Standing Committee to look at combating violence against women
- 21/02/2019
- Standing Committee
The Standing Committee will meet in Paris on 1st March. After an address by Liliane Maury Pasquier, the parliamentarians will hold an exchange of views with the President of the experts on Action against Violence against Women. More
PACE rapporteurs strongly condemn death sentences issued in Jordan
- 21/02/2019
- News
Titus Corlăţean and Mogens Jensen strongly condemn the death sentences recently issued in Jordan and call on the Jordanian authorities "not to implement any death sentence". More
Rapporteur calls on Russian authorities to drop charges against journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva
- 21/02/2019
- Culture, Science, Education and Media
Lord George Foulkes, PACE General Rapporteur on media freedom, has expressed concern over police actions against the Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, detained over her comments on a suicide bombing. More
Conference in Helsinki on the effects of artificial intelligence on human rights, democracy and the rule of law
- 21/02/2019
- President
Liliane Maury Pasquier will participate in a conference on the impacts of artificial intelligence on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, organised by the Council of Europe and the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers. More
Rapporteur strongly condemns death sentences issued in Gaza
- 21/02/2019
- Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Titus Corlăţean, PACE General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned the death sentences recently issued in the Hamas-run Gaza strip (Palestinian Authority). More
Basic income: a lever to create decent living conditions for all
- 20/02/2019
- Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“Social Justice Day is a moment to pause and think about what our society should do so that all citizens can enjoy decent living conditions. I am convinced that basic income can be part of the answer,” said Stefan Schennach. More
PACE to observe the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova
- 15/02/2019
- Election observation
A PACE delegation will travel to the Republic of Moldova from 22 to 25 February to observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA, the EP and the OSCE-ODIHR. More
- Rapporteur calls on Polish Public Television to withdraw its suit against Ombudsman
- Is the EBRD’s model of promoting democracy through investment having any effect?
- Russia monitors express concern at sentencing of Jehovah’s Witness for ‘extremism’
