12/12/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Legal Affairs Committee has called on signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights to respect any “interim measures” ordered by the Strasbourg Court, and to provide it with all information and evidence it requests.
12/12/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Adopting a report by James Clappison, the committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the Committee of Ministers resumes work on the revision of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.
11/12/2013 | Election observation
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly, led by René Rouquet (France, SOC), will be present in Ukraine from 13 to 16 December on the occasion of the repeat parliamentary elections on 15 December.
11/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs calls on all sides in Ukraine to refrain from any acts of violence and intimidation which will further undermine the stability of the country, including its democratic process.
09/12/2013 | President
"On the occasion of Human Rights Day, I would like to pay tribute to those courageous individuals - sometimes at risk to their lives - who strive to uphold human rights in Europe and beyond," said Jean-Claude Mignon.
06/12/2013 | President
“I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Nelson Mandela,” said Jean-Claude Mignon, while praising the former President’s unstinting commitment to a free, fair and democratic society in which human rights are respected.
06/12/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon will make an official visit to Ireland on 11-12 December. He will meet the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the Senate and the Minister for European Affairs.
05/12/2013 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Albania, Jonathan Evans and Grigore Petrenco, speaking at the end of a five-day visit to the country, have welcomed the new political environment in Albania.
05/12/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Racism is present in society, and therefore also in the police, and no country appears to be immune to it, said the committee, deploring an increase in racism and racist violence accompanied by a resurgence of racism in the police.
05/12/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
It is urgent to combat racism and intolerance through a strategic approach that strengthens the legal framework and includes greater efforts to ensure its effective implementation, according to parliamentarians, adopting a text by Jonas Gunnarsson.
04/12/2013 | Monitoring
Rapporteur Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG), ending a two-day visit to Skopje, has welcomed the constructive and open attitude of the authorities of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”.
04/12/2013 | President
Concluding a visit to Hungary, Jean-Claude Mignon paid tribute to the country’s ongoing co-operation with the Council of Europe. “I welcome the authorities’ willingness to continue their constructive co-operation with the ‘47’”, he said.