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Ahead of meeting with EU counterparts, rapporteur underlines suffering of migrants separated from their families

  • 17/10/2017
  • Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

Ulla Sandbæk, rapporteur on family reunification for migrants and refugees, speaking ahead of a meeting with EU officials, has underlined the suffering that migrants can experience if they are separated from their families. More

Kyrgyzstan presidential election provides for orderly transfer of power

  • 16/10/2017
  • Election observation

The 15 October presidential election in Kyrgyzstan contributed to the strengthening of democratic institutions by providing for an orderly transfer of power from one elected president to another, the international observers concluded. More

Call for referral of Mammadov case to the Strasbourg Court ‘as soon as possible’ on question of whether Azerbaijan has failed to abide by the judgment

  • 13/10/2017
  • Bureau

The European Court of Human Rights The Bureau of the Assembly calls on High Contracting Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights to apply, as soon as possible, the procedure foreseen under Article 46.4 of the Convention in the Mammadov case. More

PACE monitors call for charges against human rights activists in Turkey to be dropped, urge their release

  • 13/10/2017
  • Monitoring

Parliamentary Assembly co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans, have reacted to the publication of the indictment against human rights activists in Turkey. More

Involving young people in the fight against corruption

  • 13/10/2017
  • Session

“Young people have an important role to play in the fight against corruption by bringing a new culture of integrity”, PACE has stated, calling on national authorities to involve youth organisations in implementing anti-corruption policies. More

Free debate on current issues

  • 13/10/2017
  • Session

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held this morning in Strasbourg a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. Fifteen parliamentarians took the floor. More