02/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“Nobody should die in detention” demanded the committee, recalling the right to equivalent medical care for detainees. Member States should ensure that every detainee is afforded the basic human dignity of dying outside of prison.
02/11/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In a report unanimously adopted today, the committee encourages member States to put in place mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) via the Internet, by means of so-called online dispute resolution (ODR) procedures.
31/10/2015 | Election observation
Jordi Xucla, head of a 30-member election observation PACE delegation will present its preliminary conclusions at a press conference in Baku at 1 p.m. on Monday 2nd November.
31/10/2015 | President
At the opening of the thematic year for 2016 on the Reformation and the global world, in the context of the Luther decade, Anne Brasseur issued an appeal to all religious authorities to condemn intolerance, discrimination, hatred and violence.
29/10/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
PACE rapporteur Maria Edera Spadoni will travel to Finland from 3 to 5 November for a fact-finding visit in the context of the preparation of her report on Systematic collection of data on violence against women.
28/10/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“We have seen at first hand the dreadful situation of the many refugees arriving in Kos, which will only get worse as winter approaches and the weather deteriorates”, said Doris Fiala who chaired the delegation which visited Kos.
28/10/2015 | President
In the context of the forthcoming Turkish elections at the weekend, I am concerned about the clampdown against two private television channels, Kanaltürk and Bugün,” Anne Brasseur said today.
28/10/2015 | President
We cannot continue to let the front-line countries struggle alone with migrant arrivals simply because of their geographical position,” Anne Brasseur stressed in a speech to the Nordic Council in Reykjavik today.
26/10/2015 | Election observation
A delegation, led by Andreas Gross, will travel to Turkey from 30 October to 2 November to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the OSCE-ODIHR.
26/10/2015 | Election observation
A 30-member cross-party delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly, headed by Jordi Xuclà, is to observe Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections on 1 November 2015.
26/10/2015 | Election observation
Ukraine's local elections "generally respected the democratic process, but additional efforts are needed to enhance public confidence," concluded international observers, including members of PACE.
26/10/2015 | President
In her address to the “Play the Game Conference”, Anne Brasseur called on the support from the sport sector for the “No Hate Parliamentary Alliance” to adopt firm and proactive public positions against racism, hatred and intolerance.