The second day of the Council of Europe High Level Conference with Ombudsperson Institutions and National Human Rights Institutions, known as the Council of Europe ON Forum, was held at the premises of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

The two day conference, organised under the auspices of the Moldovan Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, is co organised by the European Court of Human Rights and the Directorate General for Human Rights and Rule of Law within the framework of the Council of Europe’s New Democratic Pact for Europe.

The forum brings together Ombudsperson institutions and National Human Rights Institutions to reflect on their role in protecting democracy and fundamental rights, particularly in addressing challenges such as foreign interference in democratic processes, the erosion of checks and balances, and the protection of freedoms such as expression, opinion and assembly.