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In its report on prohibition of political parties in Turkey, adopted during the 78th Plenary Session (13-14 March), the Venice Commission concludes that, when compared to common European practice, the situation in Turkey differs in three important respects: 1. The ...

The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission is going to discuss the following issues at its forthcoming plenary session taking place on 13 and 14 March 2009 in Venice: • amendments to the Criminal Code of Armenia in relation to ...

on 2 March the Bureau of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities requested postponing the referendum on constitutional amendments in Azerbaijan, scheduled for 18 March 2009, pending the opinion of the Venice Commission on their conformity ...

The Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will hold its 16th plenary session in Strasbourg from 3 to 5 March 2008, the first under the new calendar, providing for two plenary sessions a year. Tuesday, ...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, issued on 18 February a recommendation on systematic work for implementing human rights. The recommendation demonstrates how states can implement these rights effectively by using baseline studies, relevant action plans ...

John Prescott and Georges Colombier,  co-rapporteurs  on Armenia 's monitoring for the Parliamenatry Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), expressed their  concern about  the refusal of the authorities to allow the Armenian National Congress   (HAK)   to organise a peaceful ...

Date: 26-27 February 2009 Location: Moscow (Russian Federation) – Hotel Holiday Inn Moscow Sokolniki, Rusakovskaya 24 Organised by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation ...

The European Convention on Human Rights guarantees the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.  There can be no genuine freedom of expression and ...

With the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and in co-operation with the Milli Majlis, Commission on Combating Corruption of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Development Alternatives Inc (DIA), the Council of Europe will hold a conference ...

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, starts on 9 Febriary a week-long special visit to Georgia in order to review the current status of implementation of the six principles for urgent human rights and humanitarian protection. ...