PACE Standing Committee to discuss international moratorium on the death
penalty
Strasbourg, 14.03.2007 – The Standing Committee of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will meet in Paris on Friday 16 March. A
current affairs debate on the promotion by Council of Europe member
states of an international moratorium on the death penalty (*) and a
debate on the United States of America and international law are among
the highlights of the agenda.
The Standing Committee acts on behalf of the Assembly between plenary
sessions, bringing together some 80 parliamentarians from the Council of
Europe’s 46 member states.
Following the opening of the meeting by PACE President René van der
Linden, the committee will hold an exchange of views with Göran
Lennmarker, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
The agenda also includes debates on the situation of women in the
Caucasus, management of electronic and solid waste, respect for the
principle of gender equality in civil law, the role of ethical and
solidarity-based financing and responsible consumption in social
cohesion as well as professional training of journalists.
Link to the draft agenda of the meeting (PDF format)
< Agenda/EAgenda070316.PDF>
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The meeting, which is open to the press, takes place from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Friday 16 March in the French National Assembly (room 6217) 126,
rue de l’Université, Paris.
Contact:
Micaela Catalano, Head of the PACE Communication Unit, mobile phone: +33
6 08 56 40 65.
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(*) Debate requested by the Italian delegation, subject to a decision to
hold the debate by the Standing Committee.
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