01/10/2013 | Session
The Speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly today, made a plea for greater parliamentarianism in international affairs.
01/10/2013 | Session
The Assembly elected Iulia Antoanella Motoc as judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Romania for a term of office of 9 years which shall commence as from 17 December 2013.
01/10/2013 | Session
In a resolution adopted today, the Assembly said it is “particularly worried” about certain violations of the physical integrity of children – including the circumcision of young boys for religious reasons.
01/10/2013 | President
“I welcome the announcement by Prime Minister Erdogan of an ambitious democratic reform programme which seems able to satisfy the expectations of the population as well as PACE observations", Jean-Claude Mignon said.
01/10/2013 | Session
The Assembly addressed specific recommendations to the countries still subject to a monitoring procedure and to those engaged in a post-monitoring dialogue, urging them to fulfil the remaining obligations and commitments.
30/09/2013 | Election observation
A 32-member PACE delegation, headed by Robert Walter, will visit Azerbaijan from 7-10 October 2013 to observe the presidential election alongside observers from the EP, the OSCE’s Assembly and the OSCE/ODIHR.
30/09/2013 | Session
When adopting its final agenda at the opening of the Autumn Session, PACE decided to hold on Thursday urgent debates on ‘The situation in Syria’ and on ‘EU and Council of Europe human rights agendas: synergies not duplication’.
30/09/2013 | Session
The Assembly today elected, at the opening of its Autumn 2013 Session, two new Vice-Presidents: Sandro Gozi (Italy, NR) and Philippe Mahoux (Belgium, SOC).
30/09/2013 | Session
The voting rights of the Icelandic delegation to PACE have been suspended until at least one woman is appointed to the delegation as a Representative, in line with a decision taken by the Assembly at its last session.
30/09/2013 | Session
The first ever Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski.
30/09/2013 | President
“As members of the Assembly, we cannot remain silent in the face of the terrible war in Syria which has reached extremely disturbing proportions: over 100 000 dead and more than two million refugees", PACE President said.
30/09/2013 | President
Shortly before the official announcement of the winner of the first Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, President Jean-Claude Mignon received representatives of the three shortlisted candidates.