04/09/2015 | Monitoring
While there were “shortcomings” in the response of French police to the March 2014 “Manif pour tous” demonstration in Paris, these were “not of such an order” as to warrant special monitoring of France.
04/09/2015 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee expresses its deep concern following the repetitive harsh sentences against human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists in Azerbaijan. Recent court decisions have shown a continuation of the repressive trend.
15/07/2015 | Monitoring
"The agreement reached today by the country’s main political parties is an important step towards ending the political crisis, including the parliamentary boycott by the main opposition party," say Lise Christoffersen and Valeriu Ghiletchi.
02/07/2015 | Monitoring
Jonathan Evans and Andrej Hunko have welcomed the political determination of the main political forces to continue their co-operation to fully implement the December 2014 agreement, which is of crucial importance for the political stability of the country.
30/06/2015 | Monitoring
The Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe, meeting in Strasbourg on 25 June, appointed the following rapporteurs in line with Resolution 2018 (2014):
30/06/2015 | Monitoring
Following her visit to Turkey in May, Josette Durrieu has praised the political maturity demonstrated by the Turkish people in the parliamentary elections in June 2015 and the increased representativeness of the parliament.
26/06/2015 | Monitoring
Jonathan Evans and Andrej Hunko, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, will make a fact-finding visit to that country on 29-30 June 2015.
25/06/2015 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Axel Fischer and Sir Alan Meale, have appealed to police as well as protesters to show maximum restraint to ensure unhindered peaceful protests.
15/06/2015 | Monitoring
Following their visit to Yerevan, the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Axel Fischer and Alan Meale, welcomed the intention of the authorities to address some of Armenia’s systemic deficiencies via constitutional reform.
08/06/2015 | Monitoring
Axel Fischer and Alan Meale co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the monitoring of Armenia, will make a fact-finding visit to Yerevan from 9 to 12 June 2015.
05/06/2015 | Monitoring
At the end of his fact-finding visit to Sofia (2-5 June), Frano Matušic, rapporteur on post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, welcomed the improved political climate after the October 2014 general elections.
01/06/2015 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee deeply regrets Russia's "manifest lack of progress" in meeting Assembly demands over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, but urges re-established dialogue.