23/01/2019 | Session
“Holocaust remembrance must continue to guide our efforts, particularly as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe, whose mission is still relevant today," said the PACE President.
23/01/2019 | Session
“At the end of the day, peace is the most important contribution we can make to human rights. Everything else comes after that,” said the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, addressing the Assembly today.
23/01/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee launched a new publication on the MEDICRIME Convention (Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health).
23/01/2019 | Session
Following a joint debate, the Assembly proposed a set of measures to combat discrimination in access to employment and promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market.
22/01/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Raphaël Comte today reacted to the conviction of Turkish judge Murat Arslan, winner of the 2017 PACE Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, who on Friday was sentenced by a first-instance court in Ankara to ten years in prison.
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.