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PACE third part-session of 2025 (23-27 June 2025) Hearings and exchanges of views in committees/PACE network meetings and other events open to the public |
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Monday 23 June 2025 |
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights 2.15 pm – 3 pm Room 8 |
Hearing on the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearances, with the participation of: - Mr Olivier de Frouville, Director of the Paris Human Rights Center and Chair of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances; - Ms Mariat Imaeva, UKRI Network Plus Fellow at the University of Birmingham and Human Rights consultant. |
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Wednesday 25 June 2025 |
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Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence, with the contribution of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons 1 pm – 2 pm Room 7 |
Event on Preventing and combating gender-based violence against women and girls on the move, with the participation of: - Ms Régine Komokoli, former migrant, survivor of gender-based violence, activist, Departmental Councillor for Ille-et-Vilaine ; - Ms Kate Osamor, First Vice-Chair of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons; - Ms Cécile Gréboval, Senior Gender Equality Advisor, Gender Equality Division, Council of Europe; - Ms Kaye Vassallo, Project Officer, Operational Information Analysis, European Union Agency for Asylum; - Mr Denis Begic, member of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons. |
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Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination 2 pm – 4 pm Room 11 |
Hearing on Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on lessons learnt, in the framework of a report prepared by Ms Etilda Gjonaj (Albania, SOC), with the participation of: - Ms Anca Ciupa, senior manager, Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) Network (online); - Ms Pirkko Mahlamäki, Executive Committee member and Chair of the Women’s Committee of the European Disability Forum (EDF) (online); - a representative of the European Women’s Lobby. |
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Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media 3 pm – 4 pm Room 7 |
Hearing on Young people for democracy: youth perspectives in action, in the framework of the follow-up to Assembly Resolution 2553 (2024) “Strengthening the youth perspective in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly” and of the reports The role of youth in revitalising democracy, prepared by Ms Sona Ghazaryan (Armenia, ALDE) and Youth movements for democracy, prepared by Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALDE), with the participation of: - Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALDE), Youth rapporteur, Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future, Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media; - Ms Miriam Teuma, Chairperson of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ), Council of Europe; - Ms Nina Grmuša, Chairperson of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) and of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ), Council of Europe; - Mr Max Lucks (Germany, SOC), Youth Rapporteur, Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy; - Ms Naomi Cachia (Malta, SOC), Youth rapporteur, Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee); - Ms Saara-Sofia Sirén (Finland, EPP/CD), Youth Rapporteur, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights; - Ms Aurora Floridia (Italy, SOC), Youth Rapporteur, Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development; - Ms Arusyak Julhakyan (Armenia, EPP/CD, Youth Rapporteur, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons; - Ms Aysu Bankoğlu (Türkiye, SOC), Youth Rapporteur, Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination; - Ms Sona Ghazaryan (Armenia, ALDE), Youth Rapporteur, Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities. |
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Thursday 26 June 2025 |
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights 8.45 am – 9.30 am Room 8 |
Hearing on Threats to life and safety of journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan, in the framework of a report prepared by Mr Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), with the participation of: - Ms Arzu Geybullayeva, Azerbaijani journalist; - Mr Toby Collis, lawyer, European Human Rights Advocacy Centre; - Mr Ricardo Gutiérrez, Secretary General of the European Federation of Journalists. |
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy 3 pm – 4 pm Room 9 |
Exchange of views on The Parliamentary Assembly should support Kazakhstan to continue its democratic reforms, in the framework of a report prepared by - Mr Yevgeniy Kochetov, Vice Minister of Culture and Information; - Mr Kairgeldy Sakenov, Deputy Head of the Service for the Protection of Public Interests at the Prosecutor General's Office; - Mr Zhanbolat Tuganbayev, Deputy Head of the Service for Supervision of the Legality of Sentences Entered into Legal Force and Execution at the Prosecutor General's Office; - Mr Yeldos Kilymzhanov, Deputy Head of the Service for Supervision of the Legality of Pre-trial Investigation and Criminal Prosecution at the Prosecutor General's Office. |
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Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media 3 pm – 4 pm Room 6 |
Exchange of views on Socialising at schools: for an inclusive education fostering democratic values, in the framework of a report prepared by Ms Luz Martínez Seijo (Spain, SOC), with experts. Exchange of views on Preserving European rural culture and heritage, in the framework of a report prepared by Ms Zeynep Yildiz (Türkiye, NR), with experts. Exchange of views on Cooperation activities on freedom of media and disinformation with Ms Alina Tatarenko, Head of Division, Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression, DGII: Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe. |
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Sub-committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons 3 pm – 4 pm Room 8 |
Exchange of views on the Evaluation of the integration of a youth perspective in Council of Europe work, [DIO-EVA(2025)01], with the participation of: - Ms Nina Grmuša, Chairperson of the Joint Council on Youth and of the Advisory Council on Youth – proposals for reflecting youth’s perspective and enhancing youth participation in policy-making in the field of migration; - Mr Sulkhani Chargeishvili, Youth Educational Advisor, Youth Department, Council of Europe – proposals for reflecting youth’s perspective and enhancing youth participation in policy-making in the field of migration; - Mr Robert Stryk, Director of Internal Oversight, Council of Europe – key recommendations on how to enhance the integration of a youth perspective in policy-making at the Council of Europe; - Mr Malcolm Cox, Senior Evaluator, Directorate of Internal Oversight (DIO), Council of Europe - additional points on follow-up to the DIO report; - Mr Tobias Flessenkemper, Head of Youth Department, Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe - follow-up to DIO report and cooperation with PACE Youth Rapporteurs. |