There are 10 to 12 million Roma and Travellers in Europe spread across practically all the Council of Europe's member countries. The organisation's main objective is to encourage its members to take a comprehensive approach to Roma issues, and to improve the lives of all Roma people, wherever they live.

Stéphane Hessel is a former diplomat, ambassador, concentration camp survivor and French Resistance fighter. Born in Germany, he became a French citizen in 1939. The author of the best-selling booklet "Indignez-Vous", he was recently the guest of the Council of Europe and the city of Strasbourg, appearing before a live audience of nearly 1,000 people to talk about his life and political philosophy.

Turkey has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1949. It took over the presidency of the Committee of Ministers on 10 November 2010 and will hand over to Ukraine on 11 May 2011. This short film features leading Turkish political figures who have visited the Council of Europe during the last sixty years.