Council of Europe (Strasbourg)

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intergovernmental organization international organization pan-European organization

The Council of Europe (Strasbourg) is a pan-European intergovernmental organization based in Strasbourg, France, dedicated to promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across its member states.

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Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization → pan-European organization →
abbreviation	CoE →
cooperatesWith	European Union → Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe → United Nations →
country	France →
establishedBy	Statute of the Council of Europe →
fieldOfWork	cultural cooperation → democracy → human rights → legal cooperation → rule of law →
foundedBy	European states →
foundingDate	1949-05-05 →
foundingLocation	London →
hasFormerMember	Russian Federation →
hasObserver	Canada → Holy See → Japan → Mexico → 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 →
hasSeat	European Court of Human Rights building → Palace of Europe →
headquartersLocation	Strasbourg → Strasbourg, France →
inception	1949 →
judicialBody	European Court of Human Rights →
keyDocument	Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings → Convention on Cybercrime → European Convention on Human Rights → European Social Charter → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → Istanbul Convention →
leaderTitle	Secretary General →
legalFramework	Statute of the Council of Europe →
legislativeBody	Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe →
locatedIn	Europe → France →
mainGoverningBody	Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe →
membership	46 member states →
motto	United in diversity →
notableAchievement	adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights → creation of the European Court of Human Rights →
officialLanguage	English → French →
purpose	promotion of democracy → promotion of human rights → promotion of the rule of law →
regionServed	Europe →
typeOfMembership	sovereign states →
website	https://www.coe.int →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
European Cultural Convention ("Council of Europe, Strasbourg") →	headquartersOrganization
European Ombudsman (office in Strasbourg) →	locatedNear
Louise Weiss building (Strasbourg) ("Council of Europe buildings") →	near