25/04/2018 | Session
Addressing the Assembly, Anders Samuelsen, underlined the importance of the political declaration adopted in Copenhagen by the 47 member States, on continued reform of the European system of human rights.
25/04/2018 | Session
Within Europe, more than four million persons are displaced inside their own country due to armed conflicts and violence. And their humanitarian needs and rights, the Assembly said today, need greater attention.
25/04/2018 | Session
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jiménez-Damary underlined that 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.
25/04/2018 | Session
PACE has spelled out a series of steps to protect the editorial integrity of journalists and promote high professional standards in their field – including urging states to set up national observatories to track disinformation.
25/04/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee called on the Israeli authorities to work with UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross and civil society to change laws and practice to fully protect the rights of Palestinian minors in the Israeli justice system.
25/04/2018 | Session
According to the PACE, the Council of Europe should contribute to the establishment of unified State structures in Libya, which alone can put an end to the widespread and daily violations of human rights and humanitarian law.
24/04/2018 | Session
Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Minister of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, has told parliamentarians in Strasbourg of a “new positive momentum” in his country as it emerges from political crisis and seeks EU membership.
24/04/2018 | Session
The 2018 Europe Prize – awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine.
24/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity
The Committee on Rules of Procedure has unanimously adopted a draft resolution and recommendation on the follow-up to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Assembly.
24/04/2018 | Session
PACE has issued a strong call for national measures to cut global warming emissions through the Paris climate change agreement – and for Council of Europe countries to take the lead.
24/04/2018 | Session
The Assembly has urged European countries to co-operate more closely to stop Daesh and other terrorist groups from accessing funding. It urged states to carry out cross-border law enforcement operations and share intelligence.
24/04/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Women, persons with an immigration background, national minorities, young people, LGBTI people and persons with disabilities are not sufficiently represented in politics,” said the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination.