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Training Session With Wolfram Bechtel (Secretary of CDADI)
Dr Wolfram Bechtel was a judge prosecutor in Germany, he is now Secretary of the Steering Committee on anti-discrimination, diversity, and inclusion...
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Training Session With Luz Martínez Seijo (Member of the PACE)
During the recent Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session, we had the opportunity to attend a training session on...
Impact of the EU Return Regulation on Human Rights: A Conversation with MEP Murielle Laurent
In Episode 18 of ASSEDEL’s interview series, Member of the European Parliament Murielle Laurent discusses the proposed EU Return Regulation and its...
Security with Values: Defending Human Rights Through EU Missions
We are proud to share that ASSEDEL’s panel discussion, Security with Values: Defending Human Rights Through EU Missions, took place on Wednesday, June 17, at the...
From Proposal to Adoption of a European Law: A Training Session with MEP Arash Saeidi
From Proposal to Adoption of a European Law: The Process Simplified. ASSEDEL had the opportunity to participate in a training session led...
Amendment Proposals on the Report on Countering Transnational Repression (2025/2179(INI)): No Safe Distance from Authoritarian States in Europe
In October 2025, French police arrested four people suspected of planning a physical attack on Vladimir Osechkin — a Russian human rights...
The Council of Europe and the Limits of Human Rights Enforcement: Lessons from Günther Schirmer’s Training Session on the Kavala Case
The Council of Europe is widely regarded as Europe’s most important guardian of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Yet...
From Bystanders to Builders: Why Civil Society Must Act for Democracy Now
It is palpable. This sensation of exhaustion goes far beyond the recent heatwaves. Instead, a deep-seated disillusionment on the effectiveness of democratic...
Open Letter to the Council of Europe: Istanbul Convention
ASSEDEL has the pleasure of sharing that an open letter concerning the importance of the Istanbul Convention has been recently transmitted to