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Petra Bayr: there’s still a long way to go in the fight against racism

21/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

Statement by Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “Each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a chance to take stock of...

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The role and responsibility of parliamentarians in supporting the Istanbul Convention

14/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

On 13 March PACE's Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence and the British delegation to PACE organised a peer seminar at the Palace of Westminster in London, where parliamentarians from the United Kingdom and Ukraine compared the...

Petra Bayr: ‘anti-Muslim racism endangers its direct targets, but also other minority groups and society as...

14/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

On the eve of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement: On 15 March 2019, 51 Muslim people were killed and 40 injured in mass shootings perpetrated in two mosques in Christchurch...

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Promoting the inclusion of girls and women in the digital and new technology sectors

08/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

According to Marjan Hammersma, Dutch Vice-Minister of Education, Culture and Science, women and girls are still under-represented in science, technology and engineering education and careers, even though they are frontrunners of the climate movements and advocacy for a green and digital future...

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'One year on we still see you, women of Ukraine'

07/03/2023 | President

On 8 March 2022 PACE President Tiny Kox, in an open letter to the head of Ukraine’s PACE delegation Mariia Mezentseva entitled “We see you, women of Ukraine”, expressed his solidarity after the start of the war of aggression against her country. “In the past year, tens of thousands have been...

Empowerment of women in the digital age

Towards the empowerment of women and girls in public and professional life in the digital age

06/03/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

The PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination will organise on Monday 6 March in New York, a side-event entitled “Towards a green and digital future: challenges and opportunities for women and girls in public life and the workplace”, with the support of the Netherlands and Estonia , on...

The Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2023

Holocaust Remembrance Day: statement by Petra Bayr

26/01/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2023, Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) today made the following statement:“Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on 27 January 1945, is the day to honour the victims of the Nazi regime and...

Joint debate: The Istanbul Convention: progress and challenges Presentation by Ms Zita GURMAI, Hungary, SOC, Rapporteur, AS/Ega
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The Istanbul Convention: progress, with new challenges

25/01/2023 | Session

Today the Assembly emphasised the positive influence of the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection and Prevention of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence – the Istanbul Convention – on national legislation against gender-based violence and the changes it has made in policies and...

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Improving access to sexual and reproductive healthcare through innovative approaches

24/01/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination considers that access to sexual and reproductive healthcare must be granted to all without discrimination, adding that insufficient access to such care affects women first and foremost, resulting in unwanted pregnancies or health risks when...

PACE Secretary General at the inauguration of the exhibition "The Red Dress"

The 'Red Dress', an artistic platform for women around the world to tell their personal stories through...

23/01/2023 | Session

PACE President Tiny Kox, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Beatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), Vice-President of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, today inaugurated the exhibition ‘The Red Dress’, organised during the parliamentary session...

10 December - International Human Rights Day
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10 December - Human Rights Day: the Istanbul Convention saves lives. It’s time to ratify and implement it...

09/12/2022 | President

“Every year, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, many events and demonstrations are held throughout the world to support the fundamental right of women and girls to live their lives free from violence,” declared PACE President Tiny Kox today, at...

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Promoting innovation for the inclusion of persons with disabilities

02/12/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December 2022), PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination adopted the following statement: “The war of aggression against Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic and their consequences have brought with them multiple new...