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Reinstating of death penalty in the US: rapporteur deeply regrets the Federal Government’s decision

02/08/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean expressed his deep regret at the decision of the USA Federal Government to resume capital punishment and to schedule executions of five death-row inmates, announced by the Department of Justice.

Morocco: a rapporteur calls on the authorities not to apply the death penalty

24/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, condemned the death sentences handed down recently in Morocco in the trial concerning the murder of two Scandinavian tourists in 2018.

Rapporteur strongly condemns death sentence issued in the Hamas-run Gaza strip

16/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned the death sentence recently issued in the Hamas-run Gaza strip (Palestinian Authority).

Rapporteur welcomes announcement of public inquiry into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

12/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Pieter Omtzigt, PACE Rapporteur on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, has welcomed the Maltese Government’s undertaking to carry out a public inquiry into the background to the murder of the prominent journalist.

Committee backs new principles aimed at ensuring Ombudspersons stay independent

09/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The Legal Affairs Committee has given its backing to a new set of principles aimed at ensuring national Ombudsman’s offices across Europe remain independent, objective, transparent, fair and impartial.

Improving the protection of whistleblowers

05/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The committee has proposed that Council of Europe member States, which are also members of the EU, transpose into their national legislation the European Parliament's directive aimed at “guaranteeing a high level of protection” to whistleblowers.

Interpol reform and extradition proceedings: building trust by fighting abuse

27/06/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The Committee on Legal Affairs stressed the fundamental importance of international cooperation in the field of criminal law : "States must react by cooperating with each other efficiently to uphold the rule of law".

PACE rapporteur condemns execution in Belarus

17/06/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned the execution of Aliaksandr Zhylnikau. “I deeply regret this execution, despite the appeals of many,” he said.

PACE rapporteur welcomes abolition of the death penalty in New Hampshire

05/06/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly on the abolition of the death penalty, has welcomed the decision of the state of New Hampshire in the United States to abolish the death penalty in the state.

Committee demands urgent constitutional reform in Malta, warning of ‘extremely weak checks and balances’

29/05/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The rule of law in Malta is seriously undermined by the extreme weakness of its system of checks and balances, the Legal Affairs Committee has concluded, approving a report by Pieter Omtzigt.

Citing ‘serious concerns’, committee calls for re-opening of Nemtsov murder investigation

28/05/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The Legal Affairs Committee has called on the Russian authorities to “re-open and continue” their investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, listing a number of “serious concerns” over its independence and effectiveness.

Belarus: members denounced the judgment confirming the death sentence of Aliaksandr Asipovich

16/05/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and the Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee, denounced the judgment of the Supreme Court of Belarus confirming the death sentence of Aliaksandr Asipovich.