"The withdrawal of the Russian Federation marks the end of the CPT's monitoring mandate in the country," said Alan Mitchell, the president of the CPT.

Russia has officially withdrawn from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, ending all independent monitoring ...

On September 2, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)12 on AI literacy ...

On November 1, Russia officially withdrew from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading ...

Russia has officially withdrawn from the European anti-torture convention, which according to the Council of Europe ends all independent monitoring of Russian prisons. The withdrawal means the ...

The European Council adopts conclusions to identify specific issues of concern and outline actions to take or goals to reach.

The Biden administration and a number of countries in Europe have endorsed a framework for AI regulation that respects human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but it is generally unheard of ...

30.10.2025 Press and information team of the Delegation to the COUNCIL OF EUROPE in Strasbourg In October, the European Union delivered two statements at the Committee of Ministers of the Council of ...

27/11/2025 - The first international framework for independent series co-productions aims to simplify cross-border collaboration, clarify rights and promote cultural diversity in European serial ...

As the Council of Europe's press service explained, the relevant committee can no longer conduct independent inspections of Russian detention facilities, including prisons, penal colonies, pretrial ...