of Europe is holding a week of exchanges and debates about ethics and transparency in democracy in partnership with the City of Strasbourg from 27 June to 1 July. The Summer University for Democracy will be followed this year by an International Colloquy on ''Transparency and Public Ethics''.
Activities
- Human rights
- Law
- Democracy
- Society
- Media, Communication
- Health
- Culture, cultural heritage, nature
- Education, languages, sports, youth
