23/01/2024 | 18:22:43 Thank you, Madam President. Following this debate, I would like to thank all the colleagues who have contributed their comments to this discussion. We are witnessing a difficult moment for the region. It is also a challenge for the international community, for Europe, for our societies, for this Assembly. I would like to stress that the Assembly has been clear in its condemnation, just as the rapporteur has been clear in his stance on the terrible atrocities committed by the Hamas terrorist... 12/10/2023 | 18:05:48 Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and Gentlemen, For months, we have been warning about the cutting off of the Lachin corridor, the route linking the territory to Armenia and providing access and supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh. Today, there are no Armenians left in Nagorno-Karabakh: 120,000 displaced persons fleeing the takeover of the territory by Azerbaijani troops; an ethnic cleansing. These people have lost their homes, their history, everything that made up their lives. 120,000 uprooted... 10/10/2023 | 19:21:08 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, By voluntarily joining the Council of Europe, our states have decided to submit to the scrutiny of their parliamentary peers from other states. Monitoring is an essential tool. For this to happen, the process must be transparent, based on clear data and devoid of political or diplomatic ulterior motives. I, obviously, hope that this has been the case in my country. I leave that to everyone's discretion. I'd like to come back to three points in... 10/10/2023 | 16:24:30 Thank you, Madam Chairman. Rapporteur, Ladies and gentlemen, "Far-right ideology: a challenge for democracy and human rights" is a vast debate that concerns us all. When we hear "extreme right-wing ideology", we tend to focus on the word "extreme right", and rightly so. The report gives an initial definition: firstly, a belief in some form of natural inequality or hierarchy between peoples; secondly, manifestations of racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia; and thirdly, a belief in... 22/06/2023 | 18:18:52 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear Colleagues, This is a very important debate. We can never say it often enough. The Lachin corridor is a lifeline for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. This route linking the territory to Armenia provides access and supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh. In accordance with the trilateral declaration of 9 November 2020, the Republic of Azerbaijan has undertaken to guarantee the safe movement of people, vehicles, and goods along the Lachin corridor, in both directions. The... 21/06/2023 | 19:34:14 Thank you, Madam President. Madam Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, The rule of law is based on a simple principle: a legal edifice built on a strict hierarchy of norms, with the national constitution and international conventions at the top. With regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the member states of the Council of Europe are primarily responsible for the effective implementation and application of the international human... 26/04/2023 | 18:58:52 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights is very clear: "The High Contracting Parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the Court in cases to which they are parties." Beyond the commitment of the parties, the Convention system has a mechanism for monitoring compliance with its provisions. Yet, it must be said, the trend is not positive. Indeed, the Resolution states that the number of judgments before the Committee of Ministers... 25/04/2023 | 17:23:59 Madam President, Mr Rapporteur, Ladies and Gentlemen, When the the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, and even when it came into force on 3 September 1953, only two of the contracting states had constitutional courts, namely Germany and Austria. At that time, the ECHR could be seen as a supreme court, guardian of freedoms and the rule of law. Since then, fortunately, many such courts have appeared: in the Iberian Peninsula in the 1970s after the... 24/04/2023 | 17:16:58 Thank you, Mr President. Madam Commissioner, Your position and your visibility give you privileged access to the various aspects of the increasing tension in the world. The war in Ukraine and the sound of boots on the Taiwan Strait are the most striking signs of this. You said: "The Ukrainian people's struggle for freedom sends a clear message. They reject the rule of violence in favour of the rule of law". This is clear, and we can only agree with this statement. But beyond words, our... 26/01/2023 | 19:17:49 Thank you, Mister President. Dear Colleagues, This topical debate is essential. Indeed, the Lachin corridor is a lifeline for the population of Nagorno-Karabakh. This route linking the territory to Armenia allows access and supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh. In accordance with the trilateral declaration of 9 November 2020, the Republic of Azerbaijan is committed to ensuring the safe movement of people, vehicles and goods along the Lachin corridor in both directions. Following a French initiative...