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Two rapporteurs condemn the latest alleged murder, torture and illegal detention of LGBTI persons in Chechnya

  • 15/01/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Frank Schwabe and Piet De Bruyn today condemned the recent alleged attacks on the LGBTI community in Chechnya, during which two people were reportedly tortured to death and around forty detained by the authorities. More

Two rapporteurs condemn the latest alleged murder, torture and illegal detention of LGBTI persons in Chechnya

  • 15/01/2019
  • Equality and Non-Discrimination

Frank Schwabe and Piet De Bruyn today condemned the recent alleged attacks on the LGBTI community in Chechnya, during which two people were reportedly tortured to death and around forty detained by the authorities. More

Winter Session: Finnish President to address the Assembly

  • 14/01/2019
  • Session

On the occasion of the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg (21-25 January 2019), the President of Finland will deliver a speech. More

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019: call for nominations

  • 14/01/2019
  • Prizes

Vaclav Havel © Shutterstock The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, has today issued a call for nominations for the 2019 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. More

Following refugee death, rapporteur urges end to ‘inhuman’ conditions for asylum seekers in Greece

  • 10/01/2019
  • Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

“Catastrophic humanitarian standards combined with snowfall and freezing temperatures are again threatening asylum seekers in several Greek refugee camps,” said Petra De Sutter. More

Azerbaijan: co-rapporteurs call upon authorities to review Mehman Huseynov’s case

  • 04/01/2019
  • Monitoring

Sir Roger Gale and Stefan Schennach expressed their deep concern at the new charges brought against an anti-corruption Azerbaijani blogger and Chairman of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety. More