25/04/2022 | 18:26:07 Thank you Chair, Dear all, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left I want to start by thanking the rapporteur for the efforts Mr Dimitri HOUBRON has put into researching this report, this topic, and writing this highly relevant report. A report that deals with a controversial and complex topic but is of utmost importance to be debated today for the rights of the children, but also, as the pornography industry is the one directly benefited from exposure from an early age. The... 15/03/2022 | 12:29:18 Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, let me show my deep solidarity with all the Ukrainian people and especially with the Ukrainian delegation colleagues present here. There us no doubt that the invasion of Ukraine is clearly in breach of our statute, in breach of the Charter of the United Nations, and in breach of the international law. It is a serious threat to peace and security throughout Europe and with devastating effects on the civilian population provoking the worst humanitarian and... 14/03/2022 | 17:46:18 Thank you, Mister Chair. The right to seek refuge and asylum is applicable to all, regardless of race or origin. We must avoid racialising human rights and ensure that the principles of equal treatment and protection are applied to all. We've seen increasing reports of racist violence and discrimination against students from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East when fleeing Ukraine. The Council of Europe has an obligation to ensure protection to all; race, skin colour or ethnicity does not make... 25/01/2022 | 16:25:54 Thank you, Mr President, and congratulations by the way. Thank you, Madam Chair, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left. As the European Charter for regional or minority languages states, "teaching in minority languages is crucial. It fosters respect and tolerance towards ethnic and cultural diversity". A positive example is the Catalan linguistic model that has been followed by other states and praised by the Council of Europe. Nevertheless, Spanish courts are deciding on... 30/09/2021 | 09:21:03 Thank you, Madame Chair. We want to congratulate the rapporteur for this balanced report. Our group will support it. The occupation of Afghanistan in 2001 showed a government in decay. The investment in military premises and huge corruption has left the population in an ongoing humanitarian emergency. This has shown democracy cannot be exported by military means, nor by the failure of a model of foreign intervention. Surprisingly the European Union had, until now, considered that Afghanistan... 27/09/2021 | 19:25:37 Thank you, Chair, colleagues, this is an important report that Mr Tiny KOX has presented that will surpass the scope of PACE parliamentarians' rights. We already have debated some cases in detail like Catalonia, Spain and Turkey, but there is a broader tendency in Council of Europe territories to undermine the rights of parliamentarians to represent people. This is an authoritarian rule spreading across and it is necessary to set standards throughout member States, so valuable tool for our... 24/06/2021 | 18:12:29 Thank you, Mister President. First of all, let me congratulate Mr Konstantin KUHLE for his excellent report. Indeed, the improper or illicit interference through financial contributions by foreign states is really worrisome because it shows the ugly face of corruption and jeopardises the values of democracy. Political decision-making is increasingly exposed to international influence and it is of paramount importance. Further important is, as the resolution says, among other things, to... 22/06/2021 | 09:32:22 Thank you, Chair. First of all, I would like I could to thank Mr Roberto RAMPI for the this excellent report, which I support. I do totally agree that limitation to the right to know intending to protect national security or the right to privacy must be narrowly defined. As the resolution says, the main responsibility for safeguarding the right to know lies with the public authorities. In this sense, the members of parliament, as representatives of the people, have an enhanced right of access... 21/06/2021 | 19:35:27 We want to insert the word "amnesty" explicitly. We understand that it is implicit in the text, but we would like it to be explicit, because pardons do not erase criminal offence nor their criminal records. A pardon forgives the sentence but the amnesty forgives the crime. And the pro-independence supporters have been targeted with 105 criminal cases, bails worth millions issued by the audit court, and exiles cannot return. So, the pardon only helps the nine in jail. A pardon is also partial... 21/06/2021 | 19:13:12 Merci, Madam Chair, replace the word "illegal" for "unauthorised" while it is repeated in different instances. We propose only in the most relevant part because first, organising a referendum was decriminalised in 2005. We think The term "illegal" is not accurate and from the international human rights perspective a pacific referendum should never be criminalised or sanctioned under any circumstances. More importantly, when it comes to historical events, it must be noted that on 1 October, it...