Parliamentary Assembly
Winter session, Strasbourg - 23 to 27 January 2006
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Warsaw Summit (16-17 May 2005)
The Council of Europe and ...

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Side events ...

Exhibitions



Alleged secret detentions in Council of Europe member states, the need for international condemnation of the crimes of totalitarian communist regimes, and human rights violations in the Chechen Republic were among subjects scheduled for debate during the PACE’s Winter Session

Invited personalities included, Romanian President Traian Basescu, Bulgarian Prime Minister Serguei Stanishev and the President of the Mexican Senate Jackson Ramírez. (more...)

Highlights
Communication from Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to Parliamentary Assembly (more...)
Rita Verdonk: ''The policy of return for failed asylum seekers is an important issue for all Council of Europe member states'' (more...)
Presidential election in Belarus: Lukashenko must ensure a free and fair electoral campaign (more...)
All session's news


focus
Dick Marty: highly likely that European governments were aware of ''rendition'' affecting Europe (more...)
Mr Marty's information memorandum (HTML)
Mr Marty's information memorandum (PDF)
Secret detentions: Council of Europe action so far
interview


Annelise Oeschger, President of the Conference of Council of Europe International Non-Governmental Organisations
Interview

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(as from 23 January - 3 p.m)

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