08/03/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Tineke Strik, rapporteur for follow-up on human rights of refugees and migrants and Doris Fiala, rapporteur on ending immigration detention of children, have expressed deep concern about the new Hungarian law.
08/03/2017 | Monitoring
The committee has called for the monitoring procedure in respect of Turkey to be re-opened in order to strengthen its co-operation with the Turkish authorities and all forces in the country and thus ensure respect for fundamental freedoms.
08/03/2017 | Monitoring
It is essential to give “renewed impetus” to the reform processes in Azerbaijan and to pursue dialogue with the authorities, PACE’s monitoring co-rapporteurs have said following a recent visit to the country (12-14 January 2017).
07/03/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“Red Notices” are part of an International Notice System, set up by INTERPOL and their alleged abuse by some member states in the pursuit of political objectives represent a serious challenge for the system, said rapporteur Bernd Fabritius.
07/03/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Globalisation, digitalisation and increased mobility are giving the world of work a new face worldwide. Gender inequality, however, remains intact, said Elena Centemero, on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
07/03/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Legal Affairs Committee has congratulated the CPT on its “outstanding work” in the last 25 years, which has led to significant improvements in places of detention in member states, but believes more can be done to improve its efficiency.
06/03/2017 | Standing Committee
Discussions with Christian Ahlund, Chair of the ECRI and with representatives of the Russian Parliament on modalities of co-operation between the Parliamentary Assembly and the Russian Parliament in 2017 are among the items on the agenda.
06/03/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Political Affairs Committee today backed the proposal for a 4th Council of Europe Summit, stressing that such a Summit should aim at re-launching the CoE's core mission: a pan-European organisation, offering a common legal space.
04/03/2017 | News
Pedro Agramunt has expressed his dismay at the announcement today of the execution of fifteen Jordanians sentenced to death for terrorism and various crimes, at the prison of Souaga, in the south of Amman.
03/03/2017 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, Boriss Cilevics and Kerstin Lundgren, took note of the Supreme Court judgment and expressed their concern about the possible consequences on the pluralism of the media environment.
01/03/2017 | Monitoring
The visit of the PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Albania, Andrej Hunko and Joseph O'Reilly, took place against the background of the Democratic Party’s protests and boycott of the work of parliament.
24/02/2017 | Monitoring
Andrej Hunko and Joseph O'Reilly, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, will make a fact-finding visit to that country from 27 February to 1 March 2017, as part of their regular monitoring visits.