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Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination: ‘the public inquiry set up by the government is making real progress'

  • 14/02/2020
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands, EPP/CD) “I would like to thank the Maltese authorities for our frank, open and constructive discussions”, said Pieter Omtzigt, rapporteur on Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination at the end of his two-day visit to Malta. More

Rapporteur calls on Russian authorities to urgently investigate attack on journalist and lawyer in Chechnya

  • 14/02/2020
  • Culture, Science, Education and Media

Stefan Schennach, rapporteur on media freedom and the safety of journalists, has expressed concern over the attack perpetrated against the investigative journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Marina Dubrovina. More

Standing Committee meets in Paris

  • 13/02/2020
  • Standing Committee

The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will meet in Paris on Friday 6 March 2020. Rik Daems, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, will open the meeting. More

Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination: Pieter Omtzigt returns to Malta

  • 13/02/2020
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Pieter Omtzigt, PACE rapporteur on “Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges”, will visit Malta from 13 to 14 February. More

Despite large number of candidates, Azerbaijan elections lacked genuine competition and choice, observers say

  • 10/02/2020
  • Election observation

The restrictive legislation and political environment prevented genuine competition in Azerbaijan’s early parliamentary elections, international observers said in a preliminary statement published today. More

'Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation', PACE rapporteur recalls

  • 06/02/2020
  • Equality and Non-Discrimination

On the occasion of the International day of 'zero tolerance for female genital mutilation', Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo reaffirms that the Council of Europe firmly condemns all forms of violence against women. More