28/05/2010 Legal Affairs and Human Rights
28.05.2010 – The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is due to approve a report by Dick Marty (Switzerland, ALDE) on “Legal remedies for human rights violations in the North Caucasus region” during a meeting of the committee in Paris on Monday 31 May.
The report – which becomes public if approved by the committee – is due to be debated by the Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday 22 June during its summer plenary session (21-25 June 2010).
The rapporteur visited , , and in March this year, during which he met the Presidents of all three Republics as well as prosecutors, human rights defenders and the families of victims. In September 2009, the committee also held an exchange of views on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights relating to the region.
Two preliminary documents within the framework of this report have already been declassified by the committee:
Second information report (PDF), September 2009
Supplementary introductory memorandum (PDF), April 2008
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Practical arrangements:
The meeting, which takes place at the Council of Europe office in (55 avenue Kléber, 16ème, metro: Boissière) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday 31 May, is closed to the press. However, interviews can be arranged on the spot. If adopted or declassified, the draft texts will be posted on the Assembly’s website as soon as possible.
Contacts:
In : PACE Communication Division, tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93.
In : Micaela Catalano, mobile +33 6 08 56 40 65, or Francesc Ferrer, +33 6 30 49 68 22.