22/04/2021 | 13:09:45 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Jacques MAIRE for his comprehensive work on the report preparation. Today we are discussing another case of shameful human rights violations and suppression of freedom of speech. We are talking about poisoning and detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Russian authorities have shown the systematic practice of detentions, politically motivated persecutions of public... 21/04/2021 | 13:14:14 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank both rapporteurs for incredible work did over the discussed issue. Numerous cases of human rights violations in Belarus shown us its inability to fulfill international obligations to protect citizens from torture and inhuman treatment and to conduct prompt and impartial investigations of such cases. Facts of violence, torture, mass arbitrary arrests, inability to identify law enforcement... 20/04/2021 | 12:29:53 Okay, thank you. Dear Colleagues, First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the rapporteur Mr Tiny KOX, who presented the vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe. On the one hand, the report contains very important points, for example the value of the Council of Europe multi-annual strategy on gender equality that is emphasized. I agree that such complex document as strategy has become a powerful tool for mainstream and gender equality in member States. It has... 19/04/2021 | 19:00:48 Dear colleagues, Dear Madam rapporteur, Thank you for the report prepared on the issue of national minorities. It is extremely important for Ukraine. The Ukrainian authorities have been working on strengthening dialogue with representatives of national minorities for a long time. "I'm a Member of Parliament from the Ukrainian parliament. I speak Ukrainian and Russian, and nobody can take that right away from me." [spoken in Russian] For the Ukranian delegation it is crucial that Madam... 29/01/2020 | 18:57:47 Dear Colleagues, Each country has the right to its national politics, but no one has the right to undermine the importance of international law and international institutions. We are here to follow the statute of the Council of Europe, to implement its resolutions and to respect human rights. I want to remind all of us that protecting people from all forms of persecution, hate speech, discrimination, harassment -- irrespective of their origin, colour, age, gender -- is one of the founding... 28/01/2020 | 19:12:14 Dear colleagues, One of the topics raised in the report of Lord George FOULKES is online harassment of journalists. Journalists are targets of online attacks and female journalists face even more danger, being attacked as journalists and as women. Online harassment is identified as one of the biggest issues for female journalists, with threats of violence or harm. According to the European Institute for Gender Equality, cyber violence is of increasing concern in the European Union with 20% of...