03/12/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The use of human cells and tissues for transplantation and research, while saving lives and restoring essential physical functions, raises many ethical and legal questions, according to the Social Affairs Committee.
03/12/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A PACE committee has set out a series of steps to combat organ transplant tourism – including better traceability for donors and recipients, enforcing international referral systems and more work to tackle trafficking in general.
02/12/2019 | President
We regret to learn of the renewed opposition of the Slovak Parliament to ratify the the Istanbul Convention, said President Liliane Maury Pasquier and Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo, the Assembly’s General Rapporteur on violence against women.
02/12/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Council of Europe should “do more to combat human trafficking and to ensure that its legal standards are adequate and implemented by all member States”, the Committee on Migration said.
02/12/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Committee on Migration called upon the UK authorities, whether Brexit finally happens or not, “to undertake a thorough review of all aspects of migration policies” from entry to settlement through residence.
02/12/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The committee has called on parliaments and governments of the Member States to do "whatever is necessary and required in the best interests of the child" to avoid the disappearance of thousands of child refugees and migrants.
02/12/2019 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The committee called upon member States to express their political will to ensure greater protection to refugees and asylum-seekers by preventing religiously motivated violence and discrimination.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
At the meeting of the Standing Committee on 29 November, the parliamentarians will hold an exchange of views with the Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Zalkaliani, who will chair the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
In her opening speech to the Standing Committee in Strasbourg, Liliane Maury Pasquier has welcomed the priorities of the Georgian chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani presented the priorities of the Georgian Chairmanship of the Council of Europe during an exchange of views with the members of the Standing Committee.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
The Parliamentary Assembly today expressed its concern at the digital platforms phenomenon and recommended that member States review national legislation and implement additional regulation.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
PACE has called on member States to implement the UN Guidelines and CM/Rec(2016)3, as the issue of businesses responsibilities for human rights abuses is now widely recognised.