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Are you tech savvy or a democracy expert? Hack back - we need your innovative tools and ideas to shape the New Democratic Pact for Europe!

🏆 Winning teams will share a €50,000 Microsoft grant, as well as receive post-event
mentoring and implementation support provided by the Council of Europe.

🗓️ 17–19 June, Strasbourg

#NoHateSpeechWeek #NewDemocraticPact

From women’s rights to peace, and gay rights: discover what role the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights played in bringing peace and social change to Ireland.
 
 
🎙️ In this episode of “The European Court of Human Rights: an Irish perspective”:
 
✔️ How landmark ECHR cases reshaped Irish law on abortion, gay rights, and access to justice
✔️ The central role of the European Convention on Human Rights in protecting human rights and guiding reconciliation in Northern Ireland
✔️ Ongoing influence of the Convention, tackling today’s challenges like climate change and AI
 
Listen now! Link in bio 👆

🌱Welcome to the first ever European Forum on environmental human rights defenders Forum! 
 
Some 400 defenders, policymakers, civil society leaders, academics, and representatives from international institutions, from nearly all 46 Council of Europe countries, are meeting to discuss about the protection of environmental defenders, civic space and environmental democracy in Europe.
 
🎙️We had the opportunity to interview Anna and Gabriele, two inspiring environmental defenders, who shared their experiences and insights from the forum.
 
Read more: link in bio 👆

It’s your last chance: register now!
 
Are you tech savvy or a democracy expert? Hack back – we need your innovative tools and ideas to shape the future of European democracy!
 
🏆 Win a share of a €50,000 Microsoft grant
 
🚊All expenses-paid trip to Strasbourg (for 20 selected teams)
 
💡Receive expert mentorship
 
Join us from 17-19 June 2026 at the Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg, France
 
More info & registration: link in bio

Ever wondered what it’s like to argue in front of the European Court? 📜
 
We interviewed four students that participated in this year’s Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition, organised jointly by the Council of Europe and @elsainternational . The mock legal proceedings take place in Strasbourg at the Council of Europe, with the final at the European Court of Human Rights.
 
After months of written submissions, regional rounds and many pleadings, 18 university teams (from 13 countries) qualified, going head-to-head to win a legal case concerning criminal behaviour in cyberspace, artificial-intelligence tools in criminal cases, and the right to a fair trial.
 
🔗 Learn more about moot courts at the Council of Europe: link in bio

Now more than ever, the rule of law matters. It protects everyday life by ensuring fair rules and accountability – from renting a home to signing a job contract or speaking freely.

As the rule of law comes under pressure, we must protect it to ensure people’s rights are respected.
 
Read the explainer: Link in bio 👆

Now more than ever, the rule of law matters. It protects everyday life by ensuring fair rules and accountability – from renting a home to signing a job contract or speaking freely.

As the rule of law comes under pressure, we must protect it to ensure people’s rights are respected.
 
Read the explainer: Link in bio 👆

Now more than ever, the rule of law matters. It protects everyday life by ensuring fair rules and accountability – from renting a home to signing a job contract or speaking freely.

As the rule of law comes under pressure, we must protect it to ensure people’s rights are respected.
 
Read the explainer: Link in bio 👆

Now more than ever, the rule of law matters. It protects everyday life by ensuring fair rules and accountability – from renting a home to signing a job contract or speaking freely.

As the rule of law comes under pressure, we must protect it to ensure people’s rights are respected.
 
Read the explainer: Link in bio 👆

Now more than ever, the rule of law matters. It protects everyday life by ensuring fair rules and accountability – from renting a home to signing a job contract or speaking freely.

As the rule of law comes under pressure, we must protect it to ensure people’s rights are respected.
 
Read the explainer: Link in bio 👆

Now more than ever, the rule of law matters. It protects everyday life by ensuring fair rules and accountability – from renting a home to signing a job contract or speaking freely.

As the rule of law comes under pressure, we must protect it to ensure people’s rights are respected.
 
Read the explainer: Link in bio 👆

⚖️ Now more than ever, the rule of law matters.

Knowing that the rules apply equally and predictably lets people live with confidence – from signing a job contract to renting a home or speaking freely in public.

When the rule of law is strong, rights are respected. People are protected from abuse of power, treated fairly and given equal access to justice and public services.

This is why, as the rule of law comes under increasing pressure, it’s so important to protect it. Doing so means protecting people’s ability to live their lives, defend their rights, and be part of a system that works for everyone.

That is what the rule of law really is – the infrastructure that allows society to move forward. Together.

For more on what the rule of law stands for and why it matters, watch the new explainer developed by @fundamental.rights, unitednationshumanrights, @councilofeurope, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), @eu_genderequality, and @eeanorwaygrants.

Don’t miss your chance to shape European democracy!

Register to participate in the Council of Europe Democracy Hackathon – a unique initiative to combat online hate speech and innovate for democracy through tech solutions at a critical time.

Organised under the #NewDemocraticPact for Europe and jointly with the #NoHateSpeechWeek this Hackathon calls on the brightest minds in tech and democracy to innovate for our societies.

Open to residents of the 46 Council of Europe member states.

Apply now via link in bio! 
❗ Deadline: 5 June 2026, 12:00 CET

The Council of Europe is working to promote new laws to protect children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust; and data-collection mechanisms to help fight sexual exploitation of children.

Read the full report, link in bio

The Council of Europe is working to promote new laws to protect children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust; and data-collection mechanisms to help fight sexual exploitation of children.

Read the full report, link in bio

The Council of Europe is working to promote new laws to protect children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust; and data-collection mechanisms to help fight sexual exploitation of children.

Read the full report, link in bio

The Council of Europe is working to promote new laws to protect children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust; and data-collection mechanisms to help fight sexual exploitation of children.

Read the full report, link in bio

The Council of Europe is working to promote new laws to protect children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust; and data-collection mechanisms to help fight sexual exploitation of children.

Read the full report, link in bio

The Council of Europe is working to promote new laws to protect children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust; and data-collection mechanisms to help fight sexual exploitation of children.

Read the full report, link in bio

Ireland helped shape the European Convention on Human Rights by advocating for the groundbreaking idea that individuals could hold states accountable before an international court.

🎙️ In this episode of “The European Court of Human Rights: an Irish perspective”:

✔️ Ireland’s role in drafting the Convention and establishing the Court
✔️ How landmark cases like Lawless v. Ireland and Ireland v. UK shaped European human rights law
✔️ Why the rule of law and collective accountability remain vital today

Listen now and explore Ireland’s lasting contribution to the European human rights system. Link in bio!