Professor Glòria Ortega participates in the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Access to Origins, which extends its work until 2027
Professor Glòria Ortega, assistant lecturer in the Department of Private Law at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), is a member, in her capacity as an independent expert, of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Access to Origins (CJ-OR), which carries out its work under the direction and supervision of the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ).
The Committee has the task to prepare a draft recommendation aimed at protecting the right of individuals conceived through gamete donation to know their origins. This right, which is closely linked to personal identity, has been recognised in a range of international human rights instruments and has been addressed in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
The Committee’s most recent meeting, its fourth since its establishment, took place in Strasbourg from 27 to 29 October 2026. The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has agreed to extend the Committee’s mandate one more year, until December 2027, to allow it to continue its work and finalise the draft recommendation.
Further information: Council of Europe – Access to Origins.