Strasbourg, 10-14 October 2016
French President François Hollande, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu, and Estonian Foreign Minister Jürgen Ligi (who presented the activities of the Committee of Ministers, which he currently chairs) addressed the Assembly at its autumn plenary session in Strasbourg.
A current affairs debate took place on the situation in Turkey in the light of the attempted coup d'Etat. Parliamentarians also discussed the political consequences of the Ukraine conflict and on legal remedies for human rights violations in areas not under Ukrainian control.
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, addressed the Assembly in the context of a report on sport for all. The parliamentarians also debated reports on lessons from the "Panama Papers" to ensure fiscal and social justice, as well as on co-operation with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, answered questions from parliamentarians.
On the opening day of the session, the Assembly awarded the 2016 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize to Nadia Murad, a young Yazidi woman who managed to flee ISIS in northern Iraq, and who brings the plight of the Yazidi community to the forefront of international attention.
In addition, in the context of the #NoHateNoFear initiative against terrorism, members of several PACE committees organised a debate with the participation of Antoine Leiris and Luciana Milani – whose wife and daughter respectively were killed in the Paris Bataclan attack – and David Anderson, independent reviewer of anti-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom. This initiative, launched in June 2016 by PACE President Pedro Agramunt, aims to encourage all players in society to stand firm against the terrorist threat by refusing to give in to hatred or fear.
Monday 10 October 2016
Doc. 14156 (Report on credentials) Examination of credentials of representatives and substitutes Doc. 14150 (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (24 June-9 October 2016) Doc. 14150 Add. I (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (10 October 2016) Doc. 14150 Add. II (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 14157 (Communication) Activities of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly between the third and the fourth part of the 2016 Ordinary session Doc. 14158 (Election observation report) Observation of the parliamentary elections in Belarus (11 September 2016) Doc. 14159 (Election observation report) Observation of the early parliamentary elections in Jordan (20 September 2016)
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Doc. 14131 (Communication) Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights{In accordance with Article 22 of the European Convention on Human Rights.} List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Azerbaijan Doc. 14138 (Communication) Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights{In accordance with Article 22 of the European Convention on Human Rights.} List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” Doc. 14150 Add. II (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 14155 (Parliamentary questions) Parliamentary questions to the Chairperson-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers Doc. 14140 (Report) Children’s rights related to surrogacy Doc. 14141 (Report) Lessons from the “Panama Papers” to ensure fiscal and social justice Doc. 14141 Add. (Addendum to the report) Lessons from the “Panama Papers” to ensure fiscal and social justice Doc. 14165 (Committee Opinion) Lessons from the “Panama Papers” to ensure fiscal and social justice
Wednesday 12 October 2016
Doc. 14127 (Report) Sport for all: a bridge to equality, integration and social inclusion Doc. 14130 (Report) Political consequences of the conflict in Ukraine Doc. 14139 (Report) Legal remedies for human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the Ukrainian authorities Doc. 14136 (Report) Co-operation with the International Criminal Court: towards a concrete and expanded commitment
Thursday 13 October 2016
Doc. 14135 (Report) Female genital mutilation in Europe Doc. 14148 (Committee Opinion) Female genital mutilation in Europe Doc. 14142 (Report) Harmonising the protection of unaccompanied minors in Europe Doc. 14174 (Committee Opinion) Harmonising the protection of unaccompanied minors in Europe
Friday 14 October 2016
Doc. 14143 (Report) The impact of European population dynamics on migration policies Doc. 14143 Add. (Addendum to the report) The impact of European population dynamics on migration policies Doc. 14150 Add. III (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (14 October 2016)
