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Presentation
A summary of the activities of the committee
Agenda
All items due for discussion and decision
Reports under preparation
List of reports under preparation in the committee
Documents and declarations
The committee's public documents and declarations
Decisions
Details of decisions taken by the committee at each meeting (synopses)
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Right promotes the rule of law and defends human rights. It is also responsible for a whole variety of activities that make it, de facto, the Assembly's legal adviser.
In January 2024, Lord Richard Keen (United Kingdom, EC/DA) was elected as Chairperson of the Committee.
Handbook on "National parliaments as guarantors of human rights in Europe"
A handbook for parliamentarians from all over Europe published in October 2018 by the Assembly sets out ways and means to protect and implement human rights, within a democracy underpinned by the rule of law.
This handbook is intended to equip parliamentarians to fulfil their responsibilities by reviewing institutional structures, working methods and examples of best practices drawn from a number of parliaments in Europe, which enable them to verify most effectively the compatibility of national legislation and practices with European human rights standards.
Members of the committee
Members of the sub-committees
Gala VELDHOEN (Netherlands, SOC)
General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty
Thorhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR (Iceland, SOC)
General Rapporteur for political prisoners
Mr Günter SCHIRMER
Head of the Secretariat 6.001+33/3 88.41.2809
M. Guillem CANO PALOMARES
Deputy to the Head of the Secretariat 6.002+33/3 90.21.4941
Mr George STAFFORD
Secretary 6.005+33/3 90.21.5456
Mr Rafal SOKOL
Co-Secretary 6.006+33/3 88.41.2203
Ms Eilean MACKIE
Administrative assistant 6.003+33/3 90.21.5355
Ms Léa DE BARROS
Assistant 6.004+33/3 88.41.2099