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Crimea must be re-opened to regular Council of Europe monitoring to safeguard the human rights of 2.5 million people
COMMITTEE OF MINISTERSSTRASBOURG14 APRIL 2016
Council of Europe recommends states to regularly evaluate their level of Internet freedom
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Turkey: security trumping human rights, free expression under threat
COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTSSTRASBOURG14 APRIL 2016LATEST REPORTS15 APRIL 2016
GRECO publishes reports onAlbania and Denmark12 APRIL 2016
GRETA publishes a report on Kosovo7 APRIL 2016
GRECO publishes a report on Latvia
Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session, 18-22 April
TREATY OFFICE11 APRIL 2016
Slovenia ratified the European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments (ETS No. 70).7 APRIL 2016
Mongolia acceded to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (ETS No. 112).7 APRIL 2016
Italy signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (CETS No. 215).Events
Deputy Secretary General at the General Assembly on the Enforcement of Sentences
ROME (REBIBBIA “RAFFAELE CINOTTI”), 18 APRIL 2016,Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni will take part in the General Assembly on the Enforcement of Sentences, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
She will deliver a speech on “The European approach to penalty and its enforcement”. The first part of the event will be closed by Andrea Orlando, Minister of Justice of Italy.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
PACE Spring Session: speeches by the Presidents of Austria and the European Commission, and the Prime Ministers of Georgia and Turkey
STRASBOURG, 18-22 APRIL 2016,The President of Austria, Heinz Fischer, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Prime Ministers of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, and Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, are among leading personalities due to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe during its spring session.
The refugee and migrant crisis in Europe will be on the agenda, with debates on a stronger European response to the Syrian refugee crisis, the human rights of refugees and migrants in the Western Balkans and the new challenge posed by forced migration.
Other items on the agenda include debates on assessing the impact of measures to improve women’s political representation (with the participation of Elena Boschi, Italian Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Relations with Parliament), preventing the radicalisation of children, humanitarian concerns with regard to people captured during the war in Ukraine, the handling of international public health emergencies, and the fight against antisemitism in Europe.
High-level Conference on “Strengthening judicial independence and impartiality as a pre-condition for the rule of law”
SOFIA, 21-22 APRIL 016,The Council of Europe will present an action plan on strengthening judicial independence and impartiality at a conference organised in co-operation with the Minister for Justice of Bulgaria, in the context of the Bulgarian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The event will focus on three themes: the role of the judiciary in a democratic state and its relations with the executive and the judiciary; protecting the independence of individual judges and ensuring their impartiality; and securing public trust in the judicial process.
It will be opened by Daniel Mitov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Ekaterina Zaharieva, Minister for Justice of Bulgaria.
A press briefing will be held on 21 April at 12.00pm.
A final press conference is scheduled for Friday 22 April at 12.45 pm.
More information – Contact: Estelle Steiner, tel. +33 3 88 41 33 35
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18-22 APRIL, STRASBOURG (EUROPEAN YOUTH CENTRE)
A study session will be organised to support young disabled people to explore sexuality and relationships as integral to their social inclusion and independent living”. Organised by the European Network for Independent Living in co-operation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe, the event will bring together 28 participants from 18 member states of the Council of Europe. They will discuss how sexuality and relationships relate to social inclusion of people with disabilities, and how to improve the situation. Disabled people are often considered as not capable of having relationships; young disabled people may find it hard to access information or receive support when it comes to sexual health and shaping relationships, especially if they are excluded from mainstream education.
Social inclusion of children and young people with disabilities
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
18-22 APRIL, BUDAPEST (EUROPEAN YOUTH CENTRE)
The study session on intersex and human rights “I have rights”, organised by Council of Europe Youth Department and the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Youth & Student Organisation (IGLYO), will bring together young activists from different parts of Europe. It will help the participants to better understand the human rights situation of intersex children and young people, the relevant European standards, as well as to create education and information materials to raise awareness of the problems.
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
19 APRIL, STRASBOURG
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing eight judgments concerning Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia and Serbia.
More information – ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
19-21 APRIL, NEW YORK
The Council of Europe’s drug policy experts, the Pompidou Group, will participate in the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS 2016), where it will promote European policies and standards, in events prepared in co-operation with member States and other international organisations. Many topics will be covered by the Pompidou Group including human rights and drug policies, drug treatment of young people, the gender dimension of non-medical use of prescription drugs, and the launch of a major global prevention initiative.
20 APRIL, STRASBOURG
Secretary General’s Special Representative on Migration and Refugees, Tomáš Boček, will meet a FRONTEX representative to discuss possible joint action.
Contact: Päivi Suhonen, tel. +33 3 90 21 53 70
20 APRIL, STRASBOURG
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik v. Russia (9.00 a.m.).
The case concerns allegedly discriminatory age- and gender-related differences in life sentences.
More information – ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
20-25 APRIL, SERBIA
A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will conduct an electoral assessment visit to Serbia. The delegation, headed by Karim Van Overmeire, will monitor the conduct of local elections throughout the country and provincial elections in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
21 APRIL, STRASBOURG
Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni will participate in the PACE Network of Contact Parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children.
More information – Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 04
21 APRIL, STRASBOURG
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 20 judgments and/or decisions concerning Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Malta, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden.
More information – ECHR website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
Source: Council of Europe
By
Robert Williams
Editor in Chief
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