Council of Europe Marks 75 Years of Promoting Human Rights

The Council of Europe, an international organization for human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe, headquartered in Strasbourg, France, was founded on 5 May 1949, to achieve greater unity among its member states on the basis of their common traditions of political freedom.

The greatest ideologists of the Council of Europe were Winston Churchill, Robert Schuman and Konrad Adenauer, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

The Council protects freedom of expression and media, equality and minorities in member countries.

This organization has also carried out campaigns for the protection of children, against hate speech and for the rights of the Roma, who constitute the largest community in Europe.

The Council of Europe helps member countries to fight corruption and terrorism and to carry out appropriate judicial reforms.

Its group of constitutional experts, known as the Venice Commission, provides legal advice to countries around the world.

Being an international organization, the Council of Europe cannot make laws, but it has the ability to promote the implementation of international agreements reached by member countries on various topics.

The two key bodies of the Council are: the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly.

The organization has 47 member states, covers approximately 820 million people and operates with an annual budget of approximately 500 million euros. The Council of Europe is an official observer of the United Nations.

Unlike the EU, the Council of Europe cannot make binding laws, but it has the power to implement selected international agreements reached by European states on various topics.