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Standing Committee to look at combating violence against women

21/02/2019
Standing Committee

The Standing Committee will meet in Paris on 1st March. After an address by Liliane Maury Pasquier, the parliamentarians will hold an exchange of views with the President of the experts on Action against Violence against Women. More

PACE rapporteurs strongly condemn death sentences issued in Jordan

21/02/2019
News

Titus Corlăţean and Mogens Jensen strongly condemn the death sentences recently issued in Jordan and call on the Jordanian authorities "not to implement any death sentence". More

Rapporteur calls on Russian authorities to drop charges against journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva

21/02/2019
Culture, Science, Education and Media

Lord George Foulkes, PACE General Rapporteur on media freedom, has expressed concern over police actions against the Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, detained over her comments on a suicide bombing. More

Conference in Helsinki on the effects of artificial intelligence on human rights, democracy and the rule of law

21/02/2019
President

Liliane Maury Pasquier will participate in a conference on the impacts of artificial intelligence on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, organised by the Council of Europe and the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers. More

Rapporteur strongly condemns death sentences issued in Gaza

21/02/2019
Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, PACE General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned the death sentences recently issued in the Hamas-run Gaza strip (Palestinian Authority). More

Basic income: a lever to create decent living conditions for all

20/02/2019
Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

“Social Justice Day is a moment to pause and think about what our society should do so that all citizens can enjoy decent living conditions. I am convinced that basic income can be part of the answer,” said Stefan Schennach. More