Council of Europe

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The Council of Europe is a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across its member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
pan-European organization
abbreviation CoE
continent Europe
focusArea cultural cooperation
democratic governance
human rights protection
legal cooperation
rule of law standards
formerMemberState Russia
formerMemberStateWithdrawalDate 2022
foundingDate 1949-05-05
foundingLocation London, England
surface form: London
foundingTreaty Statute of the Council of Europe
fullName Council of Europe self-link
hasInstrument Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Convention on Cybercrime
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
European Charter of Local Self-Government
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
European Convention on Human Rights
European Cultural Convention
European Social Charter
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Istanbul Convention
hasObserver Canada
Holy See
Japan
Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasOrgan Commissioner for Human Rights
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
European Court of Human Rights
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Secretariat of the Council of Europe
headquartersCountry France
headquartersLocation Strasbourg
isDistinctFrom European Union
legalStatus international legal personality
memberStateCount 46
officialLanguage English
French
primaryPurpose promotion of democracy
promotion of human rights
promotion of the rule of law
regionServed Europe
secretaryGeneral Marija Pejčinović Burić
secretaryGeneralStart 2019

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