03/10/2024 | 10:29:04 Thank you. Thank you, President, and thank you, rapporteur, The Holodomor is a dark chapter in human history. This atrocity, which claimed the lives of millions, was not a consequence of natural disaster or poor policy, but a calculated act of terror by the Soviet regime. It was a deliberate assault on the Ukrainian people, intended to crush their spirit, erase their identity, and secure domination. The Holodomor was not merely about starvation. It was about control and subjugation, about... 01/10/2024 | 11:17:40 Thank you, President, and thank you, rapporteur. In this Assembly, we all live in societies flooded with information. How will we meet the forces that want to use propaganda to destroy the values which we have committed ourselves to uphold? There is no doubt that the intention to protect and safeguard our societies is noble. However, just as excessive medication can harm a patient, overregulation and excessive surveillance can undermine democracy. The report before us highlights a growing... 25/06/2024 | 19:02:05 Yeah, thank you, President, and thank you, rapporteur, for your important work. This issue sits at the heart of our shared humanity and our collective future ensuring human rights-compliant asylum procedures. As we navigate through an era marked by unprecedented global challenges, the treatment of those seeking refuge from war, persecution and environmental disaster is a profound test of our values and our commitment to justice. The Report sheds light on a troubling trend. Across Europe, the... 25/06/2024 | 16:45:51 Thank you, chair. Thank you to the rapporteur for her important work. Brave women all over Europe are spearheading the fight for equality, justice and human dignity. The work is essential not just for women, but for the health and progress of our societies. Women human rights defenders face numerous challenges, often at great personal risk. In Andorra, Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, president of Stop Violències, faced years of harassment and threats for advocating the decriminalisation of abortion... 16/04/2024 | 15:49:17 Thank you, President, The imperialistic invasion of Ukraine from the far-right ultra-nationalist Russian government is an atrocity and violation of international law. Every day, Ukrainians die defending their freedom. Ukrainians are victims of war crimes every minute, every hour, every day. This war can end immediately, if Putin would want it to end. But this doesn't happen, because the Russian regime shows extraordinary contempt for all life; contempt for Ukrainian lives, contempt for... 11/10/2023 | 20:03:58 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you president If there is one group society all too often overlooks, it is people with disabilities. But it is not people who are disabled, it is society that is unable. Unable to make arrangements so that all people, regardless of their level of functioning or disability, can participate equally. It is us, as a society that is failing. And it is us, as a society that loses when not everyone can participate and develop. If you have a... 10/10/2023 | 17:38:51 Thank you, President. Us gathering in this Assembly is the result of a continent that learns from its mistakes. The painful memory of the Second World War looms over Europe's history, a war of extermination in which Jews, Roma, queers, and other minorities were targeted for annihilation. Nazism, fascism and the extreme right is the most destructive force known to mankind. We have come a long way from the horrors of the Second World War. Our continent, once shattered by hatred, vowed to... 20/06/2023 | 19:46:30 Thank you, President. Many challenges our world is facing are interconnected and demand a comprehensive response. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the vulnerabilities of our global healthcare systems. It has laid bare the consequences of fragmented approaches and unilateral actions in addressing public health emergencies. It is time to embrace a new paradigm, recognising the interconnectedness of health, the environment, and social justice. The health of our planet is directly linked to our... 26/04/2023 | 19:38:32 Thank you, President. Since the European Court of Human Rights was established, thousands of judgment on cases related to human rights violations across Europe have been issued. However, issuing judgments alone is not enough. It is equally important to ensure that these judgments are implemented effectively by member States. I would like to focus on one case that highlights the importance of implementing the court's judgments.This is the case of Mr Osman Kavala versus Türkiye. Mr Osman Kavala... 26/04/2023 | 17:49:57 Thank you, President. We stand at a crossroad. A pivotal moment in history. The catastrophic consequences of natural disasters are not mere coincidence, but the result of our collective failure to act on climate change. The damage caused cannot be ignored. Animals are becoming extinct at a record pace, our summers are becoming hotter, the weather wetter and wilder. Natural disasters can strike at any time, they can wreak havoc on our communities. The effects can be devastating and the cost of...