In the field of human rights the Council of Europe’s work – by means of conventions or otherwise – entails: protecting civil and political rights through the mechanism of an individual complaints procedure; protecting social and economic rights; protecting persons deprived of their liberty; protecting the rights of national minorities, furthering equality between women and men; combating racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance; enhancing freedom of expression and information in the media, and the free movement of ideas and communication across frontiers.
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