16/12/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
"Trafficking, physical violence including gender-based and sexual violence, and abuse are just some of the risks that migrant children face", said Doris Fiala, General Rapporteur of the Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children.
16/12/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
On the occasion of the International Migrants’ Day (18 December), Sahiba Gafarova urged all our member States, international organisations and civil society to make further efforts to welcome the current migration influx.
15/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Chair of the ad hoc Sub-Committee on recent developments in Turkey, today presented the report of the fact-finding visit to Ankara from 21 to 23 November 2016.
15/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The refugee crisis is becoming unsustainable for Lebanon. Greater solidarity is needed. The international community should step up as a matter of urgency its contribution to assist the refugees”, said the committee.
14/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"In facing the global challenges of today’s world, the UN must step up co-operation with regional organisations such as the Council of Europe," said Aleksandra Djurović, acting Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations.
14/12/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“The purpose of my mandate is to assist Interpol in improving the effectiveness of its procedures aimed at ensuring respect for human rights,” said Bernd Fabritius at the opening of a hearing organised by the committee in Paris.
14/12/2016 | Monitoring
The committee declassified an information note by the co-rapporteurs, Ingebjørg Godskesen and Marianne Mikko on the post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, concerning the failed coup d’Etat of 15 July 2016 in Turkey.
14/12/2016 | Monitoring
The committee welcomed the reform programme put in place by the Ukrainian authorities, while reiterating the importance of comprehensive constitutional reform for the successful implementation of the overall reform of the country.
14/12/2016 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee has adopted its annual report in which it takes stock of its activities from September 2015 to December 2016, at its meeting in Paris, based on the text by Cezar Florin Preda (Romania, EPP/CD).
13/12/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
PACE Committee on Legal Affairs meeting today in Paris, said that that effective protection of foreign investments “requires reliable, efficient and neutral dispute resolution mechanisms”.
13/12/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
According to the parliamentarians meeting today in Paris, “it is crucially important for a detainee to have access to a lawyer from the outset of the detention in order to guarantee that the rights of defence are practical and effective".
13/12/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Government of Switzerland has made a voluntary contribution of €225,513 to support the second phase of the “Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children”.