Europe Explained

By Council of Europe

The Council of Europe is working to improve the lives of 700 million people by reducing discrimination, upholding human rights and protecting democracy. In the Europe Explained podcast we talk to the ... more

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The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

Europe Explained episodes:

May 22, 2026 What part have the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights played in bringing peace and social change to Ireland?
The European Court of Human Rights: an Irish perspective. Part 3

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39min
May 21, 2026 Ireland has transformed socially in the past decades as regards, for example, abortion, peace and gay rights.
What part have the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights played in this change?
The European Court of Human Rights: an Irish perspective. Part 3

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39min
May 13, 2026 A green core at the heart of the European Convention on Human Rights.
How has Ireland influenced the Convention, the Court, and its case-law?
The European Court of Human Rights: an Irish perspective. Part 2

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35min
May 07, 2026 How did joining the European Convention on Human Rights help Ireland at a difficult time as a young republic?
Learn more about Ireland’s history with the European Court.
The European Court of Human Rights: an Irish perspective. Part 1

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32min
February 12, 2026 The informal prisoner hierarchy in European prisons: what is it and how to solve it?

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30min
January 12, 2026 The Vital Role of Social Rights and the European Social Charter in Europe
How the Council of Europe acts to protect social rights in our continent.

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19min
December 12, 2025 On the frontline, preventing torture and ill-treatment: the CPT
Behind the scenes at the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the oldest European inspection mechanism.

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39min
November 25, 2025 The foundations of democracy: forty years of the European Charter of local self-government
Gunn Marit Helgesen, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Vice President, discusses local democracy and the workings of the charter.

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14min
October 13, 2025 Healthcare in prison: challenges and realities
How does good healthcare in prison help wider society? What kind of risks are there to health from being in detention? Why are prisoners less healthy than the general public? And what is the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture’s (CPT) role? CPT member Prof. Hans Wolff of the University of Geneva, and CPT advisors Kelly Sipp and Laura Ielciu discuss the challenges.

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32min
June 19, 2025 Inside Europe’s immigration detention centres: the CPT’s fight to prevent abuse
How does the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) ensure the protection of those detained in immigration detention centres? In this podcast the CPT President Alan Mitchell and adviser Francesca Gordon explain the CPT’s work in this area.

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34min

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How many episodes does Europe Explained have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.