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Paul GAVAN

Paul  GAVAN

Senator
Seanad Éireann
Leinster House, Kildare Street
IE -
Dublin 2
BE Ireland



Reports and committee opinions

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Motions, Written Declarations or Questions

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  • 15/04/2024 | Doc. 15963 | Motion for a resolution A shared European approach to address migrant smuggling
  • 08/04/2024 | Doc. 15914 | Written declaration Israel Gaza conflict
  • 01/02/2024 | Doc. 15850 | Written declaration Political situation in Kazakhstan: human rights and assistance to evade sanctions for Russia
  • 01/02/2024 | Doc. 15851 | Written declaration Guatemala: cease undermining the peaceful transition of power and political persecution of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
  • 31/01/2024 | Doc. 15920 | Written declaration Systemic arbitrary deprivation of liberty in Türkiye may constitute crimes against humanity
  • 29/01/2024 | Doc. 15918 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring full independence and respect for the separation of powers by Constitutional courts
  • 25/01/2024 | Doc. 15914 | Written declaration Israel Gaza conflict
  • 24/01/2024 | Doc. 15903 | Motion for a resolution Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens
  • 23/10/2023 | Doc. 15852 | Motion for a resolution The need to investigate politically motivated persecution in Azerbaijan
  • 23/10/2023 | Doc. 15853 | Written declaration Violation of democratic norms and rule of law backsliding in the Republic of Moldova
  • 17/10/2023 | Doc. 15851 | Written declaration Guatemala: cease undermining the peaceful transition of power and political persecution of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
  • 17/10/2023 | Doc. 15850 | Written declaration Political situation in Kazakhstan: human rights and assistance to evade sanctions for Russia
  • 12/10/2023 | Doc. 15847 | Motion for a resolution Tools to prevent and address transnational repression
  • 19/09/2023 | Doc. 15823 | Motion for a resolution Sustainable European guidelines to counter social dumping and strengthen collective bargaining mechanisms
  • 26/06/2023 | Doc. 15816 | Motion for a resolution Self-determination and territorial integrity in the 21st century
  • 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15807 | Motion for a resolution Shaping the Parliamentary Assembly’s relations with the United Nations Human Rights Council
  • 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15808 | Written declaration Judicial harassment of Turkish sociologist Pınar Selek
  • 09/05/2023 | Doc. 15692 | Written declaration Do not extradite Julian Assange to the United States
  • 09/05/2023 | Doc. 15695 | Written declaration The United Kingdom must allow trans people to live their lives with dignity
  • 05/05/2023 | Doc. 15767 | Written declaration Russian Federation and its occupational forces must immediately release Maksym Butkevych
  • 04/05/2023 | Doc. 15763 | Written declaration Electoral integrity under potential threat in Türkiye
  • 03/05/2023 | Doc. 15758 | Motion for a resolution Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
  • 03/05/2023 | Doc. 15759 | Motion for a resolution Impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market
  • 28/04/2023 | Doc. 15755 | Motion for a resolution Ending the abuse of politically motivated prosecutions by the State prosecution service in Poland
  • 27/04/2023 | Doc. 15753 | Written declaration Repression in Poland by the State prosecution must stop
  • 30/01/2023 | Doc. 15697 | Motion for a resolution Misuse of the anti-money laundering measures and countering the financing of terrorism regulations as a tool of transnational repression
  • 30/01/2023 | Doc. 15698 | Motion for a resolution The use of explosive weapons as a major driver of justified displacement
  • 27/01/2023 | Doc. 15696 | Written declaration Financial assistance for Palestinian Interior Ministry and security services must be withheld until significant human rights progress is made
  • 26/01/2023 | Doc. 15695 | Written declaration The United Kingdom must allow trans people to live their lives with dignity
  • 25/01/2023 | Doc. 15692 | Written declaration Do not extradite Julian Assange to the United States
  • 25/10/2022 | Doc. 15646 | Motion for a resolution Growth in number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
  • 18/10/2022 | Doc. 15641 | Written declaration Albania, a recent example of the use of public authority for political purposes
  • 11/10/2022 | Doc. 15630 | Motion for a resolution Protecting human rights and saving lives in the North Sea and the English Channel
  • 11/10/2022 | Doc. 15629 | Motion for a resolution Immigration, one of the answers to Europe's demographic aging
  • 09/09/2022 | Doc. 15601 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring human rights compliant asylum procedures
  • 29/06/2022 | Doc. 15584 | Written declaration The accession of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to the European Union
  • 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15577 | Motion for a resolution Impact of job insecurity on the mental health of the population
  • 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15574 | Written declaration Europe must not compromise with regard to the rule of law in Poland
  • 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15575 | Written declaration Kazakhstan: civil society organisations are calling for personal sanctions for lack of international and impartial investigations of violent crackdown on peaceful protesters
  • 27/06/2022 | Doc. 15576 | Written declaration Civil society organisations aiding refugees from Ukraine must be supported
  • 24/06/2022 | Doc. 15572 | Motion for a resolution Oppressions through antiterror legislation in Türkiye should stop
  • 23/06/2022 | Doc. 15566 | Motion for a resolution Analysis and guidelines to guarantee the right to housing and to decent housing
  • 22/06/2022 | Doc. 15563 | Motion for a resolution Persecution against political opponents as a new basis of discrimination
  • 22/06/2022 | Doc. 15560 | Motion for a resolution The right to movement: addressing the challenges faced by Turkish citizens and other non-EU citizens in visa applications to Schengen Area States
  • 21/06/2022 | Doc. 15555 | Motion for a resolution Public regulation of the freedom of expression on digital platforms
  • 21/06/2022 | Doc. 15556 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring parliamentary involvement and a rights-based approach in the WHO negotiations of a Pandemic Treaty
  • 20/05/2022 | Doc. 15480 | Written declaration In support with pro-peace opposition in the Russian Federation
  • 02/05/2022 | Doc. 15521 | Motion for a resolution Threats to life and safety of journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
  • 17/03/2022 | Doc. 15480 | Written declaration In support with pro-peace opposition in the Russian Federation
  • 09/02/2022 | Doc. 15385 | Written declaration Harassment against Catalan pro-independence political leaders and independence supporters must end
  • 30/09/2021 | Doc. 15385 | Written declaration Harassment against Catalan pro-independence political leaders and independence supporters must end
  • 30/04/2021 | Doc. 15244 | Written declaration Critical state of health of prisoners in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic
  • 23/03/2021 | Doc. 15244 | Written declaration Critical state of health of prisoners in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic
  • 07/10/2020 | Doc. 15162 | Motion for a resolution The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland
  • 15/10/2019 | Doc. 14926 | Written declaration The rights of the politically oppressed must be restored in the Republic of Moldova
  • 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14983 | Written declaration The international community must respond to mass arrests and political prosecution in Kazakhstan
  • 03/07/2019 | Doc. 14870 | Written declaration Concerns about reports of crackdown on members of the LGBTI community in Azerbaijan
  • 03/07/2019 | Doc. 14876 | Written declaration “Magnitsky laws” sanctions must be imposed in response to political prosecution in Kazakhstan
  • 28/06/2019 | Doc. 14938 | Written declaration Safeguard the democratic rights of Catalan parliamentarians
  • 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14932 | Motion for a resolution Support for the independent civil society of Azerbaijan
  • 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14926 | Written declaration The rights of the politically oppressed must be restored in the Republic of Moldova
  • 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14933 | Written declaration Co-operation with Kazakhstan must be reconsidered in response to its rigged presidential election and mass arrests
  • 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14923 | Written declaration NGO members working on search and rescue operations at sea accused of helping refugees
  • 11/04/2019 | Doc. 14874 | Written declaration Ukraine should stop discrimination of out-of-country Ukrainians voting rights
  • 11/04/2019 | Doc. 14876 | Written declaration “Magnitsky laws” sanctions must be imposed in response to political prosecution in Kazakhstan
  • 10/04/2019 | Doc. 14870 | Written declaration Concerns about reports of crackdown on members of the LGBTI community in Azerbaijan
  • 12/02/2019 | Doc. 14644 | Written declaration Greek islands: more needs to be done
  • 12/02/2019 | Doc. 14647 | Written declaration Financial assistance for Kazakhstan must be withheld unless significant human rights progress is made
  • 24/01/2019 | Doc. 14818 | Motion for a resolution Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors
  • 22/01/2019 | Doc. 14810 | Motion for a resolution Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment
  • 16/10/2018 | Doc. 14653 | Motion for a resolution Follow-up to the Azerbaijani Laundromat investigation
  • 16/10/2018 | Doc. 14654 | Motion for a resolution Humanitarian action for refugees and migrants in countries at the southern Mediterranean Sea
  • 16/10/2018 | Doc. 14655 | Motion for a resolution Role of parliaments in implementing the United Nations global compacts for migrants and refugees
  • 12/10/2018 | Doc. 14650 | Motion for a resolution Judges in Poland and in the Republic of Moldova must remain independent
  • 11/10/2018 | Doc. 14644 | Written declaration Greek islands: more needs to be done
  • 11/10/2018 | Doc. 14647 | Written declaration Financial assistance for Kazakhstan must be withheld unless significant human rights progress is made
  • 10/10/2018 | Doc. 14642 | Motion for a resolution The use of explosive weapons as a key driver of justified displacement
  • 28/06/2018 | Doc. 14595 | Written declaration Political prosecutions undermine the trust in the Kazakhstani justice system
  • 26/04/2018 | Doc. 14548 | Motion for a resolution The protection of victims of forced displacement under international law
  • 25/04/2018 | Doc. 14541 | Written declaration The case of two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey: human rights and the rule of law must be upheld
  • 25/04/2018 | Doc. 14542 | Written declaration Kazakhstan must respect the freedom of speech, the freedom of peaceful assembly, and stop blocking social media sites
  • Votes (from electronic voting system)

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  • 24/01/2024 | Resolution 2526 | Globalisation in times of crisis and war: the role of the OECD since the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine
  • 24/01/2024 | Resolution 2528 | Allegations of systemic torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in places of detention in Europe
  • 24/01/2024 | Resolution 2527 | Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Azerbaijan
  • 23/01/2024 | Resolution 2524 | Recent developments in the Middle East: Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel and Israel’s response
  • 12/10/2023 | Recommendation 2260 | The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
  • 12/10/2023 | Resolution 2517 | The humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
  • 12/10/2023 | Recommendation 2261 | Call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala
  • 12/10/2023 | Resolution 2518 | Call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala
  • 10/10/2023 | Resolution 2511 | The challenge of far-right ideology to democracy and human rights in Europe
  • 10/10/2023 | Resolution 2512 | The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by France
  • 22/06/2023 | Recommendation 2256 | Ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor
  • 22/06/2023 | Resolution 2508 | Ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor
  • 22/06/2023 | Resolution 2506 | Political consequences of the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine
  • 21/06/2023 | Opinion 301 | Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the period 2024-2027
  • 21/06/2023 | Resolution 2501 | Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2024-2025
  • 21/06/2023 | Resolution 2505 | Reform of the UK’s human rights legislation: consequences for domestic and European human rights protection
  • 21/06/2023 | Recommendation 2255 | Health and social protection of undocumented workers or those in an irregular situation
  • 21/06/2023 | Resolution 2504 | Health and social protection of undocumented workers or those in an irregular situation
  • 21/06/2023 | Resolution 2502 | Integration of migrants and refugees: benefits for all parties involved
  • 21/06/2023 | Resolution 2503 | Social inclusion of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons through sport
  • 20/06/2023 | Resolution 2499 | Addressing the specific challenges faced by the Belarusians in exile
  • 27/04/2023 | Recommendation 2254 | Safeguarding democracy, rights and the environment in international trade
  • 27/04/2023 | Resolution 2496 | Safeguarding democracy, rights and the environment in international trade
  • 27/04/2023 | Recommendation 2253 | Deportations and forcible transfers of Ukrainian children and other civilians to the Russian Federation or to temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories: create conditions for their safe return, stop these crimes and punish the perpetrators
  • 27/04/2023 | Resolution 2495 | Deportations and forcible transfers of Ukrainian children and other civilians to the Russian Federation or to temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories: create conditions for their safe return, stop these crimes and punish the perpetrators
  • 26/04/2023 | Recommendation 2252 | Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
  • 26/04/2023 | Resolution 2494 | Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
  • 25/04/2023 | Resolution 2491 | European Convention on Human Rights and national constitutions
  • 25/01/2023 | Recommendation 2246 | Environmental impact of armed conflicts
  • 25/01/2023 | Resolution 2477 | Environmental impact of armed conflicts
  • 24/01/2023 | Resolution 2476 | Conflict-related sexual violence
  • 14/10/2022 | Recommendation 2240 | Preventing vaccine discrimination
  • 14/10/2022 | Resolution 2468 | Preventing vaccine discrimination
  • 14/10/2022 | Recommendation 2239 | The future of work is here: revisiting labour rights
  • 14/10/2022 | Resolution 2467 | The future of work is here: revisiting labour rights
  • 13/10/2022 | Resolution 2464 | The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland
  • 12/10/2022 | Recommendation 2238 | Safe third countries for asylum seekers
  • 12/10/2022 | Resolution 2461 | Safe third countries for asylum seekers
  • 12/10/2022 | Resolution 2462 | Pushbacks on land and sea: illegal measures of migration management
  • 12/10/2022 | Resolution 2460 | The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Hungary
  • 11/10/2022 | Recommendation 2237 | Supporting a European perspective for the Western Balkans
  • 11/10/2022 | Resolution 2456 | Supporting a European perspective for the Western Balkans
  • 11/10/2022 | Resolution 2457 | Raising awareness of and countering Islamophobia, or anti-Muslim racism, in Europe
  • 22/06/2022 | Resolution 2450 | Justice and security for women in peace reconciliation
  • 22/06/2022 | Resolution 2448 | Humanitarian consequences and internal and external displacement in connection with the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
  • 22/06/2022 | Resolution 2449 | Protection and alternative care for unaccompanied and separated migrant and refugee children
  • 20/06/2022 | Resolution 2443 | The role of political parties in fostering diversity and inclusion: a new charter for a non-racist society
  • 28/04/2022 | Recommendation 2231 | The Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine: ensuring accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law and other international crimes
  • 28/04/2022 | Resolution 2436 | The Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine: ensuring accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law and other international crimes
  • 26/04/2022 | Recommendation 2226 | Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union
  • 26/04/2022 | Resolution 2430 | Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union
  • 26/04/2022 | Resolution 2432 | Tackling discrimination based on social origin
  • 24/01/2022 | Recommendation 2218 | The right to be heard – Child participation: a foundation for democratic societies
  • 24/01/2022 | Recommendation 2219 | Inaction on climate change – A violation of children's rights
  • 24/01/2022 | Resolution 2415 | Inaction on climate change – A violation of children's rights
  • 24/01/2022 | Resolution 2416 | European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum: a human rights perspective
  • 30/09/2021 | Resolution 2403 | The situation in Afghanistan: consequences for Europe and the region
  • 27/09/2021 | Recommendation 2209 | Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan / Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • 27/09/2021 | Resolution 2391 | Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan / Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
  • 24/06/2021 | Resolution 2389 | Combating Afrophobia, or anti-Black racism, in Europe
  • 22/06/2021 | Recommendation 2204 | Media freedom, public trust and the citizens’ right to know
  • 22/06/2021 | Resolution 2382 | Media freedom, public trust and the people’s right to know
  • 22/06/2021 | Resolution 2383 | Covid passes or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications
  • 22/06/2021 | Recommendation 2205 | Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic
  • 22/06/2021 | Resolution 2384 | Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic
  • 22/04/2021 | Recommendation 2202 | The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021
  • 22/04/2021 | Resolution 2375 | The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021
  • 22/04/2021 | Resolution 2376 | The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey
  • 20/04/2021 | Resolution 2370 | Fighting fiscal injustice: the work of the OECD on taxation of digital economy
  • 20/04/2021 | Recommendation 2199 | The Assembly's vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe
  • 20/04/2021 | Resolution 2369 | The Assembly's vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe
  • 28/01/2021 | Resolution 2364 | Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of great concern
  • 28/01/2021 | Resolution 2363 | Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation
  • 27/01/2021 | Recommendation 2194 | Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States
  • 27/01/2021 | Resolution 2362 | Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States
  • 27/01/2021 | Resolution 2361 | Covid-19 vaccines: ethical, legal and practical considerations
  • 26/01/2021 | Resolution 2360 | Modification of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure – Follow-up to Resolution 2319 (2020) on the complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations
  • 26/01/2021 | Recommendation 2193 | The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
  • 26/01/2021 | Resolution 2358 | Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
  • 04/10/2019 | Resolution 2310 | Labour migration from eastern Europe and its impact on socio-demographic processes in these countries
  • 03/10/2019 | Resolution 2307 | A legal status for “climate refugees”
  • 03/10/2019 | Resolution 2305 | Saving lives in the Mediterranean: the need for an urgent response
  • 26/06/2019 | Resolution 2293 | Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges
  • 26/06/2019 | Resolution 2292 | Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation
  • 24/06/2019 | Resolution 2287 | Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting
  • 10/04/2019 | Recommendation 2153 | Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future
  • 10/04/2019 | Resolution 2277 | Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future
  • 09/04/2019 | Recommendation 2150 | Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • 09/04/2019 | Resolution 2271 | Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • 09/04/2019 | Recommendation 2151 | Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights
  • 09/04/2019 | Resolution 2273 | Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights
  • 09/04/2019 | Resolution 2272 | Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities
  • 10/10/2018 | Resolution 2237 | Regulating foreign funding of Islam in Europe in order to prevent radicalisation and Islamophobia
  • 09/10/2018 | Resolution 2236 | The treatment of Palestinian minors in the Israeli justice system
  • 27/06/2018 | Recommendation 2135 | Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad
  • 27/06/2018 | Resolution 2227 | Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad
  • 27/06/2018 | Recommendation 2138 | Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation)
  • 27/06/2018 | Resolution 2230 | Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation)
  • 27/06/2018 | Recommendation 2136 | Human rights impact of the “external dimension” of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?
  • 27/06/2018 | Resolution 2228 | Human rights impact of the “external dimension” of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?
  • 27/06/2018 | Recommendation 2137 | International obligations of Council of Europe member States to protect life at sea
  • 27/06/2018 | Resolution 2229 | International obligations of Council of Europe member States to protect life at sea
  • 26/06/2018 | Recommendation 2133 | Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States
  • 26/06/2018 | Resolution 2225 | Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States
  • 26/06/2018 | Resolution 2224 | The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria
  • 25/04/2018 | Resolution 2213 | The status of journalists in Europe
  • 25/04/2018 | Resolution 2212 | The protection of editorial integrity
  • 25/04/2018 | Recommendation 2126 | Humanitarian needs and rights of internally displaced persons in Europe
  • 25/04/2018 | Resolution 2214 | Humanitarian needs and rights of internally displaced persons in Europe
  • 24/04/2018 | Resolution 2210 | Climate change and implementation of the Paris Agreement