25/01/2022 | 10:55:41 Thank you, Madam President. I would like to thank the rapporteurs for these excellent reports on behalf of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, but above all for their energy and commitment to the defence of human rights, including the freedom to choose one's sexual orientation. While many countries seem to be more progressive in accepting this difference, others are backsliding, which is extremely regrettable – and you both pointed this out. I feel that we are reliving in these... 28/09/2021 | 19:35:40 Thank you, Mister President. First of all, I would like to thank the colleagues who have been able to speak this evening. I will start with Ms. Selin SAYEK BÖKE because, like other colleagues, you have been very explicit on the interest of the Istanbul Convention and, precisely, the "4 Ps" that we all defend here, because I have heard it from several people: prevention, prosecution of the perpetrators, integrated policies and protection, above all, of the victims. I think that "honor" crimes... 28/09/2021 | 18:59:44 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Researchers refute the use of the term "honour" to describe these crimes because there is nothing honourable about committing them. Mr Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, called them shameful crimes. I am sure that many of us share that view. Nevertheless, I wanted to work on so-called honour crimes in order to convince those who are not sensitive to this issue to act in order to prevent lives from being shattered again and... 24/06/2021 | 16:32:23 Thank you, Mister Vice-President, Dear colleagues, I wanted to thank the rapporteur, Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW, for giving us the opportunity to express ourselves on this humanly important subject. Afrophobia means discriminatory practice for employment or even for access to housing. Afrophobia means racial profiling, stigmatising speech, hate speech and violence. Afrophobia is social and economic inequalities; they are also structural barriers in education and health care. Afrophobia is... 23/06/2021 | 12:42:08 Thank you, Mister President. Harassment, rape, beatings, genital mutilation, forced marriages, so-called honour killings and even sterilisation without consent affect many women, whatever their age or socio-professional category. Of course, the fact that some of them belong to highly patriarchal societies makes them even more vulnerable. The Istanbul Convention has provided the means, through strong mechanisms, to translate political will into concrete action. Thanks to the Convention, many... 22/06/2021 | 18:35:21 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, When we talk about children, we are talking about our future, the future of our societies and of humanity. Protecting these generations, training a child, helping to build him or her, is preparing the future. The ALDE Group would like to thank you for your constructive and realistic work. We know that you have done this work with discernment, with all your heart and always in the best interests of children. When I think of the Lanzarote Convention... 21/04/2021 | 17:15:27 Thank you, Mister President. I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur on the quality of her report, which is very comprehensive and sheds light on chronic diseases and their long-term impact. Dear Colleagues, The report is about children, women, and men who are already fighting an uphill battle against disease. They must be able to find support and protection in the societies to which they belong and not have to suffer a double penalty of possible marginalisation. The subject of... 27/01/2021 | 10:21:06 Thank you, Mister Speaker, Madam Rapporteur, On behalf of the ALDE Group, I would like to congratulate you on the report you are proposing today. The particularly clear and precise explanatory statement enables us to grasp all the issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and the deployment of the vaccine weapon. You have reminded us that all non-pharmaceutical protection measures are essential and will remain so for a long time to come in order to slow down the progress of this pandemic. You... 20/11/2020 | 16:22:40 Thank you, Mr Speaker, I had a little problem with the screen. Ladies and gentlemen, rapporteur, the ALDE Group and I would like to thank you for this report. This work is of great importance since it is in line with our work. Indeed, when we talk about the gender dimension, we are referring to an inclusive and non-discriminatory policy and, beyond that, a policy that respects human rights, a concept that is dear to the Council of Europe. You mentioned feminist diplomacy, and I wanted to... 31/01/2020 | 10:22:26 Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. Rapporteur, The Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe thanks you and congratulates you on your work, which is fully in line with the democratic spirit defended by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The report under discussion today deals mainly, and rightly so, with the risks to our electoral systems caused by the malicious use of this new tool, the Internet. I would like to begin my speech by mentioning the advantages of...