22/04/2026 | 18:15:38 Dear colleagues, I thank the rapporteur for this important report. For the Council of Europe, the abolition of the death penalty is non-negotiable. It is central to our defence of life, dignity and justice that must never become irreversible. Israel’s death penalty law must be condemned in the strongest terms. We oppose capital punishment everywhere, but this case is especially grave: it embeds the death penalty in an apartheid legal order, imposed by an occupying power on an occupied people... 21/04/2026 | 20:38:48 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I thank Mr Francesco VERDUCCI for this timely report. Freedom of religion or belief is fundamental to democracy. It protects the right to believe, to practise freely, to change religion, or to have no religion at all. But this freedom is hollow if people fear entering a place of worship, wearing a religious symbol, or being judged, excluded, or attacked because of their identity. Since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza, antisemitism and... 02/10/2025 | 12:46:33 Dear colleagues, Israel shows no restraint in Gaza: indiscriminate bombings, obstruction of aid, killing of journalists, UN staff, and human rights defenders, alongside relentless expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank. This is also a war on truth. International journalists are banned, forcing Palestinian reporters, starving, displaced, grieving, to document their own destruction. Israel killed 246 journalists, often in their homes with their families, deliberately silenced before... 30/09/2025 | 11:52:01 Dear President, Dear colleagues, As a founding member of the Council of Europe, Türkiye remains firmly committed to our shared values: democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, principles enshrined in our constitution and upheld by the judiciary. We welcome constructive criticism as it strengthens democratic institutions. Objective and balanced assessments help reforms; double standards and prejudices, including historic prejudices as we've just heard from several colleagues here today... 30/01/2025 | 17:28:34 Dear Chairwoman, dear colleagues, I have included this recommendation in the resolution in order to support women who undertake childcare, elderly care, disability care, in the absence of enough sufficient, let's say employment opportunities or sufficient childcare infrastructure. So this concerns more the disadvantaged communities, disadvantaged families and supporting them. However, I do also see the point that my colleague Ms Petra BAYR is making, which is relevant in countries which are...
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