International monitoring of the implementation of each country’s commitments is of fundamental importance in order to ensure effective respect for human rights in practice.
The institutions, mechanisms and bodies for the protection of human rights at a universal, regional and national level provide the appropriate framework for the monitoring of implementation and States’ effective compliance with their commitments. The said framework includes the relevant procedural rights of natural and legal persons, non-governmental organisations and other groups, such as the right of individual application and the right to petition.
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On Monday, 29 June 2026, the third OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of 2026 was held in Vienna, focusing on the prevention of torture and ill-treatment. The meeting was organized by the Swiss OSCE Chairpersonship, with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), highlighting the need to strengthen cooperation … Read more
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of René Cassin’s passing, the René Cassin Foundation organized yesterday, with the support of the Institut national du service public (INSP) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the opening conference of its Summer Session on the theme “Universal human rights conventions amid multiple dangers”. Against a … Read more
This year marks 30 years since the adoption of the Collective Complaints System of the European Social Charter (ESC) — an innovation of the Council of Europe that enabled social partners and accredited civil society organisations to collectively defend social rights at the European level. Over the years, the collective complaints procedure has resulted in a significant body … Read more