The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on all member states and their observers to set up an international criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian politicians and soldiers who are alleged to have committed war crimes in Ukraine.
The parliament said in a statement on Thursday that it had unanimously adopted a resolution on “the urgent establishment of an ad hoc international criminal court, with a mandate to investigate and prosecute the crime of the attack allegedly committed by political and military leadership of the Russian Federation “.
The Assembly expresses its disgust at the widespread reports of the use of sexual abuse and torture as weapons of war.
It proposes that the International Criminal Court be set up in Strasbourg, possibly in cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights.
What is the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
The Strasbourg Parliamentary Assembly is an institution of the Council of Europe (not to be confused with the European Council of the European Union) and consists of 324 members from the national parliaments of its 47 member states. It held its first Session on 10 August 1949 with the aim of promoting the objectives of the Council of Europe, namely the defense of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
It plays an important advisory role, engaging in ongoing dialogue with governments, national parliaments, civil society and other international organizations. It is the “driving force” of the Council of Europe and its recommendations to the Committee of Ministers (a decision-making body within the Council of Europe) have led to significant action by the Agency. Within its remit, the Convention elects the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Commissioner for Human Rights and judges to the European Court of Human Rights, and sends observers to countries to monitor the conduct of elections.
The Parliamentary Assembly meets four times a year. The role of the Committees of the Assembly is important in the examination of current issues, which meet regularly to prepare reports for discussion at the Sessions. In particular, the following Committees operate within the Convention: 1) Permanent, 2) Political Affairs and Democracy, 3) Legal Affairs and Human Rights, 4) Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, 5) Immigration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, 6 ) Culture, Science, Education and Media, 7) Equality and Non-Discrimination, 8) Regulation, Immunity and Institutional Affairs, 9) Control, 10) Election of Judges at the European Court of Human Rights.
The representation of each country in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is proportional to its population. The Hellenic Parliament participates in the work of the Assembly with a parliamentary delegation of seven (7) full and seven (7) alternate members.
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