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Update to the Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist: ‘a crucial benchmark for evaluating the health of the rule of law in member states’
©Philippe Fitte

22/05/2026 | Standing Committee

Update to the Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist: ‘a crucial benchmark for evaluating the health of...
Anar Mammadli

29/04/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE rapporteur calls for the immediate release of Anar Mammadli
PACE launches a new network to promote implementation of Strasbourg Court rulings

21/04/2026 | European Convention on Human Rights

PACE launches a new network to promote implementation of Strasbourg Court rulings
The European Court of Human Rights Building
©Council of Europe

21/04/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Ahead of Chișinău declaration, PACE committee calls on states to preserve the integrity of the ECHR system
Abzas Media
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17/04/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE rapporteur strongly condemns harsh final sentences against journalists in Azerbaijan
PACE rapporteur strongly urges Knesset members to oppose ‘discriminatory’ bill expanding the death penalty in Israel

27/03/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE rapporteur strongly urges Knesset members to oppose ‘discriminatory’ bill expanding the death penalty...
‘The death penalty does not make society safer,’ says General Rapporteur

18/03/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE committee deeply concerned at proposal to expand the death penalty in Israel
Riigikogu of Estonia

17/02/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE rapporteur welcomes Estonia’s parliamentary support for a Tribunal to try the crime of aggression...
Holding accountable the perpetrators and beneficiaries of the crime identified by Sergei Magnitsky

13/02/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Holding accountable the perpetrators and beneficiaries of the crime identified by Sergei Magnitsky
'Another Russian war crime' - joint statement condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure

29/01/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

'Another Russian war crime' - joint statement condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure
PACE rapporteur welcomes claims commission for Ukraine, urges a compensation fund as the next stage of accountability

16/12/2025 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE rapporteur welcomes claims commission for Ukraine, urges a compensation fund as the next stage
PACE General Rapporteur expresses deep concern over pre-trial detention of Ali Karimli in Azerbaijan
©Ali Karimli

04/12/2025 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE General Rapporteur expresses deep concern over pre-trial detention of Ali Karimli in Azerbaijan