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60 years Council of Europe, part 1
The Council of Europe, based in Strasbourg (France), now covers virtually the entire European continent, with its 47 member countries. Founded on 5 May 1949 by 10 countries, the Council of Europe seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals.
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''Intelligence agencies have acquired new powers and resources - but they are not kept under sufficient political and judicial control. Governments should improve the oversight of these services'' said Thomas Hammarberg in his latest Viewpoint published on 2 November...
The Council of Europe will be calling for greater protection and respect for human rights, rule of law and democracy on the Internet at the 2009 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on 15-18 November in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt). More information : http://www.coe.int/t/dc/files/events/internet/
The ''Justice in the World'' Foundation award its prize to the Council of Europe and its Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) on 3 November...
''The Internet is a space of enormous opportunity and freedom, but also challenging the very exercise of this freedom,'' said the Secretary General in his speech at'the Google event ''Breaking borders'', on 3 November...
On 3 November, in the case Lautsi v. Italy, the Court ruled that the display of the crucifix in an Italian State school was contrary to parent's right to educate their children in line with their convictions and to children's right to freedom of religion...
The Minority Song Contest ''Liet International'' celebrated its 6th edition promoting contemporary new songs in minority languages on 31 October in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands)...
Steering Committee on Bioethics (CDBI) and the Slovenian authorities, under the Slovenian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, are organising a conference on the European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (also known as the Oviedo Convention), on 3 November in Strasbourg...
