Council of Europe An international, intergovernmental organization, consisting of 47 European member states and based in Strasbourg, France. It was founded in 1949 and its aims are: - Protect human rights, democratic pluralism and the rule of law - Promote information and encourage the development of European cultural identity and diversity - Find solutions to problems faced by European society (discrimination against minorities, xenophobia, tolerance, environmental protection, human cloning, AIDS, drugs, cross-border crime, etc.) in order to help consolidate democratic stability in Europe by supporting the political, legal and constitutional reform
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