15/04/2011 – Imposing a fee on applicants to the European Court of Human Rights may deny victims of human rights violations access to justice, based on their ability to pay.

15/04/2011 – The European Court of Human Rights is at the heart of the system for the protection of human rights in Europe. Its role is to ensure the observance of the obligations of the 47 states which are party to the European Convention on Human Rights for some 800 million people.

17/03/2011 – On International Women’s Day 2011, Amnesty International expressed its profound concerns at last minute efforts by some Council of Europe member states to unravel key provisions in a new European treaty on violence against women.

22/10/2010 – Amnesty International’s written contribution to the Counvil of Europe High-level meeting on Roma and Travellers held in Strasbourg on 20 October 2010. The organization welcomed the timely initiative and urged the Secretary General, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland and Chairman of the Commitee of Ministers, Mr Antonio Miloshoski to ensure appropriate action by the member states to ensure effective implementation of states’ international legal obligations and commitments so as to enable the full enjoyment of human rights by the Roma people in the 47 member states of the Council of Europe.

20/10/2010 – NGOs’ perspective on the EU accession to the ECHR: The proposed co-respondent procedure and consultation with civil society  

12/04/2010 – This report focuses exclusively on recent developments with respect to the use of diplomatic assurances against torture and other ill-treatment by European governments. It is not a comprehensive survey of all cases in the Council of Europe region, but an effort to select key cases and initiatives in European countries to highlight the growing use of assurances in the name of countering terrorism;

01/02/2008 – As human rights NGOs active against trafficking in human beings, we welcome the entry into force of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings as a major step forward in the struggle to ensure the protection of the human rights of trafficked persons in Europe.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe has confirmed Amnesty International’s concerns that many states across Europe may be facilitating secret detention, unlawful renditions and other human rights violations through their own legal shortcomings and practices.