11/01/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Examples of the positive impact that the European Convention on Human Rights has so far had within the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, parties to the Convention, have been compiled in an information document upon the request of Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ (France, SOC), Rapporteur on the...
08/12/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Adopting a report on the protection and role of human rights defenders, the Legal Affairs Committee has expressed deep concern about increased reprisals against them in certain Council of Europe member states.
08/12/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The situation of civil society has deteriorated dramatically in certain Council of Europe member states, according to a report by Yves Cruchten adopted today in Paris by the Legal Affairs Committee.
26/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pierre-Yves Le Borgn, rapporteur on implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, has responded to recent criticisms of the Court made by French former European Affairs Minister Pierre Lellouche.
24/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Two rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have expressed their dismay at a death sentence handed down in Belarus last week, and urged the authorities not to carry it out.
23/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Marieluise Beck, rapporteur on legal remedies to human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the authorities, has sounded the alarm on the humanitarian situation in the separatist-held regions of Ukraine.
02/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“Nobody should die in detention” demanded the committee, recalling the right to equivalent medical care for detainees. Member States should ensure that every detainee is afforded the basic human dignity of dying outside of prison.
02/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In a report unanimously adopted today, the committee encourages member States to put in place mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) via the Internet, by means of so-called online dispute resolution (ODR) procedures.
09/10/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Death penalty does not reduce crime, and merely lowers our society to the level of criminals. There has been some progress towards the universal abolition of this punishment. There is still room for further improvement.
29/09/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee has welcomed the initiative of Thorbjørn Jagland to request information from the Contracting Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights on “past or ongoing investigations” concerning illegal CIA detentions and renditions.
24/07/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
"I share the shock caused by the recent cowardly and cruel attacks in Tunisia. However, I must strongly condemn any legislative initiative that makes provision for the death penalty", Marietta Karamanli declared.
02/07/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pre-trial detention should be used “only exceptionally, as a last resort”, according to PACE’s Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee.