12/04/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women will change the lives of many dozens of millions of women who are victims of violence, helping them find protection, assistance and justice,” said José Mendes Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, hailing the adoption of the Convention by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers last week.
07/04/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The network of contact parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children will be meeting for the second time in Strasbourg, on Wednesday 13 April. They will be looking at how to combat child pornography on the Internet. They will also have the opportunity to discover two new communication initiatives: a brochure and newsletter to be published in each Assembly part-session.
28/02/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“As parliamentarians, we are more than motivated to fight the atrocious phenomenon of sexual child abuse. In the framework of the Council of Europe campaign, we will co-operate with our national governments, with NGOs and with any other partner who needs our support,” Maria Stavrositu (Romania, EPP/CD) today said in New York, speaking at a side-event on the Council of Europe campaign to stop sexual violence against children, organised on the occasion of the meeting of the UN Committee on the Status of Women.
17/02/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The ongoing democratisation process in Egypt and Tunisia is a precious opportunity to strengthen gender equality and enhance the status of women, PACE’s Committee on Equal Opportunities has said. “Without equality between women and men, and their balanced participation in all aspects of life, including politics, it is not possible to establish sound foundations for a democracy,” the committee said in a statement adopted today during a meeting in Paris.
17/02/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At its meeting of 17 February 2011 the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men unanimously adopted an opinion on the draft Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
17/02/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At its meeting of 17 February 2011 the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men unanimously adopted an opinion on the draft Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
16/02/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany has made a voluntary contribution of close to 100 000 Euros to the Parliamentary Assembly to be devoted to the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe “One in Five” campaign to stop sexual violence against children. The main objectives of this year’s parliamentary campaign activities are to raise awareness of the issues surrounding sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Council of Europe member states and to promote relevant legislative and political action to combat these crimes and help the victims.
26/01/2011 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
A network of PACE parliamentarians held its first meeting today in Strasbourg to launch the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe’s “One in five” campaign to combat sexual violence against children. The group – which will eventually bring together “contact parliamentarians” from each of the Council of Europe’s 47 parliaments – will be pressing for better laws to protect children, spread good practice and organise awareness-raising events across the continent.
02/12/2010 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Carina Ohlsson (Sweden, SOC), Chair of PACE’s Sub-committee on Children, has spelled out the legal changes that are needed across Europe to protect children against sexual abuse. A 14-member PACE delegation is taking part in the launch in Rome of the Council of Europe’s new “one in five” campaign to stop sexual violence against children, to draw attention to ambitious plans for the parliamentary dimension of the campaign.
02/12/2010 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The PACE Committee on Equal Opportunities today asked European governments for specific legal, economic and social measures to improve the situation of rural women. The committee members stressed that unemployment, poverty and low quality or absence of basic services particularly affected rural women, as did stereotyped roles and subordinate status, the outcome of traditional attitudes.
30/11/2010 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Carina Ohlsson (Sweden, SOC), Chair of PACE’s Sub-committee on Children, has spelled out the legal changes that are needed across Europe to protect children against sexual abuse. A 14-member PACE delegation is taking part in the launch in Rome of the Council of Europe’s new “one in five” campaign to stop sexual violence against children, to draw attention to ambitious plans for the parliamentary dimension of the campaign.
29/11/2010 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
PACE Vice-President and former Irish childrens’ minister Frank Fahey (Ireland, ALDE) has recalled how transparent inquiries enabled Ireland to face up to the “painful experience” of dealing with child sexual abuse and urged other countries to do the same.