23/05/2014 | Standing Committee
In line with the proposals made by Valeriu Ghiletchi, PACE made two recommendations to the Committee of Ministers: prolong the ONE in FIVE Campaign for one year and institute a European Day to fight sexual violence against children.
23/05/2014 | Standing Committee
At today's meeting in Baku, the Standing Committee proposed that member States establish a transition category, between the ages of 18 and 25, for unaccompanied migrant children who reach the age of majority.
23/05/2014 | Standing Committee
PACE has given its green light to a new Council of Europe treaty which will result in new laws to crack down on “match-fixing”, illegal betting and other forms of corruption in sport, calling for it to enter into force swiftly.
23/05/2014 | Standing Committee
The Assembly called on national parliaments national human rights institutions to actively engage in concrete co-operation on equality and non-discrimination issues in order to improve human rights protection for all.
23/05/2014 | Monitoring
Josette Durrieu, rapporteur for “post-monitoring dialogue” with Turkey, is to visit the country from 26-29 May to assess Turkey’s progress in implementing the outstanding matters listed in the last post-monitoring resolution.
23/05/2014 | President
By chairing the Committee of Ministers, member states should translate their commitment to values into action and champion the cause of human rights and democracy, Anne Brasseur said, addressing the Standing Committee.
23/05/2014 | Standing Committee
The policies of several European countries, which require obligatory HIV testing, or testing without the consent of migrants, raise serious human rights concerns,” said PACE adopting a resolution.
23/05/2014 | Standing Committee
"Azerbaijan will put in efforts in order to successfully continue the work carried out to reinforce the fundamental principles of the Council of Europe", the Speaker of the Milli Majlis said in Baku addressing PACE’s Standing Committee.
23/05/2014 | President
We must keep up our efforts to denounce the actions of the Nigerian group Boko Haram, which denies the basic principle of respect for human dignity. The threat to enslave more than 200 girls is 'unacceptable'.
22/05/2014 | Bureau
The PACE Bureau decided today in Baku that no more Assembly committee meetings will be held in Azerbaijan for two years, following the withdrawal of a visa for PACE Vice-President René Rouquet.
21/05/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Marietta Karamanli, general rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has unreservedly condemned the execution in Gaza of two Palestinians accused of “collaboration” with Israel – one by hanging and the other by firing squad.
20/05/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will hold high-level talks in Baku, on the margins of the meeting of the PACE Standing Committee to be held on 23 May. She is due to meet notably the President of the Republic and the Speaker of the Milli Mejlis.