Gender-based violence is a human rights violation. It is an unrelenting assault on human dignity, depriving people of their human rights. Freedom from violence is a fundamental hu ...

Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” certified in 2019. Starting around the middle of the 18th Century with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, new technology spread ...

Here you can find some lesson plans to help young learners discuss important issues arising out of the current health emergency. Each lesson plan is designed around a theme corresponding to one of the ...

The European Diploma for Protected Areas is a prestigious international award granted since 1965 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. It recognises natural and semi-natural areas ...

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately ...

The Red Army arrived at Auschwitz on 27 January 1945; a day commemorated since 2005 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. During March and April 1945, other death camps were liberated by the ...

Cities can minimise the threats and maximise the potential of diversity by developing, negotiating and implementing a comprehensive strategy to realise its diversity advantage.

Today around ten to twelve million Roma live in Europe, yet very few Europeans know about their history, culture or way of life. What’s worse, majority populations are not only ignorant but downright ...

Physical violence is an act attempting to cause, or resulting in, pain and/or physical injury. As with all forms of violence, the main aim of the perpetrator is not only – or may not always be – to ...

On 20 March, the Council of Europe Division on Migration and Refugees ( DMR ), in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University (Jean Monnet Chair), organised a webinar today focusing ...

The implementation of this Recommendation will be monitored by the Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) and the ...

It examines the screening procedures employed in the 48 State Parties, the categories of persons undergoing screening, the information reviewed in the screening procedures, and the challenges related ...