The totalitarian regimes which characterised much of Europe during the central decades of the twentieth century had a major impact on the urban landscape. These regimes founded and rebuilt cities ...

Strasbourg, 27.I.1999. The official languages of the Council of Europe are English and French (Article 12 of the Statute of th ...

Africa Joint Operations Against Cybercrime (AFJOC) and spearheaded by law enforcement agencies in collaboration with INTERPOL and key private sector partners with the goal of systematically and ...

One of the key elements of the FATF Standards is to take into consideration the imminent ML/TF risk in the jurisdiction and individual sectors for the purposes of applying ML/TF measures on a risk sen ...

Authorities in Türkiye are stepping up efforts to use data more effectively in the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism with a focus on improving investigations, prosecutions and ...

The Council of Europe’s preparatory study on the development of a legal instrument on regulating artificialn intelligence (AI ...

The Special Tribunal will be about accountability. It is a long-term effort to address the crime of all crimes and uphold the rule of law. While peace talks focus on ending hostilities, justice ...

Following his visit to Georgia from 14 to 15 April 2026, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael ...

The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. It comprises 46 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed ...

Sexist hate speech is a daily phenomenon for many women that is only beginning to be addressed. It requires both legal remedies and action to combat gender stereotypes. Sexist hate speech relates to ...

The Gender Equality Commission (GEC) was established (see National Focal Points-NFPs) to help ensure the mainstreaming of gender equality into all Council of Europe policies and to bridge the gap ...