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 | 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”.
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 | Transparency and Integrity
The Assembly ratified the terms of reference of an independent external investigation body to carry out a detailed independent inquiry into the allegations of “corruption and fostering of interests”.
25/04/2017 | Session
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland today replied to questions from Parliamentary Assembly members in a question and answer session during the Assembly’s Spring part-session.
25/04/2017 | Session
PACE expressed its concern over income inequality – which has been steadily rising across Europe – and its effects on social cohesion, economic development and the functioning of democratic institutions.
25/04/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has said that the human rights situation in the North Caucasus remains “one of the most serious in the entire geographical area covered by the Council of Europe”.
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.