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Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON

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Substitute
Member of the Riksdag
Social Democratic Party

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

azadeh.rojhan@riksdagen.se

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018

Latest news

20/04/2021 - Session PACE Poland monitors: the independence of the Polish Human Rights Defender institution must be ensured 11/05/2020 - Monitoring COVID-19: New date for Polish election should be decided by consensus, say co-rapporteurs 08/04/2020 - Monitoring COVID-19: monitors express concern at the possibility of an election for Polish President under full lockdown conditions 06/02/2020 - Monitoring PACE rapporteurs deeply regret signing into law of controversial amendments to Common Courts and Supreme Court laws

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Women Working Group: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 27/01/2020
  • 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 25/01/2016 Substitute - Sweden

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

  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 28/01/2020)
  • 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 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 Ola MÖLLER (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 21/01/2019)
  • 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 (since 26/01/2021)
  • 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

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

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 04/07/2019 | Doc. 14946 | Motion for a resolution Best interests of the child and policies to ensure a work-life balance 20/05/2019 | Doc. 14891 | Motion for a resolution Election observation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the monitoring procedure 12/02/2019 | Doc. 14644 | Written declaration Greek islands: more needs to be done

Votes on adopted texts

03/10/2019 | Doc. 14971, vote on the draft text for resolution Saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea: the need for an urgent response 01/10/2019 | Doc. 14958, vote on the draft text for resolution Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe 01/10/2019 | Doc. 14958, vote on the draft text for recommendation Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14894, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14894, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals