26/04/2017 | Session
In adopting a resolution based on the report prepared by Gisela Wurm, the PACE said that providing protection from gender-based violence to all women "should be a priority, irrespective of their status".
26/04/2017 | Session
“2016 will likely be remembered as a critical turning point for human rights in Europe” said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks today while presenting his annual activity report for 2016.
26/04/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In a draft recommendation adopted unanimously, the Social Affairs Committee has called on all member states which have not yet ratified the Oviedo Convention to do so without further delay,
26/04/2017 | Session
Representative democracy is a system of governance that is the most effective in protecting human rights, said Prokopios Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, addressing the Assembly.
26/04/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Murdered British MP Jo Cox, the wife of Turkey’s second president Mevhibe Inönü, and former US first lady Michelle Obama are among role-models chosen as #InspiringWomen in a special project to mark Women’s Day.
26/04/2017 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today held a current affairs debate on the theme "European values under threat: addressing rising xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe".
26/04/2017 | Session
PACE congratulated the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) for its “outstanding work” over the past 25 years, which has led to significant improvements in the States Parties.
26/04/2017 | Session
PACE has called on Interpol to conduct better checks on the people named in “red notices” – a form of international arrest warrant – to stop states abusing the system in order to persecute political opponents beyond their borders.
26/04/2017 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The committee considers that the Council of Europe cannot address its challenges such as responding to the populist threat, protecting the rights of migrants and combating terrorism “without working towards a genuinely social Europe”.
26/04/2017 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The PACE activities in the biennal 2018-2019 will be related to the priorities of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, namely “tackling the rise in populism, dealing with the refugee crisis and combating terrorism”.
25/04/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly decided today to reopen the monitoring procedure in respect of Turkey until “serious concerns” about respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law “are addressed in a satisfactory manner”.
25/04/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Social protection and labour rights must be extended to domestic workers, one of the most vulnerable groups of workers, said the committee in adopting the report by Viorel Badea, on 25 April.