HELP Training of Trainers

A unique partnership between the Council of Europe and the Higher School of Magistracy in Algeria

This initiative is part of the Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP), supported by the South Programme V in the Southern Mediterranean region. This training brought together 15 magistrates with the aim of establishing a pool of HELP trainers. These future trainers...

Read More

Fostering youth engagement for human rights and the rule of law with a new programme

This year, the Human Rights Day themed “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now”, calls for human rights to be “a pathway to solutions, playing a critical role as a preventative, protective and transformative force for good”. Young people are indispensable for achieving and sustaining reforms....

Read More

Access to Information: peer-to-peer exchanges between Morocco and Spain

Recognising the importance of access to information for safeguarding the transparency and good governance, and in order to foster collaboration between Moroccan and Spanish authorities on this area, the Council of Europe organised a study visit for the Moroccan Commission on the Right of Access...

Read More

Strengthening cooperation on data protection and artificial intelligence in the Southern Mediterranean

As part of the South Programme V, data protection experts and institutional representatives from Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and Morocco are taking part in expert exchanges on the Council of Europe’s digital agenda, focusing on advancements on data protection and artificial intelligence (AI). This...

Read More

International conference

International Conventions in the Internal Legal Order : place and reception

The Venice Commission and the Secretariat General of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco organised an international conference entitled “International Conventions in the Internal Legal Order : place and reception” on 4-5 October 2024 in Rabat. The conference gathered senior civil servants...

Read More

Data protection and privacy rights: first regional HELP course launched in the Southern Mediterranean region

On 1 October, the Council of Europe launched the first regional course on Data Protection and Privacy Rights of the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) programme in the Southern Mediterranean. Over 40 representatives of data protection authorities, ministries of justice,...

Read More

Regional conference :

Protecting human rights in the digital age and in social media

The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Cyprus co-organised, with the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) and the Venice Commission a regional conference entitled “Protecting human rights in the digital area and in social...

Read More

The Rule of Law Youth Network advances to the next phase as participants develop their projects

Building upon the knowledge gained on CoE and international standards during previous trainings, the third session of the RoLYN capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening project development skills of the network’s members and providing support as they design and implement projects in...

Read More

3rd Conference of the Arab Network of Justice Inspection Services (ARNJIS)

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in collaboration with the General Inspectorate of Judicial Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, organised the third Conference of the Arab Network of Justice Inspection Services (ARNJIS) in Tangier, Morocco, on July 1 and 2, 2024. It...

Read More

2024 HELP Network Conference held in Strasbourg marks HELP Programme’s 20th Anniversary

On 4 and 5 July 2024, the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) held its 2024 Network Conference under the auspices of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The Conference was held in the Council of Europe...

Read More