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New initiative towards an effective asset recovery system in Azerbaijan
The project on “Strengthening anti-money laundering and asset recovery in Azerbaijan” launched a new initiative to support the development of an effective asset recovery system in Azerbaijan. The first phase in this support consists in assessing the existing legal and institutional framework for...
Leaflet on the Istanbul Convention’s monitoring system now available in Azerbaijani
A leaflet explaining the monitoring mechanism of the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is now available in Azerbaijani. The Istanbul Convention establishes a monitoring system based on two-pillars to help states parties...
What is the Istanbul Convention? Find out more in our leaflet now available in Azerbaijani
A leaflet explaining the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is now available in Azerbaijani. Find out more about what is the purpose of the Istanbul Convention, what makes it so ground-breaking, what types violence it covers,...
Harmonisation of collection and use of disaggregated data on hate crimes
In the Republic of Moldova, the PGG regional anti-discrimination project carried out a participatory inter-agency process with law enforcement agencies (Police, Prosecutor’s Office, Police Academy, National Institute of Justice) and the Equality Council to harmonise the collection and use of...
Consultative Council of European Judges' Opinion 23 on the role of associations of judges in supporting judicial independence will be discussed online
On 17 December at 15:00 (CET) evening discussions about Consultative Council of European Judges' (CCJE) Opinion 23 on the role of associations of judges in supporting judicial independence will be held online. The main objective of the Opinion is to provide a framework within which the right of...
Council of Europe and European Union Delegation presented the state of implementation of the joint projects in Ukraine in 2020 and the PGG activities planned for 2021
The European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance 2019-2021 held its second Steering Committee meeting for Ukraine on 14 December 2020 afternoon. The meeting aimed to present the state of implementation and the results of the Programme and discuss plans for 2021. The...
Council of Europe and European Union Delegation presented the state of implementation of the joint projects in the Republic of Moldova in 2020 and PGG activities planned for 2021
The European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance 2019-2021 held its second Steering Committee meeting for the Republic of Moldova on 14 December 2020 morning. The meeting aimed to present the state of implementation and the results of the Programme and discuss plans for...
Thank you for your support in raising awareness on violence against women in Azerbaijan and #OrangeYourHome #OrangeTheWorld with the Council of Europe!
Today, on International Human Rights Day, our 16 Days of Activism against Gendered-based violence come to an end. Women’s rights are human rights and every woman has the right to live a life free from violence. If you followed our Social Media during this campaign, you will be now aware of the...
Council of Europe and European Union Delegation presented the state of implementation of the joint projects in Georgia in 2020 and the PGG activities planned for 2021.
The European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance 2019-2021 held its second Steering Committee for Georgia on 10 December 2020. The meeting aimed to present the state of implementation and the results of the Programme and discuss plans for 2021. The participants also had...
Webinar “Gender Mainstreaming Law Schools’ Curricula”
‘How can gender mainstreaming strengthen women’s access to justice? What are the promising practices in Europe on ensuring gender equality in academia and research? How gender mainstreaming law schools contributes to addressing gender bias among legal professionals?’ These were the questions that...