Council of Europe
IGOinternational legal
| Council of Europe link () Website | |
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 Ten founding members Joined subsequently Official candidates Observer at the Parliamentary Assembly Observer at the Committee of Ministers Observer at the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly | |
| File:Council of Europe logo (2013 revised version).png | |
| Abbreviation | CoE |
| Formation | 5 May 1949 |
| Headquarters | Strasbourg, France |
| Type | international legal |
| Subgroups | European Court of Human Rights, European Pharmacopoeia Commission |
| Sponsor of | Institute for Strategic Dialogue |
| IGO. Cannot make laws, but makes treaties. Accused of institutional (revolving door) corruption. Appears to bribe European & transcontinental countries. | |
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Not to be confused with the European Council or the Council of the European Union, the Council of Europe is an international organisation independent of the European Union. It was founded in 1949 and currently has over 45 member states.
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In 2011, Kevin Galalae carried out a 30-day hunger strike in a bid to secure a declaration that the operation of the covert SAC surveillance and censorship program system in UK universities is contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr T Hammarberg, was unmoved.
This is the parent body of the European Court of Human Rights. In April 2014, Edward Snowden told the Council of Europe that "The NSA has specifically targeted either leaders or staff members in a number of civil and non-governmental organisations... including domestically within the borders of the United States."[1]