This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only those who have signed it.
The Assembly considers that a rapporteur should be appointed
to report on a clear definition for properly indentifying political
prisoners. This should be done as soon as possible.
At the present time, there are real concerns that there are
no clear criteria for defining political prisoners.
The above-mentioned report should contain:
clear criteria;
a benchmark for who should be regarded as a genuine political
prisoner.
We also request that this be done and a report adopted by
the Assembly before any report on political prisoners is prepared
in respect of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova or any other country.
The current situation is that there are many views and interpretations
of who should be regarded as political prisoner.
Consequently, as a matter of urgency, the process of appointing
a rapporteur to draft recognised and respected criteria for defining
political prisoners is in the interest of all member states of the
Council of Europe.
