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Joint statement: 'Sexual abuse of children ruins lives'

  • 18/11/2019
  • President

Video clip aimed at breaking the silence that surrounds child sexual abuse Today, on the occasion of the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, we call on all parliaments to do more to protect children from sexual violence. More

Belarus: curbs on freedoms and concerns over procedural integrity tarnish elections

  • 18/11/2019
  • Election observation

Fundamental freedoms were disregarded and the integrity of the election process was not adequately safeguarded in the elections, even as the number of registered candidates increased, international observers said. More

Rights of the Child: ‘greater political will is needed’

  • 18/11/2019
  • President

Half the world’s children are victims of violence in some form. In Europe, a quarter of them live in poverty. These figures are as unacceptable as they are alarming,” said Liliane Maury Pasquier, opening the conference. More

Standing Committee to meet in Strasbourg

  • 15/11/2019
  • Standing Committee

The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly will meet in Strasbourg on Friday 29 November, on the occasion of the Georgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (November 2019-May 2020). More

Integrating human rights into drug policies

  • 15/11/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

According to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting in Berlin, member States should “optimise human rights protections in the implementation of drug control policies”. More

President ends official visit to Germany with praise

  • 15/11/2019
  • President

Ending an official visit to Germany, the President has praised Germany's exemplary commitment to the defence of human rights, democracy and the rule of law - the values that are at the heart of the Council of Europe. More