The Presidents of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova to address PACE winter session
- 17/01/2020
- Session
At its winter session from 27 to 31 January, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will elect its new President and hear addresses by the Presidents of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova. More
Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2020: call for nominations
- 15/01/2020
- Prizes
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, has today issued a call for nominations for the 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. More
PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Azerbaijan
- 16/01/2020
- Election of Judges
A PACE delegation is to make a pre-electoral visit to Azerbaijan on 22-23 January to assess the election campaign and political climate ahead of the 9 February early parliamentary elections. More
Albania: rapporteurs welcome agreement between opposition and ruling majority on electoral reform
- 15/01/2020
- Monitoring
The monitoring co-rapporteurs for Albania welcomed the agreement reached between the main opposition parties, the parliamentary opposition and the ruling majority on the framework of co-operation on electoral reform. More
Rapporteur condemns exclusion of candidates from Azerbaijani elections as ‘undemocratic’
- 14/01/2020
- Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Sunna Ævarsdottir, rapporteur on ‘reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan’, today condemned the exclusion of Ilgar Mammadov and other potential candidates from the parliamentary elections on 9 February. More
Rapporteur congratulates new Maltese Prime Minister, urges prioritisation of the rule of law
- 13/01/2020
- Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pieter Omtzigt, rapporteur on ‘Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond’, responded to the appointment of Robert Abela as Prime Minister of Malta, following his election. More
Rapporteur condemns two death sentences issued in Belarus
- 13/01/2020
- Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Titus Corlăţean, Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has denounced a judgment of the Mahilyow Court pronouncing death sentences for brothers Kostev, for stabbing to death their former school teacher. More
