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 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.
11/10/2017 | Session
PACE remains concerned about the human rights situation and the functioning of justice in Azerbaijan and regrets that the 2014 Azerbaijani Chairmanship coincided with an “unprecedented crackdown on human rights”.
11/10/2017 | Session
The Assembly today welcomed the prospect of a future Council of Europe Summit in order to revitalise democracy, the rule of law and human rights, values which today are severely “under pressure”.
11/10/2017 | Session
PACE today unanimously called for a Fourth Council of Europe Summit to preserve and further strengthen the pan-European project in a Europe which has profoundly changed since the last Summit 12 years ago.
10/10/2017 | Session
Noting that the recovery in the global economy is continuing, but slowly, the PACE called on the OECD and its member states to “rapidly seize the opportunity of the low level of interest rates to revive public investment”.