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During the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI), the Steering Committee adopted its firsts CM instrument, the “Draft guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on upholding equality and protecting against discrimination and hate during the COVID-19 and similar crises in the future”.The CDADI furthermore adopted an implementation report on CM/Rec(2015)1 on intercultural integration, agreed on the further implementation review of CM/Rec(2010)5 on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, published a compilation of good and promising practices on Covid-19 responses, exchanged views on possible tasks and deliverables for the years 2022-2025, elected its Chair, Vice-Chair and Bureau, appointed its Gender Equality Rapporteur.
On 26 January 2021, the ECRI Task Force on LGBTI issues met to review key recommendations made by ECRI in its country reports under the fifth and sixth monitoring cycles. The Task Force on LGBTI issues was set up by ECRI to prepare the ground for the future drawing-up of a General Policy Recommendation on LGBTI issues.
On 5 February 2021, the ECRI working group tasked with revising ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation No. 9 on the fight against antisemitism held its first meeting of the year. On 5 February 2021, the Chair of ECRI, Maria Daniella Marouda, held an online meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary General on antisemitic, anti-Muslim and other forms of religious intolerance and hate crimes, Daniel Höltgen.
On 3 February 2021, the Committee of Ministers (CM) adopted three resolutions onthe implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Azerbaijan, Hungary and Spain. This considerably increases the number of resolutions that the CM has adopted since one year in light of opinions by the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities - ACFC (resolutions on Denmark and Poland adopted in October 2020, on the Russian Federation and Ukraine in December 2020, on Albania, Bulgaria and Cyprus in January 2021).
The ACFC that held its 70th meeting via Videoconference from 1-4th February 2021, unanimously adopted two new final opinions (on Croatia and Liechtenstein) and approved one draft opinion (on the Czech Republic). On the same occasion, the ACFC elected its new Bureau (https://www.coe.int/en/web/minorities/-/advisory-committee-election-of-the-new-bure-2) and appointed its representative to the Steering Committee on Antidiscrimination, Diversity, and Inclusion (CDADI) for the current year. Lastly, the ACFC Gender Equality Rapporteurs were mandated to further work on improving gender mainstreaming in its monitoring work.
On 2 February 2021, the Bureau of the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) met online to discuss: i) the state of implementation of CDENF activities, including the preparations made towards the new Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027); ii) preparation of future activities, relating, in particular, to the organisation of a regional discussion as a contribution to the 2021 UNCRC Day of General Discussion on children’s rights and alternative care; iii) drafting of an opinion on PACE Recommendation 2190 (2020) – “Effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated migrant children”; and iv) new priorities for the next CDENF Terms of Reference (2022-2025), under the new intergovernmental framework
T-RV Standing Committee grants Chile extension of observer status
Late January 2021, the Standing Committee of the Spectator Violence Convention (T-RV) unanimously granted Chile a new extension of the observer status for a period of three years. Chile is among the seven non-Member States which have currently the observer status at the Standing Committee of the Spectator Violence Convention, together with Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Qatar and Tunisia. It is also considering joining the Saint-Denis Convention on safety and security at sports event
Lithuania ratifies the Convention on safety, security and service in sport (Saint-Denis Convention)
On 2 February 2021, the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the Council of Europe deposited with the Secretary General, the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events (CETS Nº 218), also known as the Saint-Denis Convention. Lithuania is the 19th State Party to ratify this Convention, which entered into force on 1 November 2017. The Saint-Denis Convention shall enter into force in Lithuania on 1 April 2021. | |
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