Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly
Synopsis No 2001/069
11 June 2001
The
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting in Paris on 5 June 2001
with Mr Jansson, then Mr Magnusson, in the Chair, as regards:
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Structures, procedures and
means of the European Court of Human Rights (Rapporteur: Mrs Nabholz-Haidegger,
Switzerland, LDR): held an exchange of views with Mr Luzius Wildhaber, President
of the European Court of Human Rights, considered an introductory memorandum
submitted by the Rapporteur and authorised her to meet the members of the
Evaluation Group in Strasbourg;
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Abolition of the death penalty in Council of Europe observer States
(Rapporteur: Mrs Wohlwend, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD): considered, amended and
adopted a draft resolution, a draft recommendation and a draft order submitted
by the Rapporteur, with a view to a debate during the June 2001 part-session;
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Draft Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Rapporteur: Mr Dreyfus-Schmidt,
France, SOC): considered, amended and adopted a draft opinion submitted by the
Rapporteur, with a view to a debate during the June 2001 part-session;
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Transfer of sentenced persons (Rapporteur: Mr Enright, Ireland, EPP/CD): considered and adopted a
draft recommendation submitted by the Rapporteur, with a view to a debate during
the June 2001 part-session;
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Draft European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage
and draft Protocol on the Protection of Television Productions (Rapporteur
for opinion: Mrs Gülek, Turkey, SOC): considered and approved an opinion
submitted by the Rapporteur;
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A
campaign against trafficking in children to put a stop to the East European
route: the example of Moldova (Rapporteur
for opinion: Mrs Nabholz-Haidegger, Switzerland, LDR): considered a report submitted by the Social, Health and Family
Affairs Committee, and decided to appoint Mr Jaskiernia (Poland, SOC) as
Rapporteur to replace Mrs Nabholz-Haidegger, at her request;
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Situation in Belarus (Rapporteur
for opinion: Mr Svoboda, Czech Republic, EPP/CD): in the absence of the
Rapporteur, was informed about the joint visit of its Rapporteur and of the
Rapporteur and Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee, foreseen for 1
and 2 July 2001, in order to look into the situation in the country and the
organisation of the presidential election to take place in September 2001;
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Social consequences of and responses to drug misuse in member
States: considered a report
submitted by the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee and appointed
Mr Marty (Switzerland, LDR) as Rapporteur for opinion;
- Joint
Working Group on Chechnya (Representatives
of the Committee: Mr Bindig, Mrs Nabholz-Haidegger and Mr Spindelegger): heard a
statement by Mrs Nabholz-Haidegger on the second meeting of the Joint Working
Group (Prague, 24-25 May 2001) and held an exchange of views on the situation in
Chechnya;
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Sub-Committee on Human Rights
(Chairperson: Mrs Wohlwend, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD): heard a report by its
Chairperson on the meeting of the Sub-Committee held in Salzburg on 30-31
May 2001;
- Political prisoners in Azerbaijan (Rapporteur:
Mr Clerfayt, Belgium, LDR): authorised its Rapporteur to meet in
Strasbourg the experts appointed by the Secretary General of the Council of
Europe;
- Freedom of religion and religious
minorities in France
(Rapporteur: Mr Akçali, Turkey, EDG): asked its Rapporteur to submit
to it at one of its meetings during the June 2001 part-session a copy of the
French proposition for a law to reinforce the prevention and repression of
groups of a sectarian character which infringe human rights and fundamental
freedoms;
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Sub-Committee on Penal Law and Criminology: appointed
Mr Akçali (Turkey, EDG) as a titular member;
- Next
meetings:
Plenary Committee:
.
Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s June 2001 part-session
.
La Haye (Netherlands), 10-11
September 2001
Sub-Committee on Human Rights:
.
Strasbourg, 21-22 June
2001 (on the occasion of the First World Congress against the Death Penalty)
.
Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s June 2001 part-session
Sub-Committee on Penal Law and
Criminology:
.
Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s June 2001 part-session
Sub-Committee
on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights:
. Strasbourg, 25 June 2001 at
the end of the sitting
Allard
A. Plate, Danielle Coin, Tanja Kleinsorge, David Cupina
