14/03/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Titus Corlăţean, PACE general rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has welcomed the decision by Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, to sign a moratorium on the death penalty in the state.
13/03/2019 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"The Council of Europe has extensive experience in supporting democratic transitions and political reforms in Europe as well as in neighbouring regions", the Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur underlines.
12/03/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Frank Schwabe, rapporteur on "the continuing need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus region", reacted to the CPT public statement on torture in the North Caucasus region.
11/03/2019 | President
On European Remembrance Day for the Victims of Terrorism, PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier has appealed for victims of terrorism to be recognised officially at international level.
11/03/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
A round table on whistleblowers will be organised by Sylvain Waserman on 14-15 March in the Council of Europe. This event, “The 48-hour whistle-blower challenge”, will include a live video contribution by Edward Snowden.
08/03/2019 | President
Speaking on the occasion of International Women's Day, Liliane Maury Pasquier, urged strong action against sexism and violence against women, driven by ongoing inequality between women and men.
08/03/2019 | President
Liliane Maury Pasquier will meet António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on 11 March in New York, on the occasion of the UN 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
08/03/2019 | Elections
The delegation, led by Angela Smith, felt that the general environment was appropriate for the holding of democratic elections. However, it considered that there was still room for improvement until election day.
08/03/2019 | Monitoring
Yuliya Lovochkina and Andrej Šircelj, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Armenia, will make a fact-finding visit to Yerevan from 12 to 14 March.
07/03/2019 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The committee expressed its concern at the upsurge in hate speech which incites xenophobia, racial hatred, antisemitism and intolerance, and which targets in particular minorities, immigrants, women and LGBTI persons.
07/03/2019 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assemby, today unanimously adopted a series of measures aimed at stopping sexism and sexual harassment in parliaments.
07/03/2019 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
PACE’s Equality Committee has called for a series of measures to stop hate speech or acts of hate in sport – including requiring all players and athletes to formally commit to abstain from such acts.