02/10/2024 | 17:18:49 Thank you, President. And thank you to the families of the prisoners of war and the civilian hostages who are here with us today when we discuss this very important and very painful topic. No one could have covered this topic better than our rapporteur Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO, who has been a champion advocate for prisoners of war and illegal detainees in Ukraine. And now she brought all the heavy gut-wrenching facts and heart-wrenching stories to light here, before this Assembly in... 02/10/2024 | 10:58:42 Thank you, Madam President. And indeed, dear colleagues, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, I would like to thank our rapporteur, Ms Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR, for her excellent work in preparing this report, which is about the core principles of justice, of openness and of freedoms. I also thank all the members of the Assembly for their valuable contributions to our debate in this hemicycle today, and for their participation in the exchanges with Mr Julian ASSANGE... 01/10/2024 | 20:03:24 Okay, thank you, Chair. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), I would like to thank our rapporteur, Mr Max LUCKS, for an excellent report calling for concrete action. Right now, as we speak, Iran is attacking Israel, covering the peaceful cities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and many others with a shower of missiles. On behalf of the ALDE group and from me personally, deep, deep condolences to all the families in Israel who have to live through this nightmare right... 27/06/2024 | 17:32:52 Thank you, President. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group, I would like to thank the Rapporteur for his extensive report which brings up important issues such as immediate and long-term harm to civilians caused by explosive weapons, large-scale forced displacements resulting from the use of explosive weapons, the damage to essential infrastructure, the economy and food security, long term and cross-border environmental damage. The Alliance of Liberals and... 27/06/2024 | 12:04:48 Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, colleagues, for this active discussion and the proposals therein. Of course, thank you to Ms Lise SELNES, who has done a tremendous job covering the so many complex aspects and challenges of the forced migration that Ukrainians suffer as a result of Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine. I take this opportunity also to thank all the hosting communities that have welcomed Ukrainians, provided homes and shelter to those in need at the... 26/06/2024 | 18:52:41 Thank you, President, I shall speak on behalf of the Committee. Lord KEEN, our rapporteur, deserves praise for an insightful report on how to manage post-conflict societies and how to bring back the peaceful coexistence of nations. The Committee also thanks Mr George LOUCAIDES as rapporteur for opinion on this very important topic. The role of reparation and reconciliation cannot be stressed enough in our world plagued by wars and violent conflicts. The title of this report directly starts... 26/06/2024 | 12:13:22 And I think now the microphone is on. These three reports are excellent in many ways, but moreso is the excellent united discussion that we are holding today, as it gives us a comprehensive understanding of where the Russian aggression has come from and what are its consequences. I thank Mr Davor Ivo STIER for a deep analysis of the legal and human rights aspects of the aggression, Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK for her two-year work on how Russia weaponised culture, literature, education and language... 16/04/2024 | 19:59:50 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Mr President, thank you, Dear Colleagues, I merely would like to join the myriad of praise for the rapporteur’s work. I also thank all the colleagues that have contributed to the very precise wording of the report and the resolution. The documents before us are fully in line with the articles on the international responsibility of states. I am glad that we in the PACE continue to stand on the side of what is right, and to push other... 26/01/2024 | 10:50:24 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group, I'd like to thank the rapporteur for tackling such an important subject in the realm of children's rights. This report, in fact, is very much linked with the report on deported Ukrainian children. As so many of you heard yesterday, during the urgent debate, the children stolen from their families in Ukraine go through a whole chain of abusive institutions in Russia. First, there are... 24/01/2024 | 19:08:57 Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I would like to complement the rapporteur on the excellent Report. He really sheds light on the deplorable fact of torture which is still taking place in Europe in the 21st century. And while the Reports and the Recommendations are absolutely to the point, sadly, I feel a rather important example has been omitted. Russia, as it is rightly highlighted in the Report, for years, has been disregarding all recommendations to stop practices of torture and...