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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.

Rapporteurs on Turkey expect the release and acquittal of the “Academics for Peace”

30/07/2019 | Monitoring

Nigel Evans and Thomas Hammarberg, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, welcomed the decision of Turkey’s Constitutional Court to uphold the “Academics for Peace’s” freedom of expression.

Arrests in Moscow: President expresses deep concern

28/07/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier expressed her deep concern at the arrest and detention of hundreds of people demonstrating in Moscow during an unauthorised rally in view of a forthcoming local election.

PACE co-rapporteurs: 'De-oligarchising' the Republic of Moldova should aim at consolidating state institutions

26/07/2019 | Monitoring

Egidijus Vareikis and Maryvonne Blondin, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Moldova, welcomed the steps taken to free state institutions from external and business influence, calling for their strengthening.

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.

Liliane Maury Pasquier: ‘Hate speech and hate crimes are a gangrene on our societies’

22/07/2019 | President

“Hate speech and hate crimes are a gangrene on our societies, eating away at them from the inside,” said Liliane Maury Pasquier, in a statement to mark the European Day for Victims of Hate Crime.

Monitoring visit by co-rapporteurs to the Republic of Moldova

18/07/2019 | Monitoring

Egidijus Vareikis and Maryvonne Blondin, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 21 to 23 July.

‘We need to talk’ – UN side-event hears moving testimony from Olympic gymnast

16/07/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

A high-level panel organised by the Social Affairs Committee at the UN in New York, has highlighted the urgent need to protect children who face sexual abuse from those in their “circle of trust”.

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.

Harassment and bullying at Westminster: time to declare #NotInMyParliament

11/07/2019 | President

PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier has reacted to the publication of two independent inquiries into bullying and harassment in the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Stepping up legislative and awareness-raising work to combat sexism against women parliamentarians

10/07/2019 | President

"Parliamentarians must adopt a clear legal framework to sanction abuses and promote equality education," said Liliane Maury Pasquier, speaking at an event in Geneva on violence against women in politics.