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Mr Boriss CILEVIČS

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Representative
Deputy
Concord

Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
LV - 1811 - Rīga
Latvia

boriss.cilevics@saeima.lv
www.cilevics.eu

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018

Latest news

28/01/2021 - Session States must do more to stamp out ethnic profiling 27/11/2020 - Equality and Non-Discrimination States must do more to stamp out ethnic profiling, says PACE committee 22/10/2020 - Standing Committee Justice by algorithm? PACE urges smart regulation of AI in criminal justice to avoid unfairness 09/09/2020 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights Justice by algorithm? a committee urges smart regulation of AI in criminal justice to avoid unfairness 30/04/2020 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights COVID-19: Committee chairs discuss the pandemic, human rights and the rule of law with Council of Europe experts

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 21/01/2019
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 21/01/2018
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/01/2015 to 31/07/2017
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 27/01/2014 to 24/01/2015
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/01/2011 to 26/01/2014
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 22/01/2007 to 24/01/2011
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/01/1999 to 21/01/2007

In the Assembly

  • since 21/01/2019 Representative-Latvia
  • from 26/01/2015 to 20/01/2019 Substitute-Latvia
  • from 24/01/2011 to 26/01/2015 Representative-Latvia
  • from 22/01/2007 to 24/01/2011 Substitute-Latvia
  • from 27/01/2003 to 22/01/2007 Representative-Latvia
  • from 25/01/1999 to 27/01/2003 Substitute-Latvia

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Chairperson: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Bureau of the Assembly (since 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Standing Committee (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 27/01/2020)
  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 25/06/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Bureau of the Assembly (from 27/01/2016 to 23/01/2018)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Standing Committee (from 27/01/2016 to 23/01/2018)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 25/01/2016 to 24/06/2019)
  • Chairperson: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 12/01/2016 to 23/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 26/01/2015)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 26/01/2015 to 30/01/2020)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 28/01/2014 to 11/01/2016)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 21/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 24/01/2011 to 25/01/2015)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 22/01/2007 to 27/01/2014)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 22/01/2007 to 23/01/2011)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Sub-Committee on Conflicts between Council of Europe Member States (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 04/03/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on Georgia): Sub-Committee on Conflicts between Council of Europe Member States (from 23/01/2017 to 31/05/2017)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2015 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member SOC: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2013 to 25/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 22/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Racism and Xenophobia (from 22/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Racism and Xenophobia (from 20/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 12/03/2012)
  • Full Member SOC: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 11/04/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Refugees (from 22/01/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 22/01/2007 to 11/04/2011)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/01/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Migration (from 22/01/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member SOC: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 26/01/2015)
  • Alternate of Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2012 to 25/01/2015)
  • Alternate of Mr Jānis DOMBRAVA (Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 24/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Ingrida CIRCENE (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 18/03/2005 to 23/01/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/01/2013 to 04/03/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Rule of Law (from 22/01/2013 to 10/12/2014)
  • Alternate of Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Rule of Law (from 12/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 12/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)

Interventions

Last speeches

28/01/2021 | 12:54:21 Thank you, President. I am not a chair of this Committee, so that this report is prepared by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. So, dear colleagues, thank you very much for your valuable comments and also critical remarks. Unfortunately I can't reply to everybody, but just very few notes. Ms Petra STIENEN mentioned other grounds for unlawful profiling, I fully agree with you. Age, gender, or sexual identity might also be a... 28/01/2021 | 11:36:33 Thank you, Mister President. Throughout Europe some individuals are being singled out by the police for identity checks only on the grounds of race, colour, national or ethnic origin. This practice is apparently discriminatory. The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance defines ethnic profiling as, I quote, "a reliance by law enforcement, security and border control personnel on race, colour, descent or national or... 27/01/2021 | 19:12:02 Thank you, Mister President, First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude also on behalf of the rapporteur to all those who took part in this debate. Let me be quite plain. I understand the frustrations of some members, particularly from those States, which are particularly the criticised in this report. It is unpleasant, of course. However, in all this - and I understand - this willingness to somehow put into question the professionalism and validity of the rapporteurs' conclusions... 27/01/2021 | 17:31:28 Thank you, Madam President, Dear Colleagues, Unfortunately, our rapporteur Ms Alexandra LOUIS cannot be with us today, so I will present the report instead of her. This report was adopted by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights last December. Five years ago, in January 2016, our Assembly already addressed the issue of inappropriate restrictions on NGO activities on the basis of a report by our former colleague Mr Yves CRUCHTEN. In June 2018, we debated his second report on the... 25/01/2021 | 11:44:58 Thank you, Mr Secretary General. So the challenge has the support required under the Rules of Procedure. The credentials of the Russian Federation delegation are referred without debate to the appropriate committee for a report, and to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for opinion. I propose that the appropriate committee in this case is the Monitoring Committee because the challenge was on the grounds of fulfilment of obligations and commitments...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

14/12/2020 | Doc. 15199 | Report Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of great concern 01/10/2020 | Doc. 15156 | Report Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems 02/11/2018 | Doc. 14662 | Report Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 17/09/2018 | Doc. 14618 | Report Deal-making in criminal proceedings: the need for minimum standards for trial waiver systems 06/04/2018 | Doc. 14523 | Report Legal challenges related to hybrid war and human rights obligations

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

07/01/2021 | Doc. 15209 | Written declaration Magnitsky case: Switzerland should not release suspect funds prematurely 09/12/2020 | Doc. 15195 | Motion for a resolution Respect for the rule of law and fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 01/10/2020 | Doc. 15155 | Motion for a resolution Poisoning of Alexei Navalny 10/09/2020 | Doc. 15137 | Motion for a resolution Fighting and preventing excessive and unjustified use of force by the law enforcement officers 08/09/2020 | Doc. 15135 | Motion for a resolution Human rights violations in Belarus require an international investigation

Votes on adopted texts

28/01/2021 | Doc. 15199, vote on the draft text for resolution Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of great concern 27/01/2021 | Doc. 15205, vote on the draft text for resolution Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States 27/01/2021 | Doc. 15205, vote on the draft text for recommendation Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States 26/01/2021 | Doc. 15123, vote on the draft text for resolution The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2021 | Doc. 15123, vote on the draft text for recommendation The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights