Council of Europe

The Council of Europe, Europe’s leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday this week, but it’s not a great time for a party. Crisis overshadows the anniversary gathering in Helsinki on 16-17 May of foreign ministers from the 47 member states.

How to fight sexism in the #MeToo era? The Council of Europe starts with defining it

A vote by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) this week will decide whether Russia will be readmitted to Europe's biggest human rights organisation without sanctions and without fulfilling any of PACE's preconditions.

An investigation into alleged corruption in the Council of Europe has revealed there is “strong suspicion” that current and former members have “engaged in activity of a corruptive nature” amid efforts by Azerbaijan to whitewash its human rights record.

Europe’s corruption watchdog is urging Romania to abandon moves that critics say will bring its judges under political control.

The Dalai Lama today held made an address followed by a question-and-answer session at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Tibet’s exiled

Europe must build on momentum generated by a series of landmark decisions on recognising gay relationships, campaigners have urged. The European

A new report by a European watchdog has run the rule over the state of human rights, democracy and the judiciary across the continent. The Council of

France has been criticised by Europe’s leading human rights body for failing to impose a clear ban on slapping children. The Council of Europe in

A district court in Moscow has turned down an appeal for the release of Ukraine's former military pilot, who has been on hunger strike following her capture last year.

Europe's leading human rights watchdog is set to criticise France for its failure to explicitly ban smacking, according to press reports.

A new report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights paints a grim picture about discrimination in France

Russia has had a ban on its right to vote at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) The chamber said it was in condemnation of

Russia is coming under increasing diplomatic pressure over its alleged involvement in the Ukraine crisis. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council