25/11/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
A new video from PACE is being launched today, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November 2021), with ideas and advice for men and boys on how to fight sexism, counter gender stereotypes and combat gender-based violence. Produced by the...
24/11/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Zita Gurmai (Hungary, SOC), General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on violence against women, made the following statement: “Violence against women happens everywhere, every...
26/10/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Intersex people face constant challenges in almost every aspect of their daily lives. Yet ignorance of, or indifference to, these realities leads to violations of their human rights across the board,” said Fourat Ben Chikha (Belgium, SOC), PACE’s General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people...
25/10/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“There is a profound lack of acknowledgement of the existence of structural and institutional racism, its dimensions and its historical correlation, in political and public debate,” said Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Sweden, UEL), PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance. “The cases...
21/10/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
As part of the activities of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, the Swedish Parliament and the PACE Equality and Non-Discrimination Committee will organise a parliamentary conference on “Diversity, inclusiveness and non-discrimination against racism and intolerance in Europe” on 25 October in...
23/09/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination expressed concern at the increase in hate speech, violence and hate crimes against LGBTI people in Council of Europe member States. “The scapegoating and violations of LGBTI people’s civil rights come to a large extent from political figures...
21/09/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the occasion of the European Action Day against Islamophobia, Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Sweden, UEL), PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement: “Already rife in Europe, Islamophobia is on the rise. While all Muslims, and those who are perceived as...
21/09/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination has condemned the fact that many Roma and Travellers in Europe “still live, against their will”, in unsuitable and racially segregated housing on the outskirts of urban areas, often lacking the most basic amenities and vulnerable to forced...
30/07/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“On 2 August, we pay tribute to the victims of the Roma genocide perpetrated during the Second World War,” said the Parliamentary Assembly’s General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Sweden, UEL), speaking ahead of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. “Even...
06/07/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“I strongly condemn the acts of violence which occurred in Georgia during Tbilisi Pride Week, targeting in particular the office of the organisers of this LGBTI rights awareness week, which was occupied and ransacked, and the journalists present at the planned starting point of the march which...
21/06/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At its meeting on 21 June, the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence held a hearing today on the power of the Istanbul Convention as a tool for protection against violence against women and domestic violence. Council of Europe's Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge emphasized the...
18/06/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At its next meeting on 21 June, the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence will hold a hearing on the power of the Istanbul Convention as a tool for protection against violence against women and domestic violence. Speakers will include the Council of Europe's Deputy Secretary General...