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.
30/09/2013 | President
At a meeting with the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament David Usupashvili, the PACE President expressed his appreciation for the fact that the Georgian authorities warmly welcomed the active monitoring of the country by PACE.
30/09/2013 | Session
According to PACE, the parliamentary elections of 23 June 2013 in Albania were competitive, with active citizen participation throughout the campaign and complete respect for fundamental freedoms.
30/09/2013 | Session
Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, today presented a communication from the Committee of Ministers which he chairs, to the Parliamentary Assembly and answered questions from delegates.
26/09/2013 | Prizes
The first ever Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – is to be awarded at a special ceremony on the opening day of the PACE's autumn plenary session.
25/09/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Organised in co-operation with the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society, the conference will focus in particular on good practices and the role of parliaments in the context of transparency of media ownership.
25/09/2013 | Election observation
The pre-electoral delegation, ending a two-day visit to Georgia, noted that there was currently a more open, and equally competitive, electoral environment compared to other recent elections.
24/09/2013 | Parliamentary support
A conference, organised in co-operation with the PACE Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society, focussed on the role of parliaments in the context of transparency of media ownership, and on good practices.
23/09/2013 | Monitoring
PACE co-rapporteurs for Georgia expressed concern about the resumption of the installation of fences and other physical obstacles by Russian border guards along the administrative borderlines with South Ossetia and Abkhazia.