PACE calls for sanctions pressure on Russia over 800 crimes against Ukrainian journalists
From captivity to killings, Europe demands justice for journalists and citizen reporters risking everything under gunpoint.
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Ukrainian human rights defender Maksym Butkevych shortlisted for Václav Havel Prize
One of Ukraine’s leading voices on human rights spent 913 days in Russian prison.
Georgia quits PACE over calls for new elections and political prisoner release
Georgia's pro-Russian ruling party announced it is suspending participation in the Assembly.
PACE: Putin illegitimate, Russian Orthodox Church propaganda instrument
The Russian Orthodox Church, led by Patriarch Kirill, has been denounced as an "ideological extension" of Vladimir Putin's "totalitarian regime" in a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
PACE adopts resolution to use Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction
PACE adopts resolution to facilitate Ukraine's reconstruction using frozen Russian assets for an international compensation fund and establishing a claims commission.
Fraud, coercion, 90%+ for Putin: how Russia staged a sham election in occupied Ukraine
After Russia reported impossible turnouts amid "voting" under gunpoint in a land that is not it own, Ukraine is calling on the world to declare Putin an illegitimate president
Council of Europe’s parliament supports Ukraine’s accession to NATO
On 22 June, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution that supports Ukraine's…
PACE recognizes forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia as genocide
In Strasbourg, a resolution entitled "Deportations and Forced Displacements of Ukrainian Children and Other Civilians to the Russian…
Win for Ukraine as PACE adopts strong resolution in support of Crimean Tatars persecuted by Russia
1. To begin with, a PACE resolution focusing on the issue of Russia-occupied Crimea and the rights of…
PACE’s Russian restoration is a disconnect between Europe’s East and West
Following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe…
Russia’s occupation of Crimea, Donbas war not “serious violations” in Council of Europe’s new sanctions procedure
On 5 February, the Council of Europe announced that it was finally ready to punish the worst offenders.…
Consequences of restoring Russia’s voting rights in PACE
What the confirmation of Russia’s voting right means Yelyzaveta Yasko, head of the Ukrainian Delegation to PACE, names…
President of Memorial: Russian rights activists who backed Russia’s return to PACE repeated error of liberals in 1993
The capitulation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to the Russian Federation has taken place…
Freeing Ukrainian Navy sailor POWs part of West’s deal to return Russia to PACE – media
In November 2018, Russia attacked three Ukrainian warships heading to their port in the Azov Sea and took…
Russia scores important victory over Ukraine
The decision by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to readmit the Russian delegation to…
Russia’s return to PACE is bad news for the human rights situation in Russia – Nikolai Polozov
The Russian delegation's return to PACE without fulfilling the obligations imposed by the resolutions of this organization, as…
Europe is for sale and Putin is buying
Two days ago, the Council of Europe voted to ignore its own warnings about Russian aggression and human…
When corruption penetrates the very marrow of European institutions
Today, everything’s happening in broad daylight… but, it’s still a story of gross corruption. Indeed, a more dangerous…
Seven delegations join in demarche as PACE lifts all sanctions on Russian delegation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has voted to accept the Russian delegation, which was sanctioned…
PACE destroys sanctions mechanism, allowing return of Russian delegation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a decision to change its sanctions mechanism, in which…