Doc. 10733

28 October 2005

Council of Europe Human Rights Prize

Written question No 477 to the Committee of Ministers

presented by Mr Jaskiernia

      Referring to the Assembly's Recommendation 1462 (2000) on the Council of Europe Human Rights Prize and Reply from the Committee of Ministers thereto, indicating that the Secretary General was invited to prepare a draft new resolution concerning the Human Rights Prize;

      Considering the Council of Europe Human Rights Prize as an important contribution to raising awareness of the Council of Europe's efforts in the human rights field,

      To ask the Committee of Ministers,

      What is being done to reform and re-launch the Council of Europe Human Rights Prize in line with the Assembly's Recommendation and Committee of Ministers decision of 2001.

Signed ¹:

JASKIERNIA, Jerzy, Poland, SOC

¹        SOC: Socialist Group

      EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party

      ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

      EDG: European Democratic Group

      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left

      NR: not registered in a group