Substitute
Deputy
Independent
House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
29/09/2021 | 17:39:35 Thank you very much and I am very pleased that the whole day has been given over to the environment in this very important session of the Council of Europe and the reports we have got in front of us are excellent and provide a very good legal and political way forward. But I think the standout contribution today has been from Anuna, the young environmental activist, who showed the determination and thirst of young people all over this continent, and indeed all over the world, to try and bring... 22/06/2021 | 10:51:30 Thank you very much for calling me to speak in this debate. I support the report and congratulate those that worked so hard to produce it. It is very welcome indeed. Journalists around the world have died because they've tried to expose the truth about corruption, about drug cartels and about many other issues. So we mourn those that have died such as Jamal Khashoggi who were working as journalists. We should also be very well aware of the power of social media and the power of algorithms to... 22/04/2021 | 13:09:45 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I welcome the fact that the Council of Europe is debating Turkey, and I compliment John Howell and Thomas Hammarberg for presenting a detailed and balanced report on Turkey. The role of the Council of Europe is to monitor human rights across all our member states. Monitoring is not an attack on an individual country, but it is a very important and responsible role that we must fulfil. The European Convention on Human Rights, and the European...
08/10/2021 | Doc. 15338 | Written declaration For a firm condemnation of the repression in Egypt 29/06/2021 | Doc. 15338 | Written declaration For a firm condemnation of the repression in Egypt 30/04/2021 | Doc. 15227 | Written declaration Protests at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul 04/03/2021 | Doc. 15232 | Motion for a resolution 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention: what would Europe be like without the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees? 17/02/2021 | Doc. 15227 | Written declaration Protests at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul
29/09/2021 | Doc. 15367, vote on the draft text for resolution Anchoring the right to a healthy environment: need for enhanced action by the Council of Europe 29/09/2021 | Doc. 15367, vote on the draft text for recommendation Anchoring the right to a healthy environment: need for enhanced action by the Council of Europe 29/09/2021 | Doc. 15351, vote on the draft text for resolution More participatory democracy to tackle climate change 29/09/2021 | Doc. 15351, vote on the draft text for recommendation More participatory democracy to tackle climate change 29/09/2021 | Doc. 15362, vote on the draft text for resolution Addressing issues of criminal and civil liability in the context of climate change