Council of Europe of the national parliaments of each member state. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the member states. The Secretary General heads the secretariat of the organisation. Other major CoE bodies include the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and the European Audiovisual Observatory. The headquarters of the Council of Europe are in Strasbourg, France. English and French are its two official languages. The Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress also use German, Italian, Russian, and Turkish for
Council for European Palestinian Relations Council for European Palestinian Relations The Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR) is a not-for-profit organisation which serves as Hamas’ representative in Europe, and as such, was banned from Israel by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon in December 2013. CEPR is based in Brussels and London. The CEPR is engaged in political lobbying work across Europe, particularly the European and British Parliaments. According to the CEPR's Official website, the aim of the CEPR’s work is to increase understanding of the Palestine issue and related Middle Eastern issues in Europe and to increase dialogue between European, Arab and Middle Eastern politicians. The