22/01/2019 | Session
PACE has called for stronger guidelines on conducting referendums – including that any question put should be “as clear as possible” and voters should have access to “balanced and quality information”.
22/01/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Raffaele Sabato as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Italy. Mr Sabato is elected for a term of office of nine years which shall commence as from 5 May 2019.
22/01/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Erik Wennerström as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Sweden. His nine years term of office shall commence no later than three months after his election.
22/01/2019 | Session
Adopting a resolution based on a report by Lord Donald Anderson, the Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against impunity of perpetrators of serious human rights violations and against corruption as a threat to the rule of law.
22/01/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Unacceptable conditions during transfers of prisoners may amount to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights, the Committee on Legal Affairs underlined.
22/01/2019 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Sir Roger Gale and Stefan Schennach, have expressed their approval at the decision of the General Prosecutor’s Office to terminate a new criminal case against Mehman Huseynov.
22/01/2019 | Session
The Assembly expressed concern about the fact that Sharia law, including provisions which are in clear contradiction with the Convention on Human Rights, were applied either officially or unofficially in several member States.
21/01/2019 | Session
The Assembly decided to hold urgent debates on the escalation of tensions around the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and threats to European security and on the worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey.
21/01/2019 | Session
At the opening of its Winter plenary Session, the Parliamentary Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents. Vice-Presidents are elected annually at the beginning of an ordinary session and remain in office until the opening of the next session.
21/01/2019 | Session
For the PACE President, speaking 70 years after the Council of Europe was set up, promoting peace and reconciliation, which has been crucial to the success of “the largest pan-European organisation”, remains central to her mission.
21/01/2019 | Session
PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier warmly welcomed the fact that “the proportion of women in many national delegations of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly is higher than in national parliaments”.
21/01/2019 | President
“We must denounce sexist stereotypes which result in open and subtle discrimination, as well as harassment, intimidation and violence," said PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier launching the hashtag initiative #NotInMyParliament.