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Ombudsman Moskalkova welcomes PACE decision to ratify Russia’s credentials

Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to ratify credentials of the Russian delegation and called it balanced and consistent.

13:44 27.06.2019

PACE rapporteur concerned over proposed amendments to Russia’s NGO law

Yves Cruchten, a PACE rapporteur, has expressed concern in connection with the State Duma’s (Russia’s parliament lower house) recent proposal to further amend a federal law on NGOs.

14:59 05.05.2016

PACE President urges to release Ukrainian ex-military navigator Savchenko

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt has pushed for release of Ukrainian retired officer Nadezhda Savchenko sentenced to 22 years in prison for involvement in the murder of Russian journalists and illegal border crossing.

14:53 18.04.2016

Refusal to let Savchenko go to PACE session upheld

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by ex-Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko the investigative officer’s refusal to let her attend PACE sessions.

15:16 06.05.2015

PACE confirms Savchenko’s absolute immunity - lawyer

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has confirmed that ex-Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, as a delegate from Ukraine, is immune to prosecution.

13:27 06.05.2015

Savchenko appeals against refusal to let her go to PACE session

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko has filed with the Moscow City Court an appeal challenging the investigative officer’s refusal to let her attend a PACE session.

12:53 17.03.2015

Complaint against denial to let Savchenko go to PACE session moved to March

The Basmanny District Court has postponed until March 4 the hearing of a complaint filed by Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko against the investigative officer’s refusal to let her attend a PACE session.

12:57 19.02.2015

Russian lawmakers to consider declaration on 1989 'annexation of East Germany'

Sergei Naryshkin, the speaker of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, has asked the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs to look into the possibility of adopting a declaration which denounces the reunification of Germany in 1989.

14:18 28.01.2015

PACE president asks Naryshkin to help release Ukrainian pilot Savchenko

Anne Brasseur, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has asked chairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin for his assistance in releasing Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from jail.

14:18 21.01.2015

Savchenko claims her request to attend PACE session ignored

Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands charged with complicity in the murder of Russian journalists alleges that her request to attend a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg was ignored by investigators.

17:47 19.01.2015

PACE deprives Russia of voting rights until 2015

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has deprived the Russian delegation of its right to vote until 2015 in connection with Crimea's recent accession to the Russian Federation.

15:54 10.04.2014

Snowden to participate in PACE hearing from Moscow Tuesday

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will testify before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) parliamentary hearing on mass surveillance live via video link Tuesday afternoon from Moscow, the organization announced.

13:40 08.04.2014

PACE committee to invite Snowden, US officials to speak on mass surveillance

A committee within the Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to invite NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to its headquarters in April to debate mass surveillance and whistleblowing with US officials.

17:14 29.01.2014

Russia’s delegation criticizes PACE Magnitsky case report

A report by Swiss PACE member Andreas Gross on the Magnitsky case contains many inaccuracies according to Russia’s delegate, Leonid Slutsky, who spoke during a discussion of the document.

16:20 28.01.2014

PACE urges protection of whistleblowers from retaliation

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, as long as they acted in good faith and followed procedures in disclosing state secrets.

17:40 02.10.2013

Speaker of Russian Duma invites PACE members to check out Moscow gay clubs

State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin invited members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to visit Moscow’s gay clubs, in order to to see first-hand that the rights of sexual minorities are not being violated.

17:24 01.10.2013

PACE Committee urges full investigation of Magnitsky's death

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights has urged Russian authorities to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Hermitage Capital Fund auditor Sergei Magnitsky, PACE announced Wednesday.

19:17 04.09.2013

NGO law needs to be reviewed - PACE co-rapporteur for Russia

PACE co-rapporteur Dora Bakoyannis called for a thorough analysis of Russias "foreign agents" law at a Thursday meeting with members of Russia's upper house in Moscow.

12:15 04.07.2013

Politicians should not be prosecuted for decisions they made - PACE rapporteur

Politicians should be protected from criminal prosecution based on their political decisions, said rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Mr Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands).

14:26 28.06.2013

PACE rapporteur calls on countries to observe human rights during rallies

PACE rapporteur Arcadio Diaz Tejera (Spain) is concerned about the consequences of the recent protests in Turkey and has called on the Council of Europe to work out principles for observing human rights while maintaining law and order during public protests and rallies.

15:27 27.06.2013