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Ms Azadeh ROJHAN (Sweden, SOC)

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Representative
Member of the Riksdag
Social Democratic Party

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019

Latest news

16/10/2023 - Election observation Poland’s parliamentary elections were competitive but marked by misuse of public resources and public media bias, international observers say 01/09/2023 - Monitoring PACE monitors deeply regret Polish Sejm’s decision to appoint members of the Commission to investigate Russian influence 27/07/2023 - Monitoring Following legal opinion, PACE monitors call for Poland’s new law on Russian influence to be repealed 20/06/2023 - Session Current affairs debate on the recent political developments in Poland 01/06/2023 - Monitoring PACE co-rapporteurs for Poland express their concern about the Polish Law on the State Commission for Investigating Russian Influences

Mandates

In the political groups

  • First Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 19/06/2023
  • Women’s Group: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 27/01/2020 to 08/10/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 26/01/2020
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/01/2016 to 31/07/2017

In the Assembly

  • since 14/03/2022 Representative - Sweden
  • from 25/01/2016 to 13/03/2022 Substitute - Sweden

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

  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 24/01/2022)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 28/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 30/06/2017 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 25/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 09/09/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 24/01/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 23/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 23/01/2018 to 22/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 26/01/2016 to 27/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Kristoffer LINDBERG (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 23/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Ola MÖLLER (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 21/01/2019 to 24/11/2022)
  • Alternate of Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 25/01/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Annicka ENGBLOM (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2021 to 24/01/2022)
  • Alternate of Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 25/01/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 26/01/2016 to 20/01/2019)

Interventions

Last speeches

20/06/2023 | 17:31:10 Madam president, dear colleagues, As rapporteurs, our opinion is clear: this law should not have been adopted at all from the beginning. Now we can only urge the Polish authorities to understand the far-reaching consequences of this law and its potential to undermine the democratic nature of elections in Poland. Therefore, our appeal to our Polish colleagues from the ruling party presented here today and to the Polish authorities back at home are clear: do not implement this law until the... 30/09/2021 | 09:24:37 Thank you, Madame President. This is a very important debate and report, because what is happening in Afghanistan should be of a great concern for everyone and every institution that stands up for human rights. When the former Taliban regime fell in 2001, the country was in ruins after occupation, civil war, oppression and gross mismanagement. The next 20 years did indeed include violence and many setbacks, but also indisputable successes. The number of children in school has risen since 2001... 22/04/2021 | 12:28:45 Madam President, dear colleagues, What we are seeing happening in Turkey is a demolition of democracy. The foundation of democracy is built on rule of law, human rights, and the freedom of speech. And President Erdoğan and his party is taking this down, brick by brick. The relentless crackdown on freedom of expression and other human rights is enabled by the widespread executive control and political influence over the judiciary. In recent years, this has led the courts to systematically... 28/01/2020 | 10:11:08 Thank you, chair. Dear colleagues, All member states of the Council of Europe are obliged to respect the principals of democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Therefore, any development in a member state that undermines or weakens one of these fundamental principles is of immediate concern and must be addressed. Since 2015 there have been numerous reports and judgments, from inter alia the Venice Commission and the European Court of Human Rights, addressing the worrying developments in...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

06/01/2020 | Doc. 15025 | Report The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland 27/06/2018 | Doc. 14592 | Committee Opinion Forced marriage in Europe

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

12/10/2023 | Doc. 15848 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening democracy through participatory and deliberative processes 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15807 | Motion for a resolution Shaping the Parliamentary Assembly’s relations with the United Nations Human Rights Council 27/04/2023 | Doc. 15752 | Motion for a resolution A parliamentary sponsorship programme between the Parliamentary Assembly members and human rights defenders or the politically oppressed 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15057 | Written declaration The Turkish authorities must drop all charges against LGBTI activists who participated in Pride 03/10/2019 | Doc. 14980 | Motion for a recommendation Ratification of the Istanbul convention by the United Kingdom

Votes on adopted texts

11/10/2023 | Doc. 15825, vote on the draft text for recommendation Pegasus and similar spyware and secret state surveillance 11/10/2023 | Doc. 15825, vote on the draft text for resolution Pegasus and similar spyware and secret state surveillance 10/10/2023 | Doc. 15826, vote on the draft text for resolution The challenge of far-right ideology to democracy and human rights in Europe 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15780, vote on the draft text for opinion Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the period 2024-2027 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15781, vote on the draft text for resolution Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2024-2025