23/03/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
In a report adopted today on the humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group called “Islamic State”, the Committee on Migration made an urgent appeal to all member States to show solidarity and responsibility.
23/03/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Concerning the continued detention of its member Nadiya Savchenko, the committee recalls that Ms Savchenko is a member of the delegation of Ukraine to the PACE and has been designated a member of the committee.
20/03/2015 | Monitoring
Mailis Reps and Jean-Claude Mignon, monitoring co-rapporteurs for Ukraine will visit the country from 24-27 March. Discussions with leading personalities on all sides will focus on constitutional, electoral and judicial reforms.
20/03/2015 | President
“European states must take concrete steps to combat all forms of racism and be vigilant in the face of the rising tide of racism in our societies”, said Anne Brasseur on the eve of the International Day against Racism.
20/03/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Committee on Migration will hold a hearing on missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine in the framework of the preparation of a report on the subject due to be submitted to the Assembly in June 2015.
20/03/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pedro Agramunt, PACE rapporteur on “Abuse of pre-trial detention in Council of Europe member states” has criticized the prolongation of pre-trial detention of former Tbilisi mayor Giorgi Ugulava.
20/03/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At an Assembly hearing on 'equality and shared parental responsibility: the rights of fathers', participants stressed the importance of ensuring parental equality both in law and in practice.
20/03/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Adopting a report on discrimination against transgender people in Europe, the Committee on Equality and Non-discrimination denounced human rights violations, including the right to respect for private life.
20/03/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"Equal treatment in access to justice has to become a reality and Council of Europe member States need to ensure that their citizens have equal access to justice," parliamentarians said today.
20/03/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Marietta Karamanli, PACE general rapporteur on abolition of the death penalty, condemned the death sentence issued by the Rechytsa district court against Siarhei Ivanou at the end of a trial which had been held in camera.
19/03/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
In the area of hate speech, many ideological and conceptual fractures exist at the European Court of Human Rights, said the participants during the meeting of the No hate Parliamentary Alliance held today in Paris.
18/03/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
"The Assembly has taken responsibility in the fight to eliminate sexual violence against children", Valeriu Ghiletchi, Chairperson of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development declared.