The #RegisterOfDamageForUkraine #RD4U [1][2] is an excellent initiative. While Palestine and Israel are not in the #CouncilOfEurope , CoE states are implicated; it would be good to also set up #RD4P [3] + #RD4I [4], so that Palestinians + Israelis can be compensated by a future mechanism too. The database for #RD4P will have to be bigger e.g. 60 Tb for #RD4P vs 1 Tb for #RD4I.

[1] https://www.rd4u.coe.int/en

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Register_of_Damage_for_Ukraine

[3] https://www.rd4p.coe.int/en

[4] https://www.rd4i.coe.int/en

The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly has voted to confirm that Julian Assange was held as a political prisoner.

‘I want to be totally clear, I am not free today because the system worked. I am free today after years of incarceration because I plead guilty to journalism’ - Julian Assange, Council of Europe

#SaveTheDate - 25 January 2024
For Data Protection Day, #EDPS, #CouncilOfEurope #PrivacySalon, #CPDPConferences invite you to their conference in Brussels for pertinent discussions on Global data flows, #Digital governance, #AI, #GDPR harmonisation. Register here: https://cpdp-dataprotectionday.eu/

The Council of Europe recognizes the Soviet-era starvation of millions in Ukraine as genocide.

The 'Holodomor' from 1932-33, known as 'death by starvation' in Ukranian, is considered by Kyiv as a deliberate Stalin-era genocide, when forced 'collectivization' led to millions starving.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2023/10/13/council-of-europe-recognizes-soviet-era-starvation-of-millions-in-ukraine-as-genocide_6168547_143.html

I welcome the ratification by the European Union of the Council of #Europe #IstanbulConvention and I urge all #CouncilofEurope member states to ratify and fully implement this landmark instrument to combat #ViolenceAgainstWomen and #DomesticViolence. #VAW #EU @coe

After a rare summit of the Council of Europe, leaders vowed to hold Russia to account for its war against Ukraine.

Leaders of wider Europe approved a "Register of Damage" to document the damage in Ukraine caused by the Russian forces so Moscow could be held liable for compensation.

It comes after a two-day summit of the Council of Europe.

By early Wednesday, 40 countries had signed onto the creation of the register.

https://www.dw.com/en/council-of-europe-approves-register-of-damage-against-russia/a-65656902

Ahead of the International Day against LGBTI-phobia #IDAHOBIT, I call on #CouncilofEurope states to build on the momentum to end conversion practices targeting #LGBTI people.

A comprehensive and #humanrights-based approach is required.

Read more:
Building on the momentum to end #conversion therapies https://go.coe.int/c1BWk
Ending so-called "conversion therapies" for LGBTI people
https://go.coe.int/1orHW

Kosovo has passed the first formal stage of joining the Strasbourg-based international human rights body, the Council of Europe.

The Ministerial Committee of the Council of Europe decided, with the votes of two-thirds of member states, to forward the Kosovan request for membership to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Serbia, which does not recognise the independence of its former province, voted against.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/kosovo-progresses-to-next-stage-of-council-of-europe-membership/

As we mark #InternationalRomaDay, I call on #CouncilOfEurope states to ensure that history of #Roma is never forgotten, but instead valued and taught to society at large. #History #teaching is one of the most important tools contributing to the elimination of prejudice.
https://go.coe.int/tUQzh

From our 'Ireland EU 50' archives celebrating Ireland's 50th anniversary of joining the EU.

Dr Andrew Forde uses the anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the partnership between the European Union and the Council of Europe and to emphasise the importance of strengthening it for the benefit of all. For the benefit of human rights, rule of law and democracy in Europe.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu-50-european-union-and-the-council-of-europe-a-strategic-human-rights-alliance/

#InternationalWomenDay: Gender-based violence, structural inequality and multiple discrimination impede the full realisation of #WomensRights, especialy during crises.

Council of Europe states should mainstream gender equality and intersectionality in all policies and practices, and support women human rights defenders.

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#IWD2023
#InternationalWomenDay #internationalwomensday23 #councilofeurope

I welcome Scotland’s new law #GRRBill adopted today by the Scottish Parliament introducing legal #GenderRecognition based on self-determination. Nine #CouncilOfEurope states have already adopted such laws and several others under consideration. Key trend for full realisation of trans people’s #HumanRights.

Council of Europe: New Report on the interplay between artificial intelligence and administrative law

"The study examines, on the basis of responses from 24 member States of the Council of Europe, the state of legislation regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in administrative decision-making, identifying general patterns and different approaches."

https://www.coe.int/en/web/cdcj/-/new-report-on-the-interplay-between-artificial-intelligence-and-administrative-law