Broad public trust in Armenian elections needs to be preserved through further electoral reforms
- 10/12/2018
- Election observation
The 9 December early parliamentary elections in Armenia were held with respect for fundamental freedoms and enjoyed broad public trust that needs to be preserved through further electoral reforms, the international observers concluded today More
New guidelines for fair referendums
- 11/12/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
PACE’s Political Affairs Committee today unanimously adopted a draft resolution aimed at updating the Venice Commission’s Code of Good Practice on Referendums, following, in particular, the increasing use of referendums. More
Rules Committee clarifies the list of possible "sanctions" in the event of a challenge to credentials
- 10/12/2018
- Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
In the event of a challenge to the credentials of a national delegation, the Parliamentary Assembly may not question the right of Assembly members to take part in the election of senior Council of Europe officials. More
President calls for ‘a new momentum’ for achieving gender equality, cites good practice
- 10/12/2018
- President
Achieving genuine gender equality in practice is “both necessary and possible” and is a matter of political will, Parliamentary Assembly President Liliane Maury Pasquier has told a conference in Tallinn. More
A PACE delegation at the UN ponders how to uphold common values in challenging times
- 11/12/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
New challenges to human rights and the need to strengthen co-operation between the Council of Europe and the UN were the focus of discussions as a PACE delegation met high-level UN officials this week. More
Liliane Maury Pasquier pays tribute to Ludmilla Alexeeva
- 08/12/2018
- President
Liliane Maury Pasquier, today paid tribute to Ludmilla Alexeeva, a long-time Russian human rights defender and winner of the 2015 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize Václav Havel, who died in Moscow today. More
PACE President reflects on 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 10/12/2018
- President
On 10 December 1948, the 58 member states that constituted the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It has notably inspired the European Convention on Human Rights. More
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