11/10/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today elected Lətif Hüseynov as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Azerbaijan. Mr Hüseynov obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
11/10/2016 | Session
The Assembly today elected Jovan Ilievski as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. Mr Ilievski obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
11/10/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today voted against the adoption of a recommendation on ‘Children’s rights related to surrogacy’, based on a report by Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC).
11/10/2016 | Session
"As a founder member and host of our Organisation, France plays a key role in the Council of Europe," Parliamentary President Pedro Agramunt said welcoming the President of the French Republic.
11/10/2016 | Session
Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly, Jürgen Ligi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia highlighted the recent events occurring during the Estonian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, including the attempted coup d'état in Turkey.
11/10/2016 | Session
Following the "Panama Papers" revelations, PACE has demanded new laws – and better application of existing ones – to crack down on tax havens and money laundering.
10/10/2016 | Session
In his opening speech of the PACE autumn session in Strasbourg today, President Pedro Agramunt denounced that “in too many parts of the world, including on our continent, the death penalty remains in force.”
10/10/2016 | Session
Adopting its final agenda at the opening of the 2016 autumn session, the Assembly decided to hold a current affairs debate on the situation in Turkey in the light of the attempted coup d’Etat”.
10/10/2016 | Prizes
The fourth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad.
10/10/2016 | Session
In his opening speech of the PACE autumn session in Strasbourg today, PACE President Pedro Agramunt made a plea for the strict respect of principles and rules and warned against double standards.
10/10/2016 | Session
The credentials of the Serbian delegation to the PACE were challenged on procedural grounds at the opening of the Assembly’s session. Alan Meale said the Serbian list did not fully reflect the political balance in the parliament.
10/10/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Committee on Legal Affairs reaffirmed its commitment to the right to life and reiterated that abolition is a precondition for membership of the Council of Europe.