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PACE rapporteur condemns execution in Belarus

  • 17/06/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned the execution of Aliaksandr Zhylnikau. “I deeply regret this execution, despite the appeals of many,” he said. More

PACE rapporteur welcomes abolition of the death penalty in New Hampshire

  • 05/06/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Titus Corlăţean, General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly on the abolition of the death penalty, has welcomed the decision of the state of New Hampshire in the United States to abolish the death penalty in the state. More

Committee demands urgent constitutional reform in Malta, warning of ‘extremely weak checks and balances’

  • 29/05/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The rule of law in Malta is seriously undermined by the extreme weakness of its system of checks and balances, the Legal Affairs Committee has concluded, approving a report by Pieter Omtzigt. More

Citing ‘serious concerns’, committee calls for re-opening of Nemtsov murder investigation

  • 28/05/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The Legal Affairs Committee has called on the Russian authorities to “re-open and continue” their investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, listing a number of “serious concerns” over its independence and effectiveness. More

Belarus: members denounced the judgment confirming the death sentence of Aliaksandr Asipovich

  • 16/05/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and the Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee, denounced the judgment of the Supreme Court of Belarus confirming the death sentence of Aliaksandr Asipovich. More

Hearing on “Daphne Caruana’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges”

  • 09/04/2019
  • Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The hearing on “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges” took place at 9am in Room 1 of the Council of Europe. More