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News on the work of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Strasbourg, France
Joined June 2016
Bel évènement organisé par @CNDHMaroc pour la journée mondiale contre la peine de mort, démontrant la vitalité de la société civile marocaine. Avec la participation de Clare Ovey, Directrice des droits humains @CoEHumanRights et Gala Veldhoen, Rap.Générale @PACE_LegalHR. Merci !
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Ravis @CoEHumanRights d'annoncer le lancement d'un projet de coopération sur l'abolition de la peine de mort avec @CNDHMaroc à l'occasion de la journée mondiale contre la peine de mort ! https://t.co/lEF5Q39EZn
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“There is no evidence that the death penalty deters crime — it only makes miscarriages of justice irreversible,” said PACE General Rapporteur Gala Veldhoen, calling for its universal abolition ahead of #WorldDayAgainstDeathPenalty. 🔗More: https://t.co/yCnhsP38R9
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🗣️🇹🇳 “Every death sentence is one too many. Punishing someone with death for criticising the president online violates free speech and human dignity. I call on Tunisia to reconsider this cruel decision.” — @PACE_News rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty @GalaVeldhoen.
Tunisian sentenced to death for Facebook posts criticising president https://t.co/SxEyKA0kON
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🗣️ @PACE_News General Rapporteur for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, @GalaVeldhoen: „I am shocked to hear that Kyrgyzstan, PACE’s partner for democracy, will be reintroducing the death penalty. I call on the authorities to reconsider this regressive step.”
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“Russia must make full reparation for all the damage, loss or injury caused,” PACE said today, welcoming the finalisation of a draft @CoE convention which establishes an international claims commission for Ukraine. More: https://t.co/OHaAJlX10e
#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
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Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym Butkevych has been awarded the 2025 Václav Havel Prize. Two other journalists, from Georgia and Azerbaijan, were runners-up for the Prize, which honours action to defend human rights worldwide. #TheirCourageOurRights
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With tests confirming that Alexei @navalny died from poisoning, listen as he calmly explains - in this 2020 interview with PACE rapporteur @JMaireofficiel - why the Russian regime chooses this method... [from 1:47] https://t.co/z3H9UFJQS1
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"Vladimir Putin's regime assassinated Alexei @navalny" says PACE General Rapporteur on political prisoners Azadeh Rojhan in a statement following @yulia_navalnaya's confirmation that independent laboratory tests show he was poisoned. Read in full: https://t.co/o8td5irOfK
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The convictions of @AbzasMedia journalists in #Azerbaijan are "part of a continuing pattern of pressure against independent media" in the country, says PACE rapporteur Christophe Lacroix, urging their release. Read his full statement: https://t.co/PlK5eoFpbT
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Noting the increasing level of repression against journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan, rapporteur Christophe Lacroix (🇧🇪, @socpace) presents an information note on recent developments in that State, including the sentencing of Abzas Media staff to prison terms.
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Following the adoption of @EerikNKross report on legal aspects of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, @jowicz provides an update on recent developments related to holding Russia accountable, including the Special Tribunal and the International Claims Commission.
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The Committee begins its meeting today by discussing Vladimir Vardanyan’s introductory memorandum on the need to modernise International Humanitarian Law. Proposals aim at safeguarding the very idea of humanity in times of war.
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📢 The shortlist for the #HavelPrize2025 is out! 🔹 Mzia Amaghlobeli (#Georgia) 🔹 Maksym Butkevych (#Ukraine) 🔹 Ulvi Hasanli (#Azerbaijan) Winner to be announced at #PACEautumn2025 session on 29 September in Strasbourg. Read more:
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The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the...
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The first session of the Consultative Assembly, later to become the Parliamentary Assembly @PACE_News, was held #OnThisDay in 1949, in the hall of Strasbourg University.
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🇺🇦✊“Not an end, but a beginning,” @PACE_President welcomes a historic @ECHR_CEDH judgment in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia. More: https://t.co/7F7HAEbrsw
#ECHR #Ukraine #MH17
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PACE President welcomes a historic ECHR judgment in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia
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Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), today made the following statement: “On the eve of the eleventh anniversary of the downing of Malaysia...
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