16/05/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Homophobic and transphobic violence deprive LGBTI people of their rights, violate their human dignity and condemn them to a life of fear,” declared Jonas Gunnarsson, on the eve of the Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
16/05/2017 | Monitoring
Meeting in Helsinki, the committee organised a seminar on “The international legal order in a changing world: challenges for the monitoring procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly” on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its creation.
14/05/2017 | News
“I am pleased that you have the opportunity to find out more about our two institutions, which are a little like “sisters”, who share the same values”, said Wojciech Sawicki, at the first Open Day organised jointly by the EP and the CoE.
12/05/2017 | Monitoring
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its creation, the Monitoring Committee organises a seminar on “The international legal order in a changing world: challenges for the monitoring procedure of the PACE” on 16 May in Helsinki.
11/05/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
As rapporteur on the political transition in Tunisia, I was surprised at the resignations of Chafik Sarsar, Chair of the Independent Supreme Electoral Authority (ISIE), and of the Vice-Chair, George Loucaides said today.
10/05/2017 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee of the PACE will meet in Prague, at the Senate of the Czech Republic, on Tuesday 30 May, in the context of the Czech Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (May-November 2017).
05/05/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“Following the death in prison of the Azerbaijani blogger Mehman Galandarov, who had been in pre-trial detention for almost three months, Alain Destexhe appeals to the Azerbaijani authorities to shed light on the circumstances of his death”.
05/05/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Bernd Fabritius, rapporteur on “Abusive use of the INTERPOL system: the need for more stringent legal safeguards”, has welcomed INTERPOL’s recently adopted practice of publishing excerpts from decisions of its appeals body.
05/05/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Luís Leite Ramos, General Rapporteur on Local and Regional Authorities, represented the Assembly at the conference organised by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities today in Eupen(Belgium).
05/05/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andrea Rigoni, PACE rapporteur on the situation in Belarus and Yves Cruchten, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, strongly condemn execution of Siarhei Vostrykau in Belarus.
05/05/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Andrea Rigoni, PACE rapporteur on the situation in Belarus and Yves Cruchten, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, strongly condemn execution of Siarhei Vostrykau in Belarus.
04/05/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee has called on member States of the Council of Europe and the EU to take all appropriate measures in order to maintain stability and contribute to Tunisia’s transition to democracy.