Ms Ana Catarina MENDES (Portugal, SOC)

In the political groups

• Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 19/06/2022
• Member: Socialist Group from 23/01/2017 to 31/07/2017
• Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 23/06/2016 to 22/01/2017
• Member: Socialist Group from 06/06/2005 to 22/06/2016

In the Assembly

• from 29/09/2014 to 19/06/2022 Representative - Portugal
• from 03/10/2011 to 29/09/2014 Substitute - Portugal
• from 24/01/2011 to 03/10/2011 Representative - Portugal
• from 06/06/2005 to 24/01/2011 Substitute - Portugal

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

• Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 19/06/2022)
• Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 23/01/2017 to 26/01/2020)
• Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2017 to 20/01/2019)
• Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 23/01/2017 to 20/01/2019)
• Full Member: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 18/04/2016 to 21/01/2018)
• Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 25/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
• Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 29/09/2014 to 26/01/2020)
• Member: (Former) Committee on Culture, Science and Education (from 24/01/2011 to 03/10/2011)
• Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 06/06/2005 to 24/01/2011)
• Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/01/2016 to 27/01/2020)
• Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 02/10/2014 to 26/01/2016)
• Member: Sub-Committee on the Cultural Heritage (from 27/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
• Alternate of Mr Paulo PISCO (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 22/01/2018 to 19/06/2022)
• Alternate of Mr António BRAGA (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 23/01/2012 to 28/09/2014)
• Alternate of Mr Carlos COSTA NEVES (Member): (Former) Committee on Culture, Science and Education (from 03/10/2011 to 23/01/2012)
• Alternate of Mr Paulo PISCO (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 29/01/2020 to 19/06/2022)
• Alternate of Mr Paulo PISCO (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Diasporas (from 24/01/2018 to 28/01/2020)
• Alternate of Mr Adão SILVA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 24/01/2017 to 26/01/2020)
• Alternate of Mr João Bosco MOTA AMARAL (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 02/10/2014 to 24/01/2016)
• Alternate of Mr António BRAGA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 24/01/2013 to 28/09/2014)

Reports and committee opinions

11/01/2010 | Doc. 12105 | Report The detention of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in Europe 11/10/2007 | Doc. 11432 | Report Gender equality principles in the Parliamentary Assembly 15/03/2006 | Doc. 10846 | Committee Opinion Mechanisms to ensure women’s participation in decision-making

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

28/06/2019 | Doc. 14934 | Written declaration The human rights of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14923 | Written declaration NGO members working on search and rescue operations at sea accused of helping refugees 26/01/2018 | Doc. 14497 | Motion for a resolution Civil liberties in Poland, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova must be preserved 25/01/2018 | Doc. 14493 | Written declaration Kazakhstan has to fully comply with its commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 01/02/2017 | Doc. 14264 | Motion for a resolution The state of emergency and its limitations

Votes on adopted texts

15/03/2022 | Doc. 15477, vote on the draft text for opinion Consequences of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14922, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation 24/01/2019 | Doc. 14811, vote on the draft text for resolution The escalation of tensions around the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and threats to European security 23/01/2019 | Doc. 14669, vote on the draft text for resolution Media freedom as a condition for democratic elections