06/12/2018 | News
Yves Cruchten, Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned six death sentences issued by a military tribunal in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on 3 December.
06/12/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Equality Committee reiterated its appeal to all member States “to respond positively to the needs of persons belonging to national minorities and to safeguard their rights”.
06/12/2018 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Committee on Culture today called for a critical reflection on internet governance and underlined that this issue “must be a core aspect of public policy, both at national level and in regional and global multilateral relations”.
05/12/2018 | President
Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is to undertake working visits to Portugal (6-8 December) and Estonia (9-10 December).
04/12/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee on Social Affairs reiterated the Council of Europe’s call for “a ban on establishing a pregnancy using germ-line cells or human embryos which have undergone intentional genome editing”.
04/12/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Adolescents should participate in decisions about relevant health policies “for meeting their needs and developing efficient health systems”, the Committee on Social Affairs and Health said today.
04/12/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee called on Council of Europe member States to carry out an in-depth evaluation of existing domestic legal and policy measures for workplace stress prevention, management and reduction.
03/12/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development pledges to “leave no one behind” and mentions equality and inclusion as fundamental principles. We should fully support this approach, stated Adão Silva.
30/11/2018 | Parliamentary support
The latest in a series of seminars aimed at helping national parliaments to implement the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights took place in Budapest this week.
30/11/2018 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
"The Day for the Abolition of Slavery must be a stark reminder for us all that, that governments of the world have committed themselves to end modern slavery and human trafficking by the year 2030", said Vernon Coaker.
29/11/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and the Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee, have strongly condemned the execution of Syamyon Berazhny and Ihar Hershankou.
29/11/2018 | Elections
The second round of Georgia’s presidential election was competitive and candidates were able to campaign freely, however one side enjoyed an undue advantage, which confirmed concerns expressed by the PACE delegation.