24/06/2021 | 09:44:12 Dear president, dear colleagues, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for highlighting the positive contribution of diaspora communities to the society and presenting solid policy proposals for better integrating and empowering diaspora communities at the countries of destination. Diaspora communities constitute a significant portion of the society in most of the Council of Europe member States. As underlined in the report, we have to figure out ways that would enable active... 23/06/2021 | 19:06:15 Dear Chairman, Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the Rapporteur for preparing this comprehensive report addressing the violations of international humanitarian law in Crimea. In the seventh year of the illegal annexation of Crimea, we unfortunately witnessed the considerable worsening of the situation of Crimean Tatars. The activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people are still banned and the Tatar leader and the members of parliament are persecuted and banned from entering... 19/04/2021 | 19:39:19 Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this excellent work. Respecting the linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity of national minorities is key for preserving pluralistic and inclusive democracies. I would like to elaborate on some of the emerging and existing challenges in this respect. First of all, as stated in the report, some European nations started a process of re-securitisation of minority rights, which leads to the emergence of a pattern of... 26/01/2021 | 10:23:10 Dear President, dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for emphasising the importance of execution of the judgements of the Court. The report calls for providing sufficient resources to relevant national stakeholders and instituting parliamentary structures to monitor compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights. I believe such steps will contribute to the timely implementation of the judgements. In the framework of this report, I would like to draw your attention to... 24/01/2019 | 16:18:21 It needs to be stated from the beginning that unfortunately the report is far from providing an accurate picture of the state of relevant affairs in Turkey. Although the report did not mention this, it is essential to remember that Turkey has gone through a critical and challenging period of its history in the past few years. Three different terrorist organisations have targeted Turkish cities, mosques, nightclubs, airports, and even weddings. Hundreds of Turkish citizens lost their lives in... 23/01/2019 | 19:24:40 I congratulate both rapporteurs on their excellent work. The findings and recommendations in the report deserve the utmost consideration of Member States in creating an inclusive, accessible and safe working environment for persons with disabilities and for increasing their employment in both the private and public sectors. Building on the recommendations in the second report, I want to bring some critical issues to the Assembly’s attention. First, the report mentions that in multiple...