Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee brings together some 160 NGOs. Topics that are currently on the agenda include: the protection of human rights defenders, media and human rights, religion and human rights, children and human rights, the Social Charter, economic and social rights.
The Committee meets four times a year in Strasbourg. Meeting documents are listed by year below:
In October 2009, the Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe, the chief body representing the INGOs enjoying participatory status with the Council of Europe,
joined the World Appeal to a New Mobilization for Childhood (
synopsis of the meeting held on 26 october 2010 adopting that decision).