10/12/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In a draft Resolution adopted today, the committee urges member, observer and applicant states to ensure that the judiciary is fully independent to resist politically-motivated prosecutions.
10/12/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee has congratulated the European Court of Human Rights on reducing its backlog of cases and becoming more efficient, but urged states to match this progress by “reinforcing the principle of subsidiarity”.
10/12/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Agustín Conde, rapporteur on the situation in Kosovo, has encouraged the Kosovo authorities to actively implement PACE resolutions and to follow up on the recommendations made by Council of Europe monitoring bodies.
10/12/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur deplores the fact that Khalid Bagirov, the lawyer of Azerbaijani civil society activist Ilgar Mammadov, has had his licence to practice suspended.
10/12/2014 | Monitoring
Monitoring co-rapporteur for Georgia, Boriss Cilevics, has expressed satisfaction at the reform of the judiciary in the country, but called for comprehensive reforms of the Prosecution Service and law enforcement agencies.
09/12/2014 | President
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, Anne Brasseur has called on member countries to carry out far-reaching reforms so as to address the shortcomings and vulnerability of existing anti-corruption systems.
09/12/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The committee recommended developing international guidelines for protection and reconstruction of damaged or destroyed cultural heritage in order to preserve cultural identity and diversity in crisis and post-crisis situations.
08/12/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2015 has been awarded to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) in Marseille. The museum was selected from a shortlist of three candidates by the committee.
08/12/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee calls on all parties to act speedily and constructively to conclude negotiations and complete the ratification process to enable the EU's rapid accession to the European Convention on Human Rights.
08/12/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Deborah Schembri will make a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom from 9 to 11 December, as part of the preparation of her report on discrimination against transgender people in Europe.
05/12/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Marietta Karamanli, general rapporteur on abolition of the death penalty, welcomed the decision of a United States federal court of appeal to stay the execution of Scott Panetti, due to take place in Texas.
05/12/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Jim Sheridan, rapporteur on “the humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons” will visit Moscow and Rostov-on-Don on 8-9 December, in the context of the preparation of his report.