Strengthening human rights standards and furthering the fight against racism are among the key commitments of Armenia, as it takes over the chairmanship of the organisation’s Committee of Ministers.
The conference will focus on the use of special investigation techniques in the fight against terrorism, discussing the application of modern investigation methods such as the interception of telephone and Internet communication, electronic surveillance and undercover operations.
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) delegation reviewed the “implementation of recommendations made after previous visits regarding the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty by the police.”
In this French language interview, Josep Dallerès Codina, Andorra’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, discusses his country’s campaign to promote the European Convention on Human Rights.
Welcoming President Viktor Yanukovych’s pardon of former minister Yuri Lutsenko, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland said: “It follows the spirit of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights. I trust that Ukraine will also follow the judgment of the Court in the case of former Prime-Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.”
