All texts and votes

Lord Richard BALFE

Member of the House of Lords
House of Lords

GB - SW1A 0PW
London
United Kingdom

News

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02/10/2019 | Session | Independence and common standards for Ombudsman institutions.
09/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights | Committee backs new principles aimed at ensuring Ombudspersons stay independent.
22/06/2016 | Session | States must not abuse administrative detention.

Reports and committee opinions

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18/10/2021 | Doc. 15394 | Report Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Geneva conventions: the contribution of the Council of Europe to the increasing synergy between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.
20/08/2019 | Doc. 14953 | Report Ombudsman institutions in Europe - the need for a set of common standards.
08/04/2019 | Doc. 14862 | Committee Opinion Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.
06/06/2016 | Doc. 14079 | Report Administrative detention.

Motions, Written Declarations or Questions

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09/02/2022 | Doc. 15417 | Written declaration Possible liquidation of the civil organisation International Memorial by the Russian Government

02/12/2021 | Doc. 15417 | Written declaration Possible liquidation of the civil organisation International Memorial by the Russian Government

01/09/2020 | Doc. 15131 | Motion for a resolution Urgent need for electoral reform in Belarus

01/09/2020 | Doc. 15130 | Motion for a resolution Call for an inclusive national political process in Belarus

27/03/2020 | Doc. 15094 | Motion for a resolution COVID-19 – an effective and human rights-compliant response

29/01/2020 | Doc. 15053 | Motion for a resolution Exploiting children in rural sectors of coffee and cocoa

04/10/2019 | Doc. 14988 | Motion for a resolution Parliamentary Assembly contribution to the establishment of an observatory of history to promote the common values of Greater Europe and peace

02/10/2019 | Doc. 14978 | Written declaration The challenge of Sustainable Development Goals, call for parliamentarian action

07/03/2019 | Doc. 14839 | Motion for a resolution Legal aspects of "autonomous" vehicles

24/01/2019 | Doc. 14818 | Motion for a resolution Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors

22/01/2019 | Doc. 14810 | Motion for a resolution Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment

26/06/2018 | Doc. 14587 | Motion for a resolution Drug policy and human rights in Europe: a baseline study

26/04/2018 | Doc. 14546 | Motion for a resolution Reception and integration of refugees in Jordan: an example for Europe

25/01/2018 | Doc. 14489 | Motion for a resolution The treatment of people with autism and their families

23/01/2018 | Doc. 14477 | Motion for a resolution Jewish cultural heritage preservation

23/01/2018 | Doc. 14478 | Motion for a resolution Concerted action on human trafficking

23/01/2018 | Doc. 14479 | Motion for a resolution Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges

18/12/2017 | Doc. 14458 | Motion for a resolution Towards a system of monitoring and regulation to counter misinformation in and manipulation by social media

15/11/2017 | Doc. 14441 | Motion for a resolution Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards

30/06/2017 | Doc. 14383 | Motion for dismissal Dismissal of Mr Pedro Agramunt, President of the Parliamentary Assembly

29/06/2017 | Doc. 14371 | Motion for a resolution Out-of-court settlement procedures in criminal justice: advantages and risks

29/06/2017 | Doc. 14373 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring greater follow-up of CPT recommendations: enhanced role of PACE and of national parliaments

03/05/2017 | Doc. 14315 | Motion for a resolution Extradition requests and the abuse of process

26/04/2017 | Doc. 14299 | Motion for a resolution A commitment to introduce rules to ensure fair referendums in Council of Europe member States

25/04/2017 | Doc. 14295 | Motion for a resolution Sergei Magnitsky and beyond – fighting impunity by targeted sanctions

31/01/2017 | Doc. 14263 | Motion for a resolution Consequences on international law of the decision from the American Congress to allow victims’ families of 9/11 to sue Saudi Arabia

25/01/2017 | Doc. 14253 | Motion for a resolution Alexander Adamescu and the abuse of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW)

24/01/2017 | Doc. 14245 | Written declaration Alexander Adamescu and the abuse of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW)

24/01/2017 | Doc. 14246 | Motion for a resolution Labour migration from Eastern Europe and its impact on socio-demographic processes in these countries

27/01/2016 | Doc. 13965 | Motion for a resolution Compatibility of Sharia law with the European Convention on Human Rights: can States Parties to the Convention be signatories of the “Cairo Declaration”?

06/10/2015 | Doc. 13906 | Motion for a resolution Towards a European Earned Citizenship Programme for refugees

21/04/2015 | Doc. 13761 | Motion for a resolution Mr Dan Adamescu and the right to a fair trial

08/04/2015 | Doc. 13746 | Motion for a resolution When human rights provide protection to individuals who represent a threat to national security

23/01/2015 | Doc. 13675 | Motion for a recommendation The allocation of seats in the Parliamentary Assembly with respect to Turkey

08/04/2014 | Doc. 13484 | Motion for a resolution Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe: What follow-up on respect for human rights?

Votes (from electronic voting system)

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30/09/2021 | Resolution 2404 | Instrumentalised migration pressure on the borders of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland with Belarus

28/09/2021 | Recommendation 2210 | Socio-economic inequalities in Europe: time to restore social trust by strengthening social rights

28/09/2021 | Resolution 2393 | Socio-economic inequalities in Europe: time to restore social trust by strengthening social rights

04/10/2019 | Resolution 2310 | Labour migration from eastern Europe and its impact on socio-demographic processes in these countries

04/10/2019 | Recommendation 2165 | The preservation of the Jewish cultural heritage

04/10/2019 | Resolution 2309 | The preservation of the Jewish cultural heritage

02/10/2019 | Recommendation 2163 | Ombudsman institutions in Europe – The need for a set of common standards

02/10/2019 | Resolution 2301 | Ombudsman institutions in Europe – The need for a set of common standards

01/10/2019 | Recommendation 2162 | Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe

26/06/2019 | Recommendation 2158 | Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach

26/06/2019 | Resolution 2291 | Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach

25/06/2019 | Resolution 2288 | Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2020-2021

25/06/2019 | Opinion 297 | Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2020-2021

24/06/2019 | Resolution 2287 | Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting

11/04/2019 | Recommendation 2155 | The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done

11/04/2019 | Resolution 2280 | The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done

11/04/2019 | Recommendation 2154 | Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering

11/04/2019 | Resolution 2279 | Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering

24/01/2019 | Resolution 2259 | The escalation of tensions around the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and threats to European security

22/01/2019 | Resolution 2251 | Updating guidelines to ensure fair referendums in Council of Europe member States

10/10/2018 | Resolution 2237 | Regulating foreign funding of Islam in Europe in order to prevent radicalisation and Islamophobia

10/10/2018 | Resolution 2238 | Radicalisation of migrants and diaspora communities in Europe

26/06/2018 | Recommendation 2133 | Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States

26/06/2018 | Resolution 2225 | Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States

24/04/2018 | Resolution 2211 | Funding of the terrorist group Daesh: lessons learned

23/01/2018 | Resolution 2197 | The case for a basic citizenship income

23/01/2018 | Recommendation 2119 | Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine

23/01/2018 | Resolution 2198 | Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine

10/10/2017 | Resolution 2182 | Follow-up to Resolution 1903 (2012): promoting and strengthening transparency, accountability and integrity of Parliamentary Assembly members

27/06/2017 | Recommendation 2106 | Parliamentary scrutiny over corruption: parliamentary cooperation with the investigative media

27/06/2017 | Resolution 2171 | Parliamentary scrutiny over corruption: parliamentary cooperation with the investigative media

27/06/2017 | Recommendation 2107 | The situation in Belarus

27/06/2017 | Resolution 2172 | The situation in Belarus

27/06/2017 | Recommendation 2105 | Promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption

27/06/2017 | Resolution 2170 | Promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption

25/04/2017 | Resolution 2156 | The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

25/01/2017 | Recommendation 2098 | Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate

25/01/2017 | Resolution 2144 | Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate

22/06/2016 | Resolution 2121 | The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

22/06/2016 | Resolution 2122 | Administrative detention

30/09/2015 | Resolution 2075 | Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

30/09/2015 | Recommendation 2079 | Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

29/09/2015 | Resolution 2072 | After Dublin – the urgent need for a real European asylum system

29/09/2015 | Resolution 2073 | Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges

29/09/2015 | Recommendation 2078 | Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges

25/06/2015 | Resolution 2068 | Towards a new European Social Model

25/06/2015 | Resolution 2067 | Missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine

25/06/2015 | Recommendation 2076 | Missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine

24/06/2015 | Resolution 2063 | Consideration of the annulment of the previously ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation (follow-up to paragraph 16 of Resolution 2034 (2015))

24/06/2015 | Resolution 2064 | Situation in Hungary following the adoption of Assembly Resolution 1941 (2013)

23/06/2015 | Resolution 2062 | The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan

23/04/2015 | Recommendation 2069 | Drones and targeted killings: the need to uphold human rights and international law

23/04/2015 | Resolution 2053 | The reform of football governance

21/04/2015 | Resolution 2045 | Mass surveillance

21/04/2015 | Recommendation 2067 | Mass surveillance

21/04/2015 | Resolution 2047 | Humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group known as “Islamic State”

21/04/2015 | Opinion 288 | Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2016-2017

21/04/2015 | Resolution 2046 | Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2016-2017

29/01/2015 18:24:18 | Resolution 2036 | Tackling intolerance and discrimination in Europe with a special focus on Christians

27/01/2015 17:54:03 | Recommendation 2060 | The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union

27/01/2015 17:52:16 | Resolution 2029 | The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union

27/01/2015 16:27:44 | Resolution 2028 | The humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons

02/10/2014 | Resolution 2019 | The honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania

02/10/2014 | Resolution 2018 | The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (October 2013-September 2014)