24/07/2017 | Monitoring
Samad Seyidov and Maria Guzenina assessed progress made by Serbia in fulfilling its Council of Europe obligations, concluding that this is accelerating with Serbia’s continued aspiration to join the EU.
18/07/2017 | Monitoring
In an information note on “The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland”, the Monitoring Committee voiced concern about the “political and constitutional crisis” that had followed the 2015 parliamentary elections.
17/07/2017 | Monitoring
Samad Seyidov and Maria Guzenina, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Serbia, will make a visit to Belgrade, Bujanovac and Preševo to monitor the implementation of Resolution on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia.
07/07/2017 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey have expressed serious concern at the arrest of several prominent human rights defenders in Istanbul on 5 July, including Amnesty International Director İdil Eser.
07/07/2017 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed concern at the escalation of violence near Alkhani village in the Fuzili region, and regretted that this has led to casualties among which are civilians.
05/07/2017 | Monitoring
Georgia has made “considerable and consistent” progress over the last decade in honouring its promises to the Council of Europe, but a number of items remain to be addressed, PACE monitors have said.
21/06/2017 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan by PACE, Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, visited Baku from 12 to 14 June. They discussed respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.
08/06/2017 | Monitoring
Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 12 to 14 June 2017.
06/06/2017 | Monitoring
Boriss Cilevics and Kerstin Lundgren expressed their concerns regarding the alleged abduction and unlawful transfer to Azerbaijan of Azerbaijani journalist Afqan Muxtarli, and urged the Georgian authorities to investigate these allegations.
02/06/2017 | Monitoring
Ending a visit to Skopje, co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, welcomed the formation of a new government, which, they hope, will put an end to the political crisis.
29/05/2017 | Monitoring
Lise Christoffersen and Valeriu Ghiletchi, PACE co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, will make a fact-finding visit to Skopje from 30 May to 1 June.
19/05/2017 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, have expressed concerns over the court order for Leyla and Arif Yunus to appear before the Baku Court of Appeals in person on 31 May.