Urgent support needed for PACE Candidate Monette

In the Council of Europe, during its next session on 23rd January 2012, the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) will elect the Commissioner for Human Rights. It is important that this position will be occupied by someone who shares our values. Therefore I support and recommend Pierre Yves Monette. He shares our values and we would like to motivate you to contact your Members of Parliament who are also member of the PACE to ask them to vote in favour of Pierre Yves Monette. Here is the list of your National representatives in the PACE

Pierre Yves Monette is also supported by the EPP group in the EU: The EPP President, Wilfried Martens, made public at the Marseille meeting last December that Pierre Yves Monette should be supported. Also Joseph Daul (EPP Chair in the European parliament) supports Mr Monette and recommended him to his colleagues in the PACE.

Please find here the link to the website of Mr Monettewhich contains all relevant elements of his candidacy (program, CV, publications etc).

I am looking forward to your help!

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