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.
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 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A report on “human rights and ethical issues related to surrogacy” is due to be discussed – and possibly adopted – by the Committee on Social Affairs at a meeting in Paris on Tuesday 15 March.
11/03/2016 | President
PACE President Pedro Agramunt has held meetings from 14 to 16 March in Brussels with, in particular, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament.
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.
11/03/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
With a view to increase women's political representation, PACE's member, observer and partner for democracy states should consider introducing the principle of parity in the Constitution, the committee concluded.
11/03/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Concerned about the erosion of intellectual property rights in the digital era, the committee recalled that intellectual property rights are human rights protected under Article 1 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.
11/03/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“I want to ensure that children no longer leave home to die”, said Véronique Roy, the mother of a young man converted to Islam, who became radicalised and left for the Jihad in Syria, during committee hearing.
10/03/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Two rapporteurs have strongly condemned the recent violent attacks which took place in Ingushetia against human rights activists from the Joint Mobile Group of the “Committee for the Prevention of Torture” and journalists.