{"id":19423,"date":"2026-04-25T19:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=19423"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:58:16","slug":"pace-spring-session-concludes-with-focus-on-global-crises-human-rights-defender-ahmad-shahidov-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=19423","title":{"rendered":"PACE Spring Session concludes with focus on global crises \u2013 human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wkZtFn4gPQI?si=hbCc3XqEfcDNvT59\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, concluded on April 24, bringing together European lawmakers to discuss a wide range of pressing international issues. Throughout the week, debates focused on the situation in the Middle East, rising tensions around Iran, Israel\u2019s actions in the Gaza Strip, as well as the ongoing Russia\u2013Ukraine war. Topics such as international terrorism, human rights, democratic processes, and global security challenges were also high on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the outcomes of the session, Ahmad Shahidov noted that discussions in Strasbourg once again revealed growing concerns about the weakening of international law and the increasing dominance of power politics. He emphasized that many European parliamentarians openly acknowledged this trend, warning that it poses a serious threat not only to Europe but to the global order. According to him, statements made at such platforms should not remain symbolic, but must be translated into concrete political action.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov also addressed the issue of Azerbaijan\u2019s absence from PACE sessions in recent years, expressing regret over the ongoing situation. He stated that while some of the demands directed at Azerbaijan are unfair and contradict international law, there are also areas, particularly related to human rights and democratic standards, where progress is needed. Shahidov underlined that constructive dialogue and mutual engagement could pave the way for restoring Azerbaijan\u2019s participation in the Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19424\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, concluded on April 24, bringing together European lawmakers to discuss a wide range of pressing&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[248,220,233,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities-at-the-parliamentary-assembly-of-the-council-of-europe","category-slider","category-visit-abroad","category-visits"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aspa_24.04.2026.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19425,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19423\/revisions\/19425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}