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Terrorist attacks in Brussels
Committee of Ministers Strasbourg 22 March 2016latest reports17 March 2016
GRECO publishes a report on Turkey17 March 2016
CPT publishes a report on “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”16 March 2016
GRETA publishes a report on Refugee crisisTreaty office23 March 2016
Lithuania signed the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 217).22 March 2016
Turkey signed the Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 86), the Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (CETS No. 209), the Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (CETS No. 212), and the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 182).Events
Congress Session: ethics, transparency and intercultural dialogue
Strasbourg, 22-24 March 2016,Debates on ethics and transparency at local and regional levels and the transparency of public procurement are among the topics on the agenda of the session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.
Against the background of the current crisis, the Congress will examine the integration of migrants at local level with Thorsten Klute, Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour, Integration and Social Affairs of North Rhine Westphalia (Germany), Mustafa Dündar, Mayor of Osmangazi district, Bursa (Turkey), and Gabriele C Klug, Deputy Mayor of Cologne (Germany), while also addressing the issue of “Internally displaced persons: the hidden face of the refugee crisis”.
The agenda includes two other thematic debates, on local authorities’ role in fighting human trafficking and on the challenges of creating intercultural societies at local level.
As part of its monitoring of the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, the Congress will also consider reports on the situation of local and regional democracy in France and the Slovak Republic in the presence of the ministers concerned, and will hold a debate on post-monitoring dialogue, in particular in Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine.
Other highlights include addresses by the President of the Committee of the Regions and by Lilyana Pavlova, Minister for Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
Session website – Contact: Can Fisek, tel. +33 3 88 41 30 41
Also…
21 March, Strasbourg
On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission (ECRI) will publish a new set of policy recommendations to member States on preventing and combating hate speech, supporting those targeted by it, and addressing its consequences. Since 2013, ECRI has been specifically focusing on the use of hate speech against vulnerable groups in its monitoring work.
ECRI country monitoring work – No Hate Speech campaign
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 4121-22 March, Tbilisi
The PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons will hold an exchange of views with the Georgian authorities and a hearing on migration challenges in the South Caucasus and the region. The committee members will visit the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) and the IDP’s settlement of Tserovani. They are also due to adopt several reports on: the situation in the Western Balkans regarding human rights of refugees and migrants; the European response to the Syrian refugees crisis; the humanitarian concerns with regard to captured people during the war in Ukraine; and violence against migrants.
Draft agenda21-23 March, Algeria
René Rouquet, rapporteur of the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, will make a fact-finding visit to the country, in the context of the preparation of his report on “Establishing genuine parliamentary dialogue with Algeria”.
21-25 March, Ukraine
The Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, will carry out a visit to the country.
22 March, Strasbourg
Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland will meet Bujar Nishani, President of the Republic of Albania.
Contact: Daniel Höltgen, tel. +33 6 68 29 87 5122 March, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 17 judgments.
ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 0823 March, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will deliver a Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Blokhin v. Russia at a public hearing (2.30 p.m.).
The case concerns the detention for 30 days of a 12-year old boy, who was suffering from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, in a juvenile temporary detention centre.
More information – ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 0823 March, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will deliver a Grand Chamber judgment in the case of F.G. v. Sweden at a public hearing (3.00 p.m.).
The case concerns the refusal of asylum to an Iranian national who alleges that, if expelled to Iran, he would be at a real risk of being persecuted and punished or sentenced to death.
More information – ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 0824 March, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 42 judgments and/or decisions.
ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08Source: Council of Europe
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Robert Williams
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