13/10/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held this morning in Strasbourg a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. Fifteen parliamentarians took the floor.
13/10/2017 | Bureau
The Bureau of the Assembly calls on High Contracting Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights to apply, as soon as possible, the procedure foreseen under Article 46.4 of the Convention in the Mammadov case.
13/10/2017 | Monitoring
Parliamentary Assembly co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans, have reacted to the publication of the indictment against human rights activists in Turkey.
12/10/2017 | Session
PACE has pointed to “serious problems” with the rule of law in many Council of Europe member states – singling out five countries where it says some recent developments have “put at risk” respect for the rule of law.
12/10/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Referring to the serious humanitarian crisis taking place in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the Political Affairs Committee has made the following statement, in line with Rule 47.9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly:
12/10/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has reiterated its conviction that Daesh has committed genocide in Syria and Iraq – and called on the UN to consider setting up a “special judicial mechanism” to try its crimes.
12/10/2017 | Session
The Assembly expressed its concern about the articles relating to education in minority languages of the new Education Act in Ukraine and deplored that "there was no real consultation" with representatives of national minorities.
12/10/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today held a current affairs debate on “The need for a political solution to the crisis in Catalonia”, opened by Andrej Hunko (Germany, UEL). Twenty-four members took the floor in the debate.
12/10/2017 | Session
PACE has asked the Committee of Ministers to urge the member States to put in place a ban on establishing a pregnancy using germline cells or human embryos which have undergone intentional genome editing.
12/10/2017 | Session
PACE has called for a ban on medically unnecessary “sex-normalising” surgery, sterilisation and other treatments practised on intersex children without their informed consent.
11/10/2017 | Session
During a debate today in Strasbourg, the Assembly raised a number of concerns, particularly with regard to checks and balances, the functioning of the justice system, and freedom of expression.
11/10/2017 | Session
The Ukrainian President says his country is fighting a war on two fronts at the same time – one to counter military aggression and restore its territorial integrity, and the other to implement difficult reforms.