18/03/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Milena Santerini, General Rapporteur against Racism and Intolerance today condemned the hateful and racist acts perpetrated by football supporters in the streets of European cities against Roma women.
17/03/2016 | President
In the face of the challenges ahead, in particular the refugee crisis and the rise of populism, we need Pan-European solidarity and a multilateral response based on the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights.
17/03/2016 | President
“I have received the good news that 148 persons have been released today in Azerbaijan, including Anar Mammadli, winner of the Vaclav Havel Prize, along with political activists, journalists and human rights defenders.”
16/03/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A committee has called for the withdrawal of a draft Council of Europe legal text on the involuntary placement and treatment of people with mental health problems on the ground that its basic premise is “discriminatory”.
15/03/2016 | Election observation
An 11-member PACE delegation, led by Jordi Xuclà, will travel to Kazakhstan to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the OSCE-ODIHR.
15/03/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A committee has called for urgent exploration of new ways of facing international health crises – including an “empowered, well-governed and accountable” WHO and efficient national health systems.
15/03/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE’s Social Affairs Committee, meeting in Paris, has spelled out a series of measures to prevent the radicalisation of children by fighting the root causes of what may draw them towards violent extremism.
14/03/2016 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine are concerned by changes to the law on the election of members of the Verkhovna Rada that would allow political parties to change their electoral lists after the elections have taken place.
14/03/2016 | Monitoring
The monitoring rapporteurs for Russia and for Ukraine of the PACE have urged the Russian authorities to release Ukrainian pilot and PACE member Nadiia Savchenko without further delay.
14/03/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Congratulating the new FIFA President Gianni Infantino on his recent election, the committee meeting in Paris, said it was confident that Mr Infantino would do his utmost to implement the FIFA reform package as approved by the Congress.
13/03/2016 | President
Pedro Agramunt strongly condemned the bombing attack in Ankara, and extended his condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. "This new violence against innocent people cannot be justified," he said.
11/03/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Stressing that targeted attacks against the Jewish community demonstrate that antisemitism is not a curse of the past, but today's threat, the committee urges governments to consider this fight as a priority.