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Paris attacks: Europe must keep using humour and satire

28/01/2015 | Session

Following the terrorist attacks which targeted journalists and cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo, policemen and Jewish people, Europe must continue to show that it is not afraid and “keep using humour and satire”, PACE said.

PACE urges fresh negotiations on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights

28/01/2015 | Session

PACE has called for negotiations on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights to resume “without delay” following the recent opinion by the EU Court of Justice. “The obstacles identified by the EU’s Court of Justice … must be overcome as soon as possible, in line with political...

PACE elects Branko Lubarda judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Serbia

28/01/2015 | Session

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Branko Lubarda as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Serbia.

Trade union rights, the right to strike and the right to bargain collectively must be protected

28/01/2015 | Session

In adopting a resolution on the basis of the report by Andrej Hunko, PACE asked member States to take measures 'to protect and strengthen the rights to organise, bargain collectively and strike'.

Investing in equality as a way of tackling the crisis

28/01/2015 | Session

The economic crisis has hit a majority of Council of Europe member States, with the negative consequences reaching far beyond the economic sphere, also affecting the enjoyment of human rights and equalty.

Citing Ukraine, PACE renews sanctions against Russian delegation

28/01/2015 | Session

PACE has decided to ratify the credentials of the Russian delegation, citing the need to “foster dialogue”, but at the same time has decided to suspend its voting rights and its right to be represented in the Assembly’s leading bodies.

FIFA should hold new vote on 2022 World Cup, say PACE members

27/01/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

The decision to assign the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was so “radically flawed” by illegal payments that FIFA should hold a new vote under cleaned-up procedures, according to a PACE committee.

Committee seriously concerned by decision to designate Russian human rights NGO as a ‘foreign agent’

27/01/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The committee has expressed “serious concern” about intimidation measures taken by the Russian authorities against the Committee against Torture, a leading NGO providing legal aid and rehabilitation to torture victims in Russia.

When is it ok to remove a child from her or his birth family?

27/01/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Priority must be given to the best interests of children in removal, placement and reunification decisions, a new report of the PACE Committee of Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development concludes.

Parliaments must ‘reassert their relevance’, says Irish President

27/01/2015 | Session

Irish President Michael D. Higgins has made a strong plea for parliaments to “reassert their relevance” – in part by returning ethics to the centre of economic debate.

Drone strikes: states must ‘scrupulously respect’ limits laid down in international law

27/01/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Council of Europe member states should “scrupulously respect” the limits placed on targeted killings under international law when carrying out drone strikes, the Committee has said.

PACE elects Yonko Grozev judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Bulgaria

27/01/2015 | Session

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Yonko Grozev as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Bulgaria.