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Democracy, Human Rights

Call for Proposals: Europe Offers Grant to Civil Society Organizations

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Call for Proposals: Europe Offers Grant to Civil Society Organizations

The total budget of 120,000 euros will be divided into three separate grants.

The Council of Europe’s Democratic Institutions and Civil Society Division has launched a grant for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It aims to foster democratic culture and strengthen the engagement of citizens in decision making in their countries, and to enhance the mutual engagement between the Council of Europe and civil society organizations.  read more

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. Photo courtesy: Council of Europe
Human Rights

Human Rights: Three Candidates Shortlisted for the 2024 Václav Havel Prize

2024 Václav Havel Prize. Photo courtesy: Council of Europe
2024 Václav Havel Prize. Photo courtesy: Council of Europe

Human Rights: Three Candidates Shortlisted for the 2024 Václav Havel Prize

The overall winner of the 2024 Prize is due to be announced at the opening of PACE’s Autumn plenary session in Strasbourg on 30 September.

The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Award.

Meeting in Prague, the panel – made up of independent figures from the world of human rights and chaired by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Theodoros Rousopoulos – decided to shortlist the following three nominees, in alphabetical order: read more