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Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination: rapporteur visits Malta

  • 22/10/2018
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands, EPP/CD) Pieter Omtzigt, who is preparing a report on “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges”, arrives in Malta today for a fact-finding visit. More

PACE rapporteur reacts to abduction and abuse of Oleg Kozlovsky in Ingushetia

  • 17/10/2018
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

“I am outraged by the abduction and violent abuse of Oleg Kozlovsky, apparently by the Ingushetian police. Russia must urgently investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice,” said Mr Schwabe. More

Committee again urges Russia to release Ukrainian citizens detained on politically-motivated charges

  • 10/10/2018
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights has again urged Russia to release all Ukrainian citizens detained on its territory or in Crimea on “politically motivated or fabricated charges”. More

Greater commitment is needed for the universal abolition of capital punishment

  • 10/10/2018
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

On the occasion of the 16th World Day against the Death Penalty, the Committee on Legal Affairs reaffirms its commitment to fighting for the universal abolition of capital punishment. More

Hearing on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

  • 08/10/2018
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The Parliamentary Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee today held a hearing on “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges”. More

National parliaments as guarantors of human rights in Europe – new handbook published

  • 08/10/2018
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

A handbook for parliamentarians from all over Europe published today by the PACE sets out ways and means to protect and implement human rights, within a democracy underpinned by the rule of law. More