09/09/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights made the following statement today on the glorification of Ratko Mladić: "The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Ratko Mladić of genocide resulting in the massacre of between 7,000 and 8,000 Bosniak men...
09/09/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Russian state assets should be repurposed to pay Ukraine potentially “billions of euros” in compensation after two rulings against Russia by the European Court of Human Rights, according to a committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In two inter-state cases brought...
08/09/2026 | Political Affairs and Democracy
AI is “ushering in a new era of possibilities offering significant opportunities but also posing major threats”, with consequences for people, the economy, labour markets, education, public services and governance, according to PACE’s Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. Adopting a draft...
07/09/2026 | Monitoring
While democracy in Greece remains firmly rooted and resilient, “sustained efforts and constructive political dialogue must converge to protect it and further entrench the rule of law”, PACE’s Monitoring Committee has concluded following a “periodic review” of the country. In a draft resolution...
03/09/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti (United Kingdom, SOC), who is preparing a report for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Justice delayed: the unfinished implementation of the Daphne Caruana Galizia case, made the following statement today: “It is deeply shocking that, almost...
02/09/2026 | Elections
“Morocco has considerable experience in organising elections, and preparations for 23 September 2026 are well advanced. The coming weeks should be used to ensure that all voters and contestants can participate on equal terms and have confidence in every stage of the process,” said Elisabetta...
01/09/2026 | Prizes
The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the 2026 award. Meeting in Prague, the panel – made up of independent figures from the world of human...
28/08/2026 | Elections
A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Elisabetta Gardini (Italy, ECPA), will make a pre-electoral visit to Morocco from 31 August to 2 September to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on...
27/08/2026 | President
On the occasion of the International day of the victims of enforced disappearance (30 August), and twenty years after the adoption of the United Nations International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, PACE President Petra Bayr is urging the 18 Council of...
25/08/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Sergiy Vlasenko (Ukraine, EPP/CD), PACE rapporteur for the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, made the following statement today: “Turkish human rights defender and philanthropist Osman Kavala has been detained in Türkiye since 18 October 2017. In December 2019...
24/08/2026 | Elections
Kazakhstan’s 23 August early parliamentary elections, while technically well prepared, took place in an environment lacking political pluralism. Political choice was reduced by the lack of distinct political alternatives, with all contesting parties supporting the incumbent President’s policies...
20/08/2026 | Children of Ukraine
A delegation of the PACE Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine, comprising Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, ECPA), Chairperson of the Network, Samuel Rushworth (United Kingdom, SOC) and Cristian-Augustin Niculescu-Ţâgârlas (Romania, EPP/CD), concluded a study visit to...