04/01/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Yves Cruchten, general rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, and Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, have deplored the death sentence handed down on Kiryl Kazachok by a Belarusian court.
15/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Chair of the ad hoc Sub-Committee on recent developments in Turkey, today presented the report of the fact-finding visit to Ankara from 21 to 23 November 2016.
15/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The refugee crisis is becoming unsustainable for Lebanon. Greater solidarity is needed. The international community should step up as a matter of urgency its contribution to assist the refugees”, said the committee.
14/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"In facing the global challenges of today’s world, the UN must step up co-operation with regional organisations such as the Council of Europe," said Aleksandra Djurović, acting Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations.
07/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
After a three-day visit to Cairo, Jordi Xuclà, rapporteur on the political transition in Egypt declared that he had observed the will of the Egyptian Parliament and government to strengthen cooperation with the Council of Europe.
06/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Michele Nicoletti, rapporteur on corruption, stressed, during a workshop gathering academic experts and practitioners in Venice, that education and full-scale mobilisation of society are essential to step up the fight against corruption.
29/11/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andrea Rigoni, Rapporteur on the situation in Belarus and Alain Destexhe, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, have expressed deep concern at press reports according to executions in Belarus.
18/11/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
An ad hoc Sub-Committee of the Political Affairs Committee, chaired by Mogens Jensen and composed of five other members, will examine the recent developments in Turkey during a visit to Ankara from 21 to 23 November.
09/11/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Aleppo will not be the last battle in the war in Syria, even though many are hoping that it will at least pave the way for a resumption of peace talks, said experts invited to a hearing on the situation in Aleppo.
07/11/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
In a draft resolution adopted unanimously, the committee calls for the immediate implementation of the ceasefire agreement of September and an immediate end by Syrian and Russian forces to all aerial bombardments of Aleppo.
11/10/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
In a debate on the initiative against terrorism #NoHateNoFear, Antoine Leiris, who lost his wife at the Bataclan, called for a European way of honouring the memory of the victims and a mechanism for recognising victims.
27/09/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
A survivor of the terror attack on Utøya island has told PACE parliamentarians at a #NoHateNoFear event in Iceland of his experience – and how it inspired him to work to counter extremism.