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Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (14 October 2022)

Progress report | Doc. 15626 Add. 3 | 14 October 2022

Committee
Bureau of the Assembly
Rapporteur :
Ms Selin SAYEK BÖKE, Türkiye, SOC

1 Decisions of the Bureau of 14 October 2022 requiring ratification by the Assembly

1.1 References and transmissions to committees

The Bureau considered and approved the following references:

  • Doc. 15556 Motion for a resolution, Ensuring parliamentary involvement and a rights-based approach in the WHO negotiations of a Pandemic Treaty and Doc. 15582 Motion for a resolution, Attemps to change the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization might violate human rights: reference to the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development to take into account in the preparation of the report on “Public health emergency: the need for a holistic approach to multilateralism and health care”;
  • Doc. 15563 Motion for a resolution, Persecution against political opponents as a new basis of discrimination: transmission to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for information;
  • Doc. 15564 Motion for a resolution, Countering the erasure of cultural identity in war and peace: reference to the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media for report;
  • Doc. 15635 Interconnections between the Council of Europe and the European Political Community: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report;
  • Bureau decision, Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure: reference to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for report;
  • Bureau decision, Political consequences of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report;
  • Bureau decision, Military hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia, including strikes against settlements and civilian infrastructures: reference to the Monitoring Committee to be taken into account in the preparation of its reports on The Honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan and on The Honouring of obligations and commitments by Armenia;
  • Bureau decision, Freedom of expression and assembly of LGBTI people in Europe: reference to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report.

1.2 Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

The Bureau took note of the report drawn up by the Committee on the Election of Judges concerning the list of candidates for the post of a judge to the Court in respect of Denmark, including its recommendation to reject the list, subject to ratification by the Assembly in the progress report (Doc. 15626 Addendum 2).

The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.