09/10/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Persons with disabilities encounter many obstacles to accessing the labor market, such as prejudice on their competences or the unwillingness of employers to provide reasonable accommodations,” regrets the committee.
09/10/2018 | Session
At the end of a debate on strengthening the decision-making process of the Assembly concerning credentials and voting, PACE decided to refer the draft resolution contained in the report by Petra de Sutter back to its Rules Committee.
09/10/2018 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Arnfinn Bårdsen as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Norway. Mr Bårdsen obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
09/10/2018 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Darian Pavli as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Albania. Mr Pavli obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
09/10/2018 | Session
The Israeli authorities must work with UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross and civil society to change laws, practice and attitudes so as to fully protect the rights of Palestinian minors in the Israeli justice system.
08/10/2018 | Session
Adopting its agenda, the Assembly decided to hold a current affairs debate on “The future of the Council of Europe”. The strengthening of PACE decision-making process concerning credentials and voting will also be discussed.
08/10/2018 | Session
“The debate on possible changes to our Rules of Procedure will dominate the Session. The question is whether our rules enable our Assembly to perform its functions effectively or if they need to be adapted,” the President said.
08/10/2018 | Prizes
The sixth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to the head of the Grozny office of the Memorial Human Rights Center in Chechyna, Oyub Titiev.
08/10/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
A handbook for parliamentarians from all over Europe published today by the PACE sets out ways and means to protect and implement human rights, within a democracy underpinned by the rule of law.
08/10/2018 | Election observation
“Yesterday’s voting was calm, and electors made their choice freely among a large number of parties and candidates," said Dame Cheryl Gillan, Head of the delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
08/10/2018 | Monitoring
Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Nemeth, co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, are appalled by the brutal murder and rape of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova.
08/10/2018 | Session
The debate on the progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, presented by Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir today, has covered the following themes: