26/08/2014 | Prizes
B'Tselem Israeli Information Center for Human Rights (Israel), Jesuit Refugee Service (Malta) and Anar Mammadli (Azerbaijan) are the three candidates shortlisted in Prague today for this Prize.
22/08/2014 | Prizes
The Selection Panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, chaired by PACE President Anne Brasseur and comprising six independent figures, will meet in Prague to determine a shortlist of three nominees from among the candidatures received.
22/08/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to the Czech Republic, during which she is due to meet the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the President of the Senate and the Prime Minister.
19/08/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Theodora Bakoyannis has called on the international community to send humanitarian aid to religious groups in Iraq threatened by the terrorist insurgency there and to help restore security.
12/08/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Bayreuth was awarded today the Plaque of Honour of the Council of Europe. Edeltraud Gatterer, Honorary Member of the PACE and former Austrian Deputy has presented the Plaque to the Mayor.
11/08/2014 | Election observation
Three candidates, representing different political positions, were generally able to campaign freely, and freedoms of assembly and association were respected in the presidential election in Turkey, international election observers said today.
08/08/2014 | President
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Assembly which met for the first time on 10 August 1949, Ms Brasseur paid tribute to the past members and Presidents, and thanked them for “not giving up on the European dream”.
06/08/2014 | Election observation
A 28-member PACE delegation, led by Meritxell Mateu Pi, will travel to Turkey from 8 to 11 August to observe the conduct of the presidential election, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the ODIHR-OSCE.
03/08/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
A few weeks ago, I expressed concern about the severe judicial and administrative harassment of Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus. Today, I must denounce her arrest and detention, said Mailis Reps.
01/08/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Today, the Council of Europe Convention on the prevention and fight against violence against women and domestic violence enters into force in 11 member States. It is a historic day for women's rights, said José Mendes Bota.
01/08/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Maria Giannakaki was appointed General rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance in April 2014. She has the responsibility to intervene in the area of racism, intolerance, hate speech, racist violence and racial discrimination.
30/07/2014 | President
I welcome that truth’s onward march continues in the case of trafficking in human organs in Kosovo, as well as in the case of the illegal CIA detentions, following the recent judgments of the Court, said Anne Brasseur.