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DECLARATION

AND

RESOLUTIONS

ADOPTED BY THE

OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION

TBILISI, 1 to 5 JULY 2016

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Table of Contents

Preamble

1st Committee Resolution: Political Affairs and Security

2nd Committee Resolution: Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment

3rd Committee Resolution: Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions

Resolution on Strengthening Relations Between the OSCE PA and the OSCE

Resolution on Unrestricted Access of Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Attending Official OSCE Events and Other Parliamentary Activities

Resolution on Possible Contributions of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to

Developing Effective Response to Crisis and Conflicts

Resolution on the Conflict in Georgia

Resolution on Reconsolidating European Security as a Common Project

Resolution on the Republic of Moldova

Resolution on Enhanced Co-operation and Confidence-Building Measures in

the Baltic Sea Region

Resolution on Acting Against Corruption in the OSCE Region to Strengthen

the Rule of Law

Resolution on the 30th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster

Resolution on Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the

Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol

Resolution on Law Enforcement Co-ordination to Prevent Child Sexual

Exploitation and Trafficking by Known Sex Offenders

Resolution on A Call for OSCE Action to Address Violence and Discrimination

Resolution on The Rights of Refugees

Resolution on The Security Challenges of Migration

Resolution on Integrating Gender-based Analysis and Gender Mainstreaming in

the Response to the Migrant and Refugee Crisis

Resolution on The Need to Equip Passenger Aircraft with Additional Technical Means

for Monitoring Conditions on Board in Real Time

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PREAMBLE

We, Parliamentarians of the OSCE participating States, have met in annual session in Tbilisi

from 1 to 5 July 2016 as the Parliamentary dimension of the OSCE to assess developments and

challenges relating to security and co-operation, in particular on 25 Years of Parliamentary

Co-operation: Building Trust Through Dialogue, and we offer the following views to the OSCE

Ministers.

We wish every success to the next OSCE Ministerial Council and bring to its attention the

following declaration and recommendations.

25 YEARS OF PARLIAMENTARY CO-OPERATION:

BUILDING TRUST THROUGH DIALOGUE

CHAPTER I

POLITICAL AFFAIRS AND SECURITY

Reaffirming the undiminished validity and historic role of the guiding principles and

common values of the Helsinki Final Act signed in 1975, including the commitments on

politico-military, economic, environmental, human rights, and humanitarian issues,

Recalling the Charter of Paris for a New Europe adopted in 1990, which laid the

foundation of permanent institutions and operational capabilities, including the

Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, as well as the 1991 Madrid Declaration, which

established the working methods and mandate of the Assembly,

Emphasizing that the OSCE community is facing the worst crisis in European security

since the end of the Cold War, prompted by the aggression of one participating State

against another

Welcoming the

Ministerial Declaration on Reinforcing OSCE Efforts to Counter

Terrorism in the Wake of Recent Terrorist Attacks,

adopted at the Ministerial Council in

Belgrade in 2015,

Regretting, however, that the Belgrade Ministerial Council was unable to reach

consensus on any decisions related to the OSCE’s three dimensions of security and

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resolution of conflicts, reflecting a growing trend of gridlock and distrust in the

Organization that has been seen in recent years,

Acknowledging the final conclusions of the OSCE PA’s Helsinki +40 Project and the

novel ideas for tools and methods for moving forward with a particular focus on the role

of parliamentary diplomacy in general, and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in

particular,

Emphasizing the significant role of the OSCE as a regional security organization under

Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations in contributing to international peace

and security and to promoting security and confidence in the OSCE area through

confidence- and security-building measure

Expressing serious concern over the persistence of protracted conflicts in the territories of

several OSCE participating States and acknowledging that these conflicts undermine the

sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the States concerned, impede their

democratic development and hinder regional co-operation and developmen

Stressing the continuing need for enhanced efforts to settle protracted conflicts in the

OSCE area in a peaceful and negotiated manner, refraining from the threat or use of

force, in full respect of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the states involved, and

in full compliance with the United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Final Act,

Stressing the primary relevance of the principles and norms enshrined in the International

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular its article 20, which stipulates a

prohibition by national law of any propaganda for war and any advocacy of national,

racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or

violence, as well as article 19 of the same Covenant, which underlines the fundamental

right to freedom of expression, bearing in mind that its exercise carries with it special

duties and responsibilities

Expressing deep concern at increased nuclear threats arising from the deteriorating

relationship between the Russian Federation and NATO, including potential violations of

the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, statements indicating an increased

readiness to use nuclear weapons, increasing numbers of military incidents between

NATO and Russian forces, lack of transparency over deployments of tactical nuclear

weapons by both sides, and statements indicating potential plans to deploy nuclear

weapons to additional territories in Europe and locations in Russia,

Expressing deep concern over the persistence of conflicts in various regions of the OSCE

area and the exploitation of the media in areas of conflict to foment hatred and ethnic

tension, and the use of restrictions and harassment to deprive citizens of free media, and

underlining the need to secure freedom of expression, which is an essential element of

discourse in any democrac

Convinced in this regard that dangerous hate propaganda involves efforts to silence and

misinterpret the value and meaning of the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and

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disparages the diplomatic efforts of the OSCE, including its Parliamentary Assembly, to

contribute to settling disputes peacefully, preventing and resolving armed conflicts,

promoting the rule of law among States, strengthening the international legal order and

promoting tolerance and non-discrimination, thereby more effectively maintaining

international and regional peace and security,

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Welcoming proposals made at the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on

Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations for the commencement

in 2017 of multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations and the decision of the United

Nations General Assembly to hold an international conference on nuclear disarmament in

2018,

Reiterating the conclusions of the Ulaanbaatar Autumn Meeting held in 2015,

which

underscored the role of parliamentarians in generating the necessary political will for

reaching a long-term solution to the migration crisis in the OSCE area,

Stressing the importance of continuing a dialogue aimed at creating conditions for

updating and modernizing the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-

Building Measures in order to increase openness, transparency and predictability in the

military sphere and reduce tensions in the OSCE area, and recalling the resolutions of the

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly underlining the need to proceed with this work,

Condemning international terrorism in all its forms and identifying it as a common threat

and a shared responsibility for all participating States,

Expressing grave concern about the crisis in Ukraine, stemming from the violation of the

principles enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act, and underlining the role of the OSCE in

reducing tensions and fostering peace and stability in Ukraine by monitoring and

supporting the implementation of all OSCE principles and commitments on the ground

and assisting in the full implementation of the Minsk agreements in areas which envisage

a role for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), such as monitoring

and verifying the ceasefire and the withdrawal of weapons,

Acknowledging that the ongoing Syrian conflict has negative consequences in terms of

security, stability and human rights for the OSCE area and that only a political solution

that is embraced by the Syrian people can bring an end to the conflict

Recalling the need to increase the representation of women throughout the OSCE,

particularly in the politico-military dimension and in leadership positions,

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The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

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Calls upon participating States and Partners for Co-operation to strengthen co-operation

on anti-terrorism and develop measures aimed at blocking the funding of terrorist

organizations;

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Calls on the OSCE to redouble its efforts to help participating States counter terrorism

through pragmatic assistance and promotion of best practices;

Encourages participating States and Partners for Co-operation to improve their

anti-terrorism legal frameworks in line with OSCE best practices, and invites the

respective OSCE Institutions to ensure the oversight needed for their implementation;

Encourages national legislative initiatives targeting terrorist activities, and stresses that it

is central that they uphold key OSCE principles, including freedom of expression;

Calls for greater information-sharing and interaction between the relevant national

agencies, including the law enforcement bodies and intelligence agencies of OSCE

participating States;

Urges the OSCE to reform and reinforce its early warning and early action mechanisms

and ensure that, when triggered, the process will not be undermined by politics;

Calls on all OSCE States with nuclear weapons or under extended nuclear deterrence

relationships to reduce the risks of a nuclear war by taking nuclear weapons off high-alert

and by adopting no-first-use policies;

Calls on all participating OSCE States to support the commencement in 2017 of

United Nations-facilitated deliberations and negotiations on multilateral nuclear

disarmament;

Calls on all participating OSCE States to participate in the 2018 UN international

conference on nuclear disarmament at the highest level, to include parliamentarians in

their delegations to the conference and to pursue the adoption of nuclear risk reduction,

transparency and disarmament measures at the conference;

Calls for greater co-operation with the OSCE Partners for Co-operation in tackling

human trafficking and its link to terrorism and illegal migration;

Calls on OSCE participating States and OSCE Partners for Co-operation to engage

substantially in the prevention of terrorism and countering violent extremism and

radicalization that lead to terrorism, while giving due regard to human rights and the rule

of law;

Encourages participating States to seek full implementation of the OSCE border-related

commitments and instruments, including the Border Security and Management Concept,

address threats and challenges to border security, in particular the phenomenon of foreign

terrorist fighters and illegal armed groups, prevent cross-border movement of persons,

weapons and funds connected with terrorist and other criminal activities and combat

transnational organized crime, illegal migration, corruption, and the smuggling of and

trafficking in weapons, drugs and human beings;

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Urges all parties to fully implement the Package of Measures for the implementation of

the Minsk Agreements, adopted and signed on 12 February 2015 in Minsk by all

signatories who also signed the Minsk Protocol of 5 September 2014, and the

Memorandum of 19 September 2014, which is an essential step towards a peaceful

settlement of the crisis in and around Ukraine;

Takes note of and calls for implementation of the relevant provisions of the OSCE PA

Baku and Helsinki declarations, as well as the relevant resolutions addressing the crisis in

and around Ukraine;

Underlines respect for the principles of the inviolability of frontiers and territorial

integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes, equal rights, and self-determination of peoples

as stated in the Helsinki Final Act, and calls on the Russian Federation to restrain its

aggressive practices and reverse the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of

Crimea;

Expresses grave concern over increasing militarization and the deterioration of the

situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Autonomous Republic of

Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and underlines the need to ensure a permanent

international presence in Crimea to monitor the situation on the ground;

Reiterates the need to grant all international and humanitarian organizations immediate

access to the territories currently under occupation in certain areas of the Donetsk and

Luhansk regions of Ukraine, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of

Sevastopol, as well as to guarantee the ICRC unhindered access to all illegally detained

Ukrainian citizens;

Recognizes that the duration of political and economic sanctions imposed against the

Russian Federation for its illegal occupation and attempted annexation of the

Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and armed intervention in

certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, is directly related to an end

being brought to the illegal occupation of the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine and full

implementation by the Russian Federation of its commitments under the Minsk

Agreements;

Recalls the resolutions adopted annually by the UN on collaboration with the OSCE,

underlines the effective and ongoing co-operation between the two organizations and

calls for an international peacekeeping operation under the auspices of the UN and the

OSCE in order to reinforce the Minsk Agreements;

Calls on the OSCE and all participating States to strengthen the Special Monitoring

Mission to Ukraine and ensure that it receives sufficient funding and resources to perform

its crucial duties and stresses the need for the SMM to have full and unfettered access to

all parts of Ukraine, in particular the border with the Russian Federation, and to the

Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol;

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Expresses concern over the continuing presence of foreign regular troops as well as

military equipment in certain areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine and

urges their removal as provided for in the Minsk Agreements;

Reiterates its appeal for greater transparency and commitment to the investigation into

the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, and calls for justice for the victims and

their families;

Welcomes the creation of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Migration and appeals to

all participating States and Partners for Co-operation for greater political commitment

and co-operation on the ground;

Acknowledges the core humanitarian and security aspects of the migration crisis, but

appeals to national governments not to politicize the crisis;

Calls for concrete measures to be taken in response to the refugee and migrant crisis and

proposes making the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe more

available to all participating States;

Calls for additional concerted efforts to push for a settlement of protracted conflicts,

which continue to endanger the daily lives of the populations concerned and pose a

security risk for the OSCE region while they remain unresolved

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Expresses concern over military escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone and

welcomes the active engagement of the OSCE Chairmanship in finding a political

solution to protracted conflicts in the OSCE region within established negotiating formats

and mechanisms;

Calls upon parliamentarians to encourage political will from the sides in the region to

engage in serious efforts to reach an agreement on confidence building-measures to

reduce the risk for further hostilities along the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone and to

negotiate a comprehensive settlement within the framework of the Minsk Group;

Calls for stronger political will in addressing the issue of refugees and internally

displaced persons as well as greater commitment and swifter implementation of signed

agreements, and reaffirms the inalienable right of the populations of the Republic of

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine displaced as a

result of conflict to return to their homes in safety and with dignity;

Urges the Russian Federation to fully implement the EU-brokered Six-Point Ceasefire

Agreement of 12 August 2008, which ended the conflicts in Abkhazia, Georgia and

Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia;

Calls on the Russian Federation to provide for the free access of humanitarian aid to

Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia, regardless of the

geographical point of entry;

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Underlines the need to strengthen OSCE engagement in the process of the peaceful

resolution of the conflict in Georgia, particularly in the Geneva International Discussions,

with the aim of ensuring progress on the issues at the core of those Discussions;

Encourages participating States to strengthen international dialogue in regard to the

international security and stability arrangements in Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinvali

region/South Ossetia, Georgia;

Reaffirms its full support for a comprehensive, just and viable solution to the

Transnistrian conflict based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of

Moldova, with a special status for the Transnistrian region, and encourages further steps

to ensure stability and transparency, and decrease the military presence in the conflict

region, including by completing the withdrawal of the Russian Federation forces and

munitions from the territory of the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with existing

commitment;

Reaffirms that every State has the duty to refrain from disseminating propaganda to

promote wars of aggression or incite national, racial or religious hatred contrary to the

purposes and principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the OSCE commitments on

tolerance and non-discrimination, and stresses in that regard the obligation of

governments to refrain from funding and using propaganda tools that may lead to

intolerance, discriminatory stereotyping or incite war, violence or hostility;

Underlines the dangerous role of propaganda for war and hatred in fuelling conflict,

justifying the effects of conflict once it has arisen, and preventing conflict resolution, yet

at the same time, reaffirms its strong commitment to freedom of expression and freedom

of the media, and emphasizes that these fundamental freedoms may not be interpreted as

implying for any State, group or person a right to engage in any activity or act aimed at

violating other internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as the human

rights to life, dignity and non-discrimination

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Urges participating States to reaffirm, in a Ministerial Council Declaration, the dangers of

propaganda for war and hatred, and make a concerted political effort to refrain from

disseminating or supporting such propaganda, and to restrict others from so doing;

Calls for the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to further assist

participating States in their efforts to ensure media pluralism and unhindered

development of new technologies as an effective response to propaganda for war and

hatred, to create and strengthen a culture of peace, tolerance and mutual respect

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Reconfirms the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality and its

aim to prevent violence against women, advance their participation in political and public

life, and promote women’s participation in conflict prevention, crisis management, and

post-conflict reconstruction

and reiterates the need for the Ministerial Council to adopt

decisions on the proposed addendum to the Action Plan;

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Encourages participating States to promote effective measures that provide

comprehensive security guarantees and humanitarian relief for women, including those

living in conflict areas, at all stages of the conflict cycle in accordance with UN Security

Council resolutions 1325 and 1820;

Emphasizes the importance of mediation and dialogue facilitation in the peaceful

settlement of disputes and welcomes the strengthening of the role of the Parliamentary

Assembly of the OSCE in that regard;

Calls on participating States to implement their commitments with respect to women’s

leadership and participation in conflict prevention, resolution and recovery, as outlined in

UN Security Council resolution 1325 and subsequent associated resolutions, and to

provide funding to support women’s leadership development and full participation in

those areas of work;

Emphasizes the importance of effective controls over international arms transfers for

international peace and stability and for preventing human suffering to the extent possible

and in this light calls upon participating States which have not yet done so to accede to

the Arms Trade Treaty as soon as possible, and participating States which are Parties to

the Treaty to ensure full compliance with and implementation of its norms;

Expresses concern about the continued use of antipersonnel mines and cluster munitions,

condemns any such use by any actor, and calls upon OSCE participating States that have

not yet done so to accede as soon as possible to the international treaties banning these

inhumane weapons, as well as those participating States that are Parties to either treaty to

fully uphold the resulting obligations;

Calls upon participating States to address the lack of protection of civilians from armed

violence, and in particular from the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects in

populated areas;

Calls on the Parliamentary Assembly to continue its work and on parliamentarians to be

more active and increase their political engagement by means of building trust through

dialogue;

Calls for democratic and legal accountability in order to address corruption and ensure

greater political integrity;

Calls for greater international co-operation, including with internet companies and other

stakeholders in civil society and the private sector, to more effectively counter violent

extremism on the web and online terrorist recruiting while protecting fundamental rights

of speech and freedom of information;

Urges participating States to encourage and promote educational and preventive

co-operation with the media in the OSCE area in order to counter extremist propaganda,

specifically by training independent journalists;

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Encourages participating States to swiftly implement the OSCE Confidence-Building

Measures to reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of information and

communication technologies.

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CHAPTER II

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

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Emphasizing that 2016 is an important milestone year for the OSCE Parliamentary

Assembly, marking 25 years since parliamentary delegations met in Spain to adopt the

Final Resolution of the Madrid Conference establishing the PA,

Recalling that as the Parliamentary Assembly noted succinctly in its very first

Declaration adopted at the Budapest Annual Session in 1992, “security has an

environmental aspect”,

Further recalling that in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, participating States recognized

that “efforts to develop co-operation in the fields of trade, industry, science and

technology, the environment and other areas of economic activity contribute to the

reinforcement of peace and security in Europe and in the world as a whole”,

Welcoming the results of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference concluded last

December with the adoption, by consensus, of the Paris Agreement by the 195 countries

represented at the Plenary Assembly,

Welcoming the launch of the “Milan Charter”, a participatory and shared document that

calls on every citizen, association, company and institution to assume their responsibility

in ensuring that future generations can enjoy the right to food and which has received

widespread endorsement,

Noting the need for superseding hydrocarbons as the world’s primary energy source, but

aware that the relationship of economic relations and the global geopolitical equilibrium

requires the prevention of financial shocks from upsetting the energy market,

Affirming that the nexus between the environment, economics, and security has never

been more acutely felt than it is today and that recent years have seen the cascading and

interrelated effects of energy, climate change, food security, and migration, which have

led to destabilization in the OSCE area,

Recognizing that extreme weather is becoming increasingly frequent, and that due to

rising global temperatures, weather-related disasters will continue to grow in frequency in

the coming decades,

Stressing that corruption and money laundering are contributing factors to global threats

such as terrorism, transnational organized crime, as well as to illicit economic activities,

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Recalling that vulture funds, which buy government bonds or State debts at low prices

and then take legal action before a court most likely to be receptive to their case, also

hold claims over some OSCE participating States and, are exploiting loopholes in the

international financial system,

Deeply concerned that, according to experts, higher global temperatures will raise sea

levels, leading to the destruction of urban centres, arable lands, and wetlands, effects that

will be more acutely felt in the Mediterranean and the Arctic,

Conscious that the most vulnerable sectors of the economy are those with the greatest

dependency on natural resources, namely tourism and agriculture, and that as

environmental problems increase, many areas of the world will be prone to famine,

leading to a growing number of “climate refugees”,

Taking into consideration the effects of the 2008 economic crisis and the failure of

excessively rigid austerity measures in promoting economic recovery,

Recognizing that refugees and migrants can positively contribute to the economy and that

opening labour markets to asylum seekers can contribute to both economic growth and

integration efforts,

Noting the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, particularly closed borders,

on sustainable development and security in the OSCE area,

Noting that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy, which was the

worst nuclear accident in our history and which destroyed for many years the life and

economies of large areas in current Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, and expressing

profound concern over the ongoing effects of the accident on the lives and health of

people, in particular children, in the affected areas of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia as well

as in other affected countries,

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Calls on all OSCE participating States to redouble their efforts to identify and pursue

comprehensive solutions to our common environmental and economic challenges,

including food and water security, climate change, energy security, migration, equal

economic opportunities for men and women and improved management and oversight of

financial institutions;

Calls on all OSCE participating States to put in place programmes to promote training,

education and economic empowerment for women, which are crucial for economic

development;

Calls on the OSCE, including the OSCE PA, to conduct gender-based analyses of all

policies, programmes and allocations;

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Reaffirms the need to develop and enhance co-operation among different integration

processes and structures in the OSCE area with a view to establishing a common

economic space in line with commitments set forth in the Helsinki Final Act and the 2010

Astana Commemorative Declaration and stresses the role that the OSCE could play as a

platform for dialogue in this regard;

Urges OSCE participating States to further develop their early warning capacity in an

effort to counteract potential threats from climate change long before they endanger the

stability of any participating State;

Encourages the OSCE to co-ordinate its work with that of other international

organizations when addressing the security implications of climate change and to

promote political dialogue in order to achieve the reduction goals set out in the Paris

Agreement;

Calls on parliamentarians of OSCE participating States to ensure oversight of the targets

set by the COP 21 Agreement to be met with the greatest sense of urgency by

implementing robust policies and regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and

facilitating the transition to a low-carbon economy;

Further recommends that in line with the Paris Agreement, OSCE participating States

focus on ensuring sufficient funding for carbon capturing and storing deployment

globally, and on a mechanism for the transfer of relevant knowledge and know-how from

industrialized to developing countries;

Invites all OSCE participating States to develop best practices in line with the “Milan

Charter” on combating food waste, reducing the share of crops used as livestock feed,

and focus on the simultaneous co-existence of starvation and binge eating, recognizing

that overweight and obesity are now major causes of ill health which present huge social

and economic burdens to all states;

Calls on OSCE participating States to create food security solutions through a culture of

innovation in food systems promoting technological change which is critical to long-run

sustainability of the global food system;

Encourages the OSCE participating States to take a co-operative approach to sustainable

water management issues;

Requests OSCE participating States to play a role in

elaborating and

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conditions for sharing and co-operation in the energy sector, in order to manage and

encourage technological progress, with a view towards ensuring that intellectual property

rights do not hinder the sharing of technological innovation;

Encourages OSCE participating States to make use of renewable energies as clean

sources of energy that have a much lower environmental impact than conventional energy

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technologies, and recommends

transitioning the transportation sector to electricity,

enabling community micro-grids and grid-connected energy storage;

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Notes the progress made by the governments of the affected countries in implementing

national strategies to mitigate the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, and calls upon

the OSCE participating States, multilateral and bilateral donors to continue their activities

to minimize the health, environmental, social, and economic consequences for the people

of affected States;

Calls on OSCE participating States and OSCE Partners for Co-operation to enhance their

dialogue and co-operation to combat human trafficking, eliminate criminal networks of

traffickers, implement an effective repatriation policy for victims of human trafficking

and consider a more targeted approach to development investment in countries of origin;

Calls on OSCE parliamentarians to mobilize their governments and civil society to more

effectively manage migration flows;

Invites participating States to consider trade facilitation measures with a view to

advancing economic co-operation, strengthening good governance, fostering economic

development and promoting business interaction, while respecting labour, social and

environmental standards;

Affirms

the importance of fighting corruption, tax evasion,

financial crime, money

laundering and the financing of terrorism

and proposes to all OSCE participating States

the introduction of strong regulation for offshore banking centres so as to ensure their

co-operation and the transparency of their activities;

Supports initiatives to counter vulture funds and their consequences, which are

potentially disastrous for a country’s economy, and calls on parliaments in OSCE

participating States to adopt legislation to ensure that vulture funds are addressed

effectively;

Encourages OSCE participating States to reconsider excessively rigid austerity measures

as they have failed to measure up to the current economic challenges;

Calls on all parliamentarians to urge their respective governments to ratify the Paris

Agreement on climate change, which is essential for the future of our planet.

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CHAPTER III

DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN QUESTIONS

108.

Reiterating that the protection of human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms

is at the core of the OSCE concept of comprehensive security and that the

implementation of the OSCE commitments in this area is of direct and legitimate concern

to all participating States,

Recognizing that the concept of indivisible security, linking political, economic,

environmental, human rights and humanitarian issues is fundamental to the OSCE’s

success and relevance,

Stressing that throughout history the non-respect for human rights and democratic

principles has regularly led to violent change and conflict, underscoring the importance

of these human security aspects to long-term stability,

Noting that the violation of fundamental OSCE principles and the occupation of part of

the territory of one participating State by another participating State lead to gross

violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Recalling that by putting individual human rights at the heart of the security agenda in the

Helsinki Final Act, the High Representatives of our countries showed real vision and

leadership, and believing that the OSCE still has a unique role to play in ensuring the

respect for human rights in the region,

Concerned by the lack of agreement among OSCE participating States to any noteworthy

commitments in the human dimension in recent years, and further concerned that this

inability to reach consensus on human dimension decisions by the OSCE Ministerial

Council in recent years indicates a crisis of ideas and leadership, as well as a lack of

political will, in this field among OSCE governments,

Emphasizing that this lack of ideas and leadership, as well as a lack of political will, is

undermining the credibility of the OSCE and its unique and comprehensive concept of

security,

Welcoming the human dimension priorities of the German OSCE Chairmanship and the

thematic work plan presented by the Chairperson of the Human Dimension Committee,

Concerned that violent anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish communities have increased in

frequency, scope and severity and that terrorist groups have prioritized targeting Jewish

communities, and emphasizing that anti-Semitic violence is an egregious violation of

human rights and fundamental freedoms,

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117.

Noting the work and achievements of the OSCE/ODIHR, the High Commissioner on

National Minorities, the Special Representative and Co-ordinator For Combating

Trafficking in Human Beings, the Representative on Freedom of the Media and OSCE

field missions in promoting human rights in the region,

Expressing deep concern over the growing number of cases in which the media are

misused by governments to disseminate state propaganda to incite hatred and violence

and manipulate public opinion, and underlining the need to work to ensure freedom from

propaganda,

Concerned that the lack of leadership in human rights is reaching a critical level at

precisely the moment when human rights principles in Europe are being strained during

unprecedented migration and refugee flows,

Deeply concerned that the response by many countries to the recent mass migration flows

has been to close their borders rather than to actually respond to the humanitarian crisis,

in the seeming hope that other countries will address the problem,

Expressing deep sorrow over the large number of migrants and refugees, including

women and children, who have lost their lives or have been exploited or endangered, and

stressing the need to fight against smuggling of migrants and human trafficking and to

take immediate action to address this humanitarian crisis and prevent further loss of life

and human suffering through co-operation and effective sharing of responsibility and by

avoiding unilateral measures,

Taking note of the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and child migrants, and

refugees, as well as the need to adopt a gender-sensitive response to the migrant and

refugee crisis,

Noting also that OSCE commitments to facilitate freer movement of people and

humanitarian response date back to the Helsinki Final Act more than forty years ago,

with additional commitments in 1992, 1994, 1996, 2004 and 2005,

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The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

124.

Considers that the tendency to focus on work in political and economic fields, to the

detriment of the human dimension, threatens to undermine the multidimensional

approach to human security that lies at the foundation of the OSCE;

Notes that the lack of consensus in recent years on human dimension-related decisions by

OSCE participating States points to a growing crisis of leadership in the OSCE area;

Emphasizes that in addition to a crisis of ideas in the human dimension, the OSCE region

is experiencing a crisis of implementation of human dimension commitments, with

violations of human rights regularly noted both East and West of Vienna;

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127.

Recognizes that the most glaring violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms

now take place in territories that have been occupied, and stresses that an occupying

power must comply with all obligations under international law and provide immediate

and unimpeded access for international human rights monitoring missions to the occupied

territories;

Reiterates the need to promote full and good-faith implementation of all OSCE principles

and commitments by the OSCE participating States;

Calls on participating States to sincerely and proactively engage in their current

commitments to the human dimension, and to undertake open dialogue on broadening

these commitments;

Calls on participating States to formally recognize and partner Jewish community groups

and exchange information with them for the purpose of strengthening preparedness,

prevention and mitigation of, and responses to, anti-Semitic attacks, consider existing

examples in other participating States of such recognition, partnering and exchange and

ensure that law enforcement bodies are adequately trained to combat anti-Semitic

violence;

Recognizes the important role of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in promoting open

discussions and engaging on all levels with the most pressing human rights and

humanitarian concerns facing the OSCE’s people;

Calls upon the OSCE participating States to recognize the rights of all persons as

enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act and other CSCE and OSCE documents since that

time, to give priority to preventing violations of those rights, and, above all, to preventing

acts of violence and other rights violations against persons in vulnerable situations and to

actively promote respect for such persons and tolerance and inclusiveness as part of

OSCE values;

Calls on OSCE participating States to reaffirm that fundamental freedoms are absolute

and are not subject to restrictions when they become inconvenient;

Calls upon participating States to stop the inappropriate placement of Red Notices and

Diffusions in the Interpol system and to encourage Interpol further to reform and

implement mechanisms, including but not limited to the additional provision of due

process and prompt action in individual cases, with the goal of preventing politically

motivated abuse of its legitimate services which are crucial to law enforcement;

Reiterates the need to eradicate the phenomenon of political prisoners in the OSCE area,

and calls for an international investigation of reports of torture of such persons;

Calls on OSCE participating States to guarantee and safeguard, at all times, the rights of

members of parliaments to fully exercise their mandate;

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137.

Calls upon participating States to make full use of the OSCE’s toolkit in addressing

human security issues, particularly in the field of migration;

Stresses the importance of open and secure borders and calls on OSCE participating

States to immediately stop imposing legal and physical barriers to the movement of

people fleeing violence and to actively work toward an inclusive approach to migrants

and refugees;

Stresses the importance of a balanced approach to migration, prioritizing the rights of

those fleeing violence, and only imposing a minimum of obstacles to ensure the safety of

migrants and the broader public;

Draws attention to the progressive ‘securitization’ of the migrant crisis and the risks this

poses for adequate consideration of the human rights of those affected;

Draws attention to the need for a gender-sensitive approach to human security issues,

including the collection of sex-disaggregated data, analysis of the issues and

identification of appropriate responses, and requests that the specific needs of women are

integrated into all work of the OSCE, including that of the OSCE PA, particularly in the

spheres of migration and at all stages of the conflict cycle;

Calls on participating States to adopt a decision on the proposed addendum to the

2004 Gender Action Plan;

Calls on the OSCE participating States to consider the establishment of both a high-level

OSCE co-ordinating body on migration, and a thematic field mission on migration,

enabling more focused and coherent responses to the challenges currently facing the

region;

Encourages participating States to include refugees and asylum-seekers within the

national labour market at the earliest possible stage, including through ensuring that

asylum seekers have legal access to the labour market and vocational training while their

legal status is pending;

Calls on participating States to increase their support and protection to refugees and

migrants, aimed at better responsibility-sharing and mutual solidarity;

Calls on participating States to continue engaging in political dialogue with the Partners

for Co-operation in order to foster constructive, inclusive and mutually beneficial

co-operation on migration management policies and practices.

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RESOLUTION ON

STRENGTHENING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE OSCE PA

AND THE OSCE

Recognizing that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly was established by the 1990 Charter

of Paris to promote greater involvement in the OSCE by national parliaments,

Recalling the St. Petersburg Declaration of 1999, which emphasizes the crucial role

Parliaments and Parliamentarians play as guardians of democracy, the rule of law and the

respect for human rights at both the national and international levels, and that democratic

oversight and accountability are essential elements of transparency, credibility, and

efficiency,

Emphasizing that the OSCE PA and the OSCE share the common goal of promoting

democracy, the rule of law, security, and respect for human rights,

Stressing that the growing importance of the OSCE in recent years as a forum for

dialogue and co-operation calls for thoroughly examining ways to enhance co-operation

between the OSCE PA and the OSCE,

Underlining that since 1999 the OSCE PA has repeatedly proposed and called for an

increased role of the OSCE PA in the work and decision-making process of the OSCE, to

little avail,

Welcoming the progress made in establishing procedures in the co-operation between the

OSCE PA and the OSCE’s executive structures,

Recalling the Oslo Declaration of 2010, which emphasizes the urgent need for

improvement and reform with regard to strengthening co-operation and enhancing

dialogue and closer institutional links between the Parliamentary Assembly and the

OSCE,

Recalling the OSCE Summit Astana Commemorative Declaration of 2010, in which the

Heads of State or Government of OSCE participating States declared their determination

to intensify co-operation with the OSCE PA and encourage the PA’s efforts to promote

security, democracy, and prosperity throughout the OSCE area and within participating

States,

Recalling the Helsinki Declaration of 2015, which calls for better co-ordination,

engagement, and information-sharing between the Secretariat in Vienna, other OSCE

Institutions, and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s International Secretariat in

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Copenhagen, possibly through the development of an annual strategic plan of action for

mutual strengthening;

10.

Stressing the need for the OSCE PA to develop new ways to improve and increase

co-operation between the OSCE PA and the OSCE,

Recognizing efforts already made by the Secretariat of the Assembly towards stronger

co-operation with the OSCE executive structures, and welcoming in particular recent

initiatives made under the leadership of the new Secretary General of the OSCE PA,

11.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

12.

Asks the Secretary General of the Assembly to develop, in co-operation with the OSCE

executive structures, an action plan on how the OSCE PA and the executive structures

can work more closely together,

inter alia,

on the three dimensions of the OSCE: the

politico-military, the economic and environmental, and the human, to the benefit of both

sides;

Asks for the action plan to also include proposals on new ways for members of the PA to

participate concretely in the work of the Assembly to promote democracy, the rule of

law, security, and human rights on the ground in the OSCE area in an effective way;

Asks the Secretary General to present the action plan to the Assembly at its Autumn

Meeting in 2017.

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RESOLUTION ON

UNRESTRICTED ACCESS OF MEMBERS OF THE OSCE

PARLIAMENTARYASSEMBLY ATTENDING OFFICIAL

OSCE EVENTS AND OTHER PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITIES

Bearing in mind the declaration on principles guiding relations between participating

States in the Helsinki Final Act,

with the commitment to peace, security, and justice, and the continuing

development of friendly relations and co-operation,

and the confirmation that governments, institutions, organizations, and persons

have a relevant and positive role to play in contributing towards the promotion of

mutual understanding and confidence,

Noting the Charter of Paris, which recognizes the important role parliamentarians can

play in the OSCE process,

Underscoring the determination to promote the strategic goals proclaimed at the OSCE

Astana Summit for the creation of a free, democratic, common, and indivisible

Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community, free of dividing lines, conflicts, spheres

of influence, and zones with different levels of security,

Considering that dialogue is the best way to overcome differences, settle disputes, and

build mutual confidence among the OSCE participating States,

Bearing in mind that the reduction and, in the long term, the removal of barriers to the

movement of persons, goods, services, and capital will contribute to building confidence

among the participating States and raise the level of security in the OSCE region,

Noting that travel restrictions resulting from sanctions regimes for representatives of

participating States impede dialogue and co-operation in the context of multilateral

forums, including inter-parliamentary forums,

Recognizing that sanctions against parliamentarians are not an appropriate means by

which to induce participating States to change their foreign and/or domestic policy, since

they make dialogue, exchange, and confidence-building even more difficult in periods of

tension and confrontation,

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The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Expresses concern about the current political context in Europe, which is characterized

by a climate of mutual distrust and security concerns, among and within OSCE

participating States;

Calls on the participating States to do everything possible to support and strengthen inter-

parliamentary dialogue and interaction, which are especially important in times of crisis;

Notes that travel restrictions resulting from sanctions regimes have a negative impact on

parliamentary diplomacy and contribute to the aggravation of tensions among the

participating States;

Calls on the participating States to refrain, as a permanent confidence-building measure,

from applying restrictive measures or sanctions against parliamentarians, as well as to

avoid any pressure on third States to join such sanctions;

Requests the participating States to abide by their commitment to guarantee to all

members of the Parliamentary Assembly the freedom to attend any official OSCE events

and other parliamentary activities by issuing any visas or travel permits required for entry

into their territories for at a minimum the duration of above-mentioned activities, unless

otherwise contrary to the principles of international law.

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RESOLUTION ON

POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE OSCE PARLIAMENTARY

ASSEMBLY TO DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RESPONSE

TO CRISIS AND CONFLICTS

Considering that the 2010 Astana Summit Commemorative Declaration expressed the

determination of the Heads of State and Governments to intensify co-operation with the OSCE

Parliamentary Assembly,

Underlining the continued validity of the points made in the 2003 Maastricht “OSCE Strategy

to Address Threats to Security and Stability in the Twenty-First Century”, by stating “The

overall capacity of OSCE to identify, analyse and take coordinated action in response to

threats needs to be further consolidated. [...] The early warning and conflict prevention

activities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly represent a valuable contribution to these

efforts”,

Noting Rule 2 of the OSCE PA’s Rules of Procedure, according to which the responsibilities

and objectives of OSCE PA include that it shall “develop and promote mechanisms for the

prevention and resolution of conflicts”,

Recalling OSCE Ministerial Council Decision No. 3/11 on Elements of the Conflict

Cycle, which tasked the OSCE Secretary General with delivering a report on enhanced

co-operation with the PA in addressing the conflict cycle,

Acknowledging that most national parliaments support the work of the OSCE in the

peaceful settlement of disputes within the area,

Taking note with appreciation of the OSCE Secretariat’s “Food-for-Thought Paper on The

Possible Contribution of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to Developing Effective

Response to Emerging Crises and Conflicts”, which was discussed in a meeting of the

‘Open-ended Working Group on the Conflict Cycle’ on 16 May 2012, but never followed up

on by the OSCE Decision-making bodies,

Reiterating the recommendations and considerations made in the 2014 Baku Resolution on The

Development of Mediation Capacity in the OSCE Area, the 2013 Istanbul Resolution on The

Role of Local and Regional Authorities in Post-Conflict Rehabilitation Scenarios, the 2015

Helsinki Resolution on The Co-operative Phase in Post-Conflict Borders: New Tools and

New Actors for a Broader View of the Conflict Cycle, and the 2010 Oslo Resolution on

Strengthening The Role, Efficiency and Impact of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,

Welcoming the positive spirit of the “Vienna Process” and the two seminars held by the

OSCE PA and hosted by the German OSCE PA Delegation in March 2015 and April 2016, and

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applauding the readiness evidenced by the OSCE PA leadership and members during these

seminars to co-operate and co-ordinate relevant activities closely with the OSCE governmental

side,

Underlining the efforts of the OSCE PA delegation of Finland to give an additional impetus to

developing a systematic OSCE PA mediation capacity,

Pleased with the involvement of the OSCE PA’s Special Representative in Vienna in relevant

efforts of the decision-making bodies and informal structures like the “Groups of Friends”,

10.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

11.

Recommends the development of a civilian and reaction capability for deployment in times of

crisis to supplement the work of the field operations, to assist in assessing situations and

needs, and to make policy recommendations on future action to the OSCE executive bodies;

Recommends that participating States assess the role that can be played by local and/or

regional authorities in the realistic and on-the-ground enforcement of high-level

international or bilateral agreements for the stabilization and normalization of the lives of

peoples in areas which have suffered recent conflicts;

Recommends that participating States engage local and/or regional authorities in the design,

implementation, and follow-up to confidence-building and post-conflict rehabilitation

measures affecting their territories, so that their authority contributes to reinforcing the social

legitimacy of such measures in a context in which the population may be reluctant in the case of

recent conflicts;

Offers its good offices to the OSCE governmental side;

Acknowledges the role of the agreed formats in crisis management and conflict resolution

in the OSCE area as noted in the Astana Commemorative Declaration;

Encourages the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, OSCE participating States and the OSCE

governmental structures to make better use of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special

Representatives and Ad Hoc Committees in the field of conflict prevention and crisis

management;

Calls on the OSCE decision making bodies and executive structures to make better use of the

OSCE PA in developing a more effective response to crises or conflicts on the basis of

Decision No. 3/11 of the 2011 Vilnius Ministerial Council and suggests that:

The OSCE PA Secretariat and the OSCE executive structures inform each other regularly

and ad hoc in case of new developments on their respective activities and

intentions regarding crisis or conflict to increase synergy while avoiding

duplication and/or contradictory efforts;

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Under ‘Current Issues’ during the weekly meetings of the Permanent Council (PC), the

Chairperson of the Permanent Council invite the OSCE PA Special

Representative in Vienna to share the PA’s assessment of emerging developments;

OSCE PA members raise emerging crises and conflict situations as topics of discussion

when visiting participating States;

Relevant executive structure(s) and the Chairmanship liaise with the focal points in the

OSCE PA Secretariat on an ongoing basis to receive their assessment on emerging

developments;

OSCE field operations be encouraged to reach out directly to the OSCE PA

leadership and Secretariat with suggestions on how parliamentarians can work

with them to facilitate implementation of their mandates;

The OSCE PA be requested to contribute to the development of OSCE response

options, such as those set out in the “Early Warning: Internal OSCE Guidelines”

developed by the executive structures,

inter alia,

by sharing the assessments

of OSCE PA members with a deep knowledge of the affected country/region

on the respective matter;

When a crisis or conflict develops, the Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) be requested

to consider nominating an appropriate OSCE PA member as Special Envoy or

Representative;

In such circumstances the Chairmanship discuss with the OSCE PA the possibility

of establishing an Ad Hoc Committee under the OSCE PA’s Rules of Procedure

to address the emerging crisis or conflict, share information, and coordinate with the

relevant executive structure(s);

The Chairmanship and any concerned executive structure(s) draw on the experience of

OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committees and Special Representatives in their specific areas

of interest, and co-ordinate activities and public messages with them;

The relevant executive structure(s) and the Chairmanship liaise closely with the

OSCE PA with respect to its response options, such as organizing OSCE PA

fact-finding missions and/or initiating the process of engagement, including

dialogue facilitation. Such responses might be public or confidential and assimilated

to silent diplomacy, carried out alone or in co-operation with other parliamentary actors

such as the European Parliament or the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of

Europe;

In times of emerging crisis or conflict, the OSCE PA President issue public messages to

complement those of the Chairmanship and/or the principals of the executive

structures. A mechanism to co-ordinate messaging strategies between the OSCE PA,

the Chairmanship, and the respective executive structure(s) should be implemented.

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RESOLUTION ON

THE CONFLICT IN GEORGIA

Reaffirming our full adherence to the Charter of the United Nations and to all OSCE

norms, principles and commitments, starting from the Helsinki Final Act, the Charter of

Paris, the 1992 Helsinki declaration the 1994 Budapest Document, the 1996 Lisbon

Document and the Charter for European Security adopted at the 1999 Istanbul Summit,

Recalling that the OSCE, as a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the Charter of

the United Nations, is the primary organization for the peaceful settlement of disputes

within its region,

Reiterating our firm support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia,

within its internationally recognized borders,

Stressing the importance of increased efforts to resolve the conflict in Georgia in a

peaceful and negotiated manner, fully respecting international law, including the UN

charter and the politically binding Helsinki Final Act, as well as preventing the escalation

and refraining from the threat or use of force,

Underlining the importance of the Geneva International Discussions, as the only format

for discussing the security and humanitarian issues pursuant to the 12 August 2008

Ceasefire Agreement,

Expressing regret that despite international calls, the Russian Federation remains in

breach of International Law and disregards the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire

Agreement, by continuing the policy of occupation and creeping annexation of the

regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia through the so-called

“integration treaties”,

Bearing in mind the grave humanitarian and human rights situation in the occupied

regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia,

Expressing concern about the humanitarian situation of the internally displaced persons

and refugees, continuously being deprived of the right to voluntary, safe, dignified, and

unhindered return to their places of origin, as well as the right to property,

Deploring the process of the installation of razor wire fences and embankments by the

Russian occupation forces along the occupation line, dividing the local population and

depriving them of fundamental rights and freedoms, including, but not limited to, the

freedom of movement, family life, right to property, education in their native language,

and other civil and economic rights,

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10.

Emphasizing that since 2009, following the closure of the OSCE Mission in Georgia and

the UNOMIG, the EUMM is the only international monitoring mechanism on the ground,

regrettably unable to fulfil its mandate fully, while denied access to the occupied regions

of Georgia - Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

11.

Calls upon the Russian Federation to comply with the principles and norms of

International Law, implement fully and in good faith the EU-mediated 12 August 2008

Ceasefire Agreement and respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia,

within its internationally recognized borders;

Urges the Russian Federation to reverse the recognition of Georgian regions and stop

occupation of the territories of Georgia;

Encourages the current German OSCE Chairmanship, together with the Conflict

Prevention Centre, to continue exploring possibilities to re-establish a meaningful OSCE

presence throughout Georgia, which would considerably strengthen OSCE engagement in

the Geneva International Discussions and the Incident Prevention and Response

Mechanism, as well as in the implementation of Confidence-Building Measures;

Calls upon the parties to the conflict to engage constructively in order to make progress

on the core issues within the Geneva International Discussions;

Calls upon the Russian Federation to undertake the legally binding non-use of force

commitment, in reciprocity to Georgia's unilateral pledge;

Calls on all parties to the conflict to respect international human rights standards and

address the legitimate concerns of minorities;

Urges the Russian Federation to allow the safe, dignified, and unhindered return of all

internally displaced persons and refugees to their places of origin, ensure the access to

international humanitarian aid when needed, and allow international human rights

monitoring on the ground;

Urges the Russian Federation to allow the establishment of international security

arrangements in the occupied regions of Georgia and ensure the unimpeded access of the

EUMM therein;

Calls upon the OSCE to redouble efforts aimed at strengthening its engagement in

Georgia, increase its role in the process of peaceful resolution of the conflict, including

by promoting reconciliation through implementing confidence-building projects on the

ground.

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RESOLUTION ON

RECONSOLIDATING EUROPEAN SECURITY

AS A COMMON PROJECT

Recalling the Helsinki Final Act, the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, the Charter for

European Security, as well as the Astana Commemorative Declaration,

Bearing in mind all previous processes and strategic initiatives on the future of the OSCE

and European security, in particular the Panel of Eminent Persons on Strengthening the

Effectiveness of the OSCE, the Corfu Process, the V to V Dialogues, and the Helsinki

+40 Process,

Acknowledging the crucial role of the OSCE in ensuring peace, security, and stability in

the OSCE area,

Underscoring that more must be done to ensure full respect for, and implementation of,

the OSCE core principles and commitments that have been agreed to by participating

States in the politico-military dimension, the economic and environmental dimension,

and the human dimension,

Considering that political dialogue is the preferable way of settling disputes and building

mutual confidence and transparency among the OSCE participating States,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Expresses serious concerns about the security situation in the OSCE area as well as its

neighbouring regions;

Underlines the enduring validity of the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, the Charter of

Paris for a New Europe, the Charter for European Security and the Astana

Commemorative Declaration in guiding relations among the OSCE participating States

and the urgent need to restore respect for them;

Welcomes the recommendations of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security

as a Common Project, mandated by the OSCE Troika in January 2015, that have been put

forward in the interim report “Lessons Learned for the OSCE from its Engagement in

Ukraine” in June 2015, as well as in its final report “Back to Diplomacy” from December

2015;

Calls upon all OSCE participating States to take the findings and recommendations of the

Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project as the point of

departure for substantial discussions on European security;

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Requests the current German and future OSCE Chairmanships, in close co-operation with

the OSCE Troika and the OSCE Secretariat, to prepare concrete proposals on how

political discussions on European security can be further developed within the OSCE,

with a view to restoring co-operative security in the OSCE area;

Stresses the need to intensify efforts to correct violations of and to fully respect and

implement all agreed OSCE principles and European security commitments;

Urges all OSCE participating States to engage in a political process to rebuild confidence

and restore co-operative security in the OSCE area.

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RESOLUTION ON

THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Recalling the previous resolutions on the Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian

settlement process adopted during earlier Annual Sessions,

Recognizing that the existence of a protracted conflict in the Transnistrian region of the

Republic of Moldova continues to pose a serious threat to security and stability in Europe

and the OSCE area,

Reaffirming the OSCE’s commitment to attaining a peaceful, comprehensive, and

sustainable solution to the Transnistrian conflict within the framework of the

“5+2” format,

Welcoming efforts by the German Chairmanship of the OSCE to reinvigorate the

Transnistrian settlement process and hold meaningful political consultations in the

“5+2” format,

Recognizing that broad support among the parliamentary forces and society on both sides

of the Nistru River is essential to achieve a viable and sustainable settlement of the

Transnistrian conflict,

Convinced that continued democratic reforms supporting the rule of law and the fight

against corruption would contribute to achieving this aim,

Emphasizing the positive aspects resulting from the implementation, since 1 January

2016, of the free trade agreement (DCFTA) concluded between the Republic of Moldova

and the EU in the Transnistrian region,

Underlining the importance of having a positive example set by the Autonomous

Territorial Unit of Gagauzia in terms of socio-economic development and cohesion,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Considers that the identification of a special legal status for the Transnistrian region,

while consolidating and ensuring the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity

of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognized borders, constitutes the

major aim of the Transnistrian conflict settlement process;

Welcomes initiatives by the German Bundestag and the German Foreign Ministry to

promote inter-parliamentary dialogue and discuss parliamentary contributions to

addressing protracted conflicts in the OSCE region;

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Encourages the resumption of the “5+2” talks, with the efforts of the mediators from the

Russian Federation, Ukraine and the OSCE, as well as the European Union and the

United States as observers in the settlement negotiations process;

Invites all sides in the Transnistrian conflict settlement process to initiate political

discussions to transform the current peacekeeping mechanism into an international

civilian mission under OSCE auspices and appeals to the Russian Federation to renew

and finalize the process of withdrawal of its troops and the withdrawal or destruction of

its ammunition, weapons and military equipment from the territory of the Republic of

Moldova, in accordance with relevant principles of international law and commitments

undertaken in the OSCE framework;

Reiterates the readiness of the OSCE PA’s Parliamentary Team on Moldova to support

peace, stability, and the rule of law in the country;

Proposes to assist ongoing efforts to launch a dialogue between members of the

Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and representatives of the legislative entity in

Tiraspol under the auspices of the Parliamentary Team on Moldova, with the support of

the OSCE Mission to Moldova;

Welcomes the establishment of a permanent working group for co-operation between the

Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and the Gagauz People’s Assembly, and

encourages the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and the Gagauz People’s

Assembly to maintain an active and constructive dialogue in order to fully harmonize the

existing legislation and continue doing so in the light of the recent developments;

Encourages all political forces in Moldova to engage in a constructive dialogue on

political reforms;

Reiterates the Assembly’s commitment to supporting the important work done by the

OSCE Mission to Moldova.

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RESOLUTION ON

ENHANCED CO-OPERATION AND CONFIDENCE-BUILDING

MEASURES IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION

Considering that peaceful co-operation of the Baltic Sea states is one of the main

prerequisites for prosperity and economic development in that region,

Convinced that the Baltic Sea region must remain an area of enhanced co-operation,

Noting that the security situation and sense of security in the region have deteriorated due

to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its effects,

Recalling that the current developments have led and may continue to lead to an arms

spiral and an increase in military presence in the region,

Recognizing the danger that Russia’s manoeuvres, unannounced flights without

transponders and ship movements could result in incidents with considerable potential for

escalation,

Emphasizing that the Baltic Sea area is an area with a shared history and cultural

similarities,

Commending the Baltic Sea region’s position as an economic and growth area with great

potential for the future,

Recalling that a large number of multilateral political, economic and societal

organisations exist in the Baltic Sea area, most prominently the Council of the Baltic Sea

States and the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference,

Underlining that the Baltic Sea region was the first area for which the EU developed a

dedicated strategy, which envisages the Baltic Sea region growing closer together, and

that co-operation with Russia, a non-EU country, and its North-West Russia Strategy

takes place on an equal footing,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

10.

Invites the participating States to seek to ensure that security and close co-operation in

the Baltic Sea region are preserved and strengthened;

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Calls, therefore, on the governments of the Member States of the Council of the Baltic

Sea States to resume the practice of holding CBSS ministerial meetings, as unanimously

agreed by the 24th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference held in Rostock in September

2015, as these meetings foster dialogue and strengthen co-operation;

Calls on the participating States to develop dialogue formats, bilaterally and within the

framework of the OSCE structures, to debate security policy and confidence-building

measures in the Baltic Sea area;

Invites the participating States to discuss concrete security-related incidents in the

Baltic Sea area and their dangers within the framework of the OSCE Parliamentary

Assembly and other OSCE structures;

Encourages the participating States to establish a multilateral monitoring body for such

security-related incidents in the Baltic Sea area;

Invites the participating States to co-operate more closely on the prevention of terrorist

threats and organised crime in the Baltic Sea region and to improve the exchange of

information between the security authorities of different countries;

Encourages the participating States to take joint action within the Baltic Sea region

against IT security threats caused by cyber-attacks and to intensify the exchange of

information in this area;

Invites the participating States to develop the Baltic Sea region, as a high-growth,

innovation-driven economic region, with a particular focus on sustainability, and in this

context to strengthen cross-border approaches and involve economic actors;

Appeals to the participating States to strengthen the multilateral structures in the Baltic

Sea area, such as the Council of the Baltic Sea States and the Baltic Sea Parliamentary

Conference, and to give greater weight to their recommendations for action and

resolutions;

Shares the unanimous opinion expressed by the 24th Baltic Sea Parliamentary

Conference in Rostock in September 2015, which, in view of the large number of

refugees in Europe, expressed its solidarity with them and called on the governments in

the Baltic Sea region, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the World Health Organization

(WHO) and the European Union (EU) to ensure the decent treatment of refugees

concerning safe housing and healthcare;

Encourages the participating States to continue to support the Baltic Sea area in forging

links and growing closer together in the sectors of ecology, culture and society;

Invites the participating States to provide greater support for and to foster youth

encounters and youth exchange in the Baltic Sea region, as a region of enhanced

co-operation;

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Encourages the participating States to support cross-border partnerships between

municipalities and regions, educational institutions and civil-society organisations in the

Baltic Sea area;

Encourages the participating States to seek to ensure more joint marketing of the Baltic

Sea area as a location for investment and tourism;

Calls on the participating States to intensify cross-border co-operation in the fight against

human trafficking and illegal immigration networks and to establish structures for closer

co-operation, including outside their own territorial waters;

Begins, within the OSCE PA, a discussion between the delegations of the Baltic Sea

States with the aim of forming a Baltic Sea Working Group, which will examine issues

relating to the above areas in close consultation with the Baltic Sea Parliamentary

Conference, in order to foster and strengthen security, co-operation and dialogue in the

region.

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RESOLUTION ON

ACTING AGAINST CORRUPTION IN THE OSCE REGION TO

STRENGTHEN THE RULE OF LAW

Acknowledging that corruption remains a problem in the OSCE region and poses a

serious threat to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law,

Bearing in mind that the United Nations Convention against Corruption seeks to promote

and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more effectively,

Noting that corruption poses a hazard to the good functioning of public institutions and

diverts public action aimed at supporting the interests of a nation as a whole,

Recalling that corruption disrupts the legislative process, affects the principles of legality

and legal rights, introduces a degree of arbitrariness in decision-making, has a devastating

effect on human rights, and undermines citizens’ trust in public institutions,

Stressing that legislation should ensure maximum transparency in political,

administrative and economic life,

Underlining that the necessary legislative improvements must be accompanied by a shift

in general attitudes towards corruption to clearly recognizing it as an intolerable practice,

Recognizing the important role of the media, NGOs, and civil society in contributing to

fostering a public culture that tracks and denounces the phenomenon,

Encouraging the OSCE PA to make the fight against corruption one of its priority

activities for 2016-2017, as part of the broader effort to restore public confidence in the

efficiency of democratic institutions,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Calls upon the OSCE participating States to be at the forefront of the fight against

corruption;

Urges the OSCE participating States to review their legislation concerning the fight

against corruption, keeping in mind that national legislation should ensure a maximum of

transparency in political, administrative, and economic life;

Emphasizes the importance of all acts of active and passive corruption being criminalized

and offences relating to corruption being clearly defined and distinguished from other

offences;

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Welcomes the OSCE participating States engaging in international co-operation against

corruption,

inter alia,

following the “money trail” left by electronic transfers to aid each

other to recuperate funds generated by corrupt practices, and taking action against banks

which assist in hiding illegal gains;

Calls upon the OSCE participating States to bear in mind the gender dimension of

corruption and mainstream gender equality in their anti-corruption monitoring activities;

Encourages the strengthening of the parliamentary dimension of the fight against

corruption among national parliaments by taking stock of national anti-corruption

initiatives and sharing good practices on working methods and approaches to tackling

corruption effectively.

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RESOLUTION ON

THE 30

ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER

Recalling the United Nations General Assembly Resolution on Strengthening of

International Co-operation and Co-ordination of Efforts to Study, Mitigate and Minimize

the Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster adopted on 13 December 2013, the OSCE

Ministerial Declaration on the 20th Anniversary of the Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear

Power Plant adopted by the Ljubljana Ministerial Council in 2005, the OSCE Madrid

Declaration on Environment and Security adopted by the Madrid Ministerial Council in

2007, the 2010 Astana Commemorative Declaration, the OSCE Ministerial Decision on

Protection of Energy Networks from Natural and Man-Made Disasters adopted by the

Kyiv Ministerial Council in 2013,

Recalling the Brussels Declaration adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in

2006, which recognizes that the effects of the dramatic aftermath of the accident at the

Chernobyl nuclear plant continue to be felt throughout Europe, the Resolution on

Chernobyl adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Astana (2008), the

Resolution on Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection adopted by the OSCE

Parliamentary Assembly in Belgrade (2011),

Expressing deep gratitude and profound respect for the heroism of all people who were

the first to withstand the Chernobyl disaster, including all emergency and recovery

operation workers, who defended not only their own country and other affected countries,

but all of humanity,

Reaffirming full solidarity with the people affected by the Chernobyl disaster and who

continue to suffer from its consequences,

Bearing in mind the long-term nature of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster,

Praising the efforts of all countries and international organizations that assisted in

mitigating the consequences of the disaster,

Acknowledging the crucial importance of continuing international efforts in overcoming

the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and preventing the occurrence of such

catastrophes in the future,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power

Plant, which was a major technological catastrophe in terms of its scope and complexity;

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Honours and pays tribute to all the victims of the worst nuclear power plant accident in

human history, and expresses deep condolences to the families of the victims;

Notes that 30 years after the Chernobyl disaster, its lessons are still being learned, and

this year’s anniversary reminds us about the enormous responsibility towards current and

future generations to ensure that accidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima never happen

again;

Emphasizes that obsolete nuclear power plants which are located in zones of high seismic

activity continue to pose a potential threat to the whole region, and urges those countries

which possess such plants to immediately take urgent actions for their decommissioning

in order to prevent possible radiation accidents and nuclear disasters;

Underlines that despite efforts undertaken to minimize the negative consequences of the

Chernobyl disaster, there are ongoing environmental challenges and their solution

requires the use of advanced modern technologies;

Stresses the need to maintain Chernobyl recovery efforts at national and international

levels to mitigate the health, environmental, social, and economic consequences of the

disaster, as well as to facilitate restoration and development of the affected areas;

Considers that goal-oriented co-operation of international institutions, national

governments, and non-governmental organizations must be aimed at long-term solutions

to the complex problems triggered by the Chernobyl disaster;

Commends the OSCE’s work to contribute within its mandate to the international efforts

aimed at alleviating and minimizing the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, in

particular through an assessment of environmental risks in the Chernobyl Exclusion

Zone, including with regard to current and future activities, and strengthening capacities

in the sphere of environmental control at the border;

Emphasizes the need for additional assistance by the international community to maintain

and operate structures built within the closed “exclusion zone” and unconditional

resettlement zone, continuing international efforts to ensure the social and economic

development of the most affected regions including by promoting a more favourable

investment climate, minimizing radiation risks for the population, boosting scientific

research and enhancing preparedness for natural and man-made challenges and

emergencies;

Reaffirms the critical importance of observing the International Atomic Energy Agency

(IAEA) nuclear safety standards through full co-operation in the framework of the IAEA

and implementation of all relevant international obligations;

Welcomes the Special Commemorative Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

in observance of the 30th Anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe held on 26 April

2016 in New York, the International Forum “Chornobyl’s Legacy for the Nuclear Safety

10.

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of the World” (Kyiv, 21-23 April 2016), the meeting of the Nuclear Safety Account

Assembly of Contributors and pledging event (Kyiv, 25 April 2016) and the International

Conference ‘Thirty Years after Chernobyl. From an Emergency to a Revival and

Sustainable Socio-economic Development of Affected Territories’ (Minsk 25 April 2016)

as well as the high-level events at the Chernobyl site (26 April 2016);

19.

Invites governments, the specialized agencies of the United Nations system and other

international organizations to continue co-operating in order to mitigate and minimize the

consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, with an emphasis on achieving the Sustainable

Development Goals in the affected regions through partnerships, innovations and

investments, and looks forward to proclaiming the fourth United Nations Decade of

Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions;

Encourages the participating States to continue to use the OSCE as a platform for

exchange of information and sharing of best practices on mitigating the consequences of

the Chernobyl disaster for people and the environment in line with OSCE commitments.

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RESOLUTION ON

VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

IN THE AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA

AND THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL

Reaffirming full adherence to the UN Charter and to all OSCE norms, principles and

commitments, starting with the Helsinki Final Act, the Charter of Paris, the Charter for

European Security, and all other OSCE documents to which all participating States have

agreed, and the responsibility to implement them fully and in good faith,

Recalling the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Resolution on Clear, Gross and

Uncorrected Violations of Helsinki Principles by the Russian Federation, adopted at its

23rd Annual Session in 2014, whereby,

inter alia,

the Assembly affirmed that the

Russian Federation has, since February 2014, violated every one of the ten Helsinki

principles in its relations with Ukraine, some in a clear, gross and thus far uncorrected

manner, and is in violation of the commitments it undertook in the Budapest

Memorandum, as well as other international obligations,

Recalling the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Resolution on The Continuation of Clear,

Gross and Uncorrected Violations of OSCE Commitments and International Norms by

the Russian Federation, adopted at its 24

Annual Session in 2015, whereby,

inter alia,

the Assembly recognized the actions by the Russian Federation in the Autonomous

Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as in certain areas of the Donetsk

and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, as acts of military aggression against Ukraine,

Reaffirming strong support for the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and

territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally-recognized borders as confirmed

by UN General Assembly resolution 68/262 of 27 March 2014 “Territorial Integrity of

Ukraine” and guided by its provisions,

Emphasizing that the 16 March 2014 so-called referendum in Crimea was not authorized

by Ukraine, was held in clear violation of the Constitution of Ukraine and international

law and, therefore, is an illegitimate and illegal act, the results of which have no validity

or legal consequences,

Stressing that under international law, no territorial acquisition resulting from the threat

or use of force shall be recognized as legal,

Recalling that it is the primary responsibility of the participating States to promote and

protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and that the implementation of the

OSCE commitments in this area is of direct and legitimate concern to all participating

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Witnessing that the violation of fundamental OSCE principles and occupation of the

territory of one participating State by another leads to gross human rights violations,

Deeply alarmed that under the conditions of the illegal occupation of Crimea by the

Russian Federation, the situation on the peninsula continues to deteriorate, leading to

grave and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as reported

by international human rights institutions, the OSCE, the UN, and the Council of Europe,

Stressing that under international law the Russian Federation bears full responsibility for

human rights violations in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of

Sevastopol as an occupying power in effective control of the Crimean peninsula, and is

obliged to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and fundamental freedoms in Crimea in

line with the international treaties to which the Russian Federation is party, as well as its

commitments as an OSCE participating State to uphold those human rights and

fundamental freedoms,

Underlining the need to secure full and effective enjoyment of the rights and freedoms

enshrined in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and

Fundamental Freedoms, Framework Convention for the Protection of National

Minorities, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International

Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the

Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the UN Convention on the Rights of

the Child, the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading

Treatment or Punishment, and other relevant international instruments, which obliges the

Russian Federation as the occupying power to follow binding standards of conduct and

positive obligations toward residents of Crimea,

Strongly protesting against the so-called decision of 26 April 2016 of the occupying

power to ban the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people,

Welcoming the continued efforts by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in

Europe, the United Nations and the Council of Europe aimed at monitoring and reporting

on the human rights situation in Crimea, and expressing deep concern that their

representatives and missions have all had their access to the Crimean peninsula fully or

partially restricted by the occupying authorities since the beginning of the illegal

occupation in February 2014,

Alarmed by the findings of the independent reports of human rights missions on the

situation in Crimea undertaken upon the request of the Ukrainian Government, including

the joint missions of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

(ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), which

documented numerous compelling accounts of human rights violations in Crimea under

the Russian Federation’s illegal occupation,

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Emphasizing the important role played by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to

Ukraine, including monitoring and supporting respect for human rights and fundamental

freedoms, in line with the agreed mandate which covers the entire territory of Ukraine

within its internationally recognized borders, including the Autonomous Republic of

Crimea and the city of Sevastopol,

Considering the visit of the Council of Europe`s delegation to occupied Crimea in

January 2016 to be the first step aimed at facilitating free and unconditional access to the

peninsula for the constant international presence of relevant Council of Europe, OSCE

and UN mechanisms, as well as other international organizations,

Welcoming the initiative of Ukraine to launch an international negotiation framework

with regard to the de-occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of

Sevastopol and their return to the control of the Government of Ukraine,

16.

17.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

18.

Urges the Russian Federation to stop aggression against Ukraine and to fully comply with

its obligations under the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and other norms and

principles of international law, including OSCE principles and commitments;

Strongly condemns the illegal annexation by the Russian Federation of the Autonomous

Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, and also reiterates its call on the

Russian Federation to reverse the attempted annexation;

Calls on the participating States to refrain from any action or dealing that might imply,

directly or indirectly, a recognition of the change of status of the Autonomous Republic

of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol as an integral part of Ukraine;

Strongly condemns all violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the

Crimean peninsula, marked in particular by increasing repression, violence, and

discrimination against the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and ethnic Ukrainians,

including abductions, killings, torture and ill-treatment, enforced disappearances and

harassment, arbitrary arrest, detention or incarceration;

Condemns the reprisals by the

de facto

authorities against the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar

People and its leaders, as well as the severe restrictions on the freedom of peaceful

assembly and association, including the traditional events to commemorate the

anniversary of deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 recognized by the Ukrainian

Parliament as genocide of the Crimean Tatar people;

Expresses deep concern over the fact that education in and of the Ukrainian language is

disappearing in Crimea through pressure on school administrations, teachers, parents and

children to discontinue teaching in and of the Ukrainian language, which further limit the

presence of the Ukrainian language and culture on the peninsula;

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Condemns the severe limitations on media freedom and freedom of expression in Crimea,

where Ukrainian television channels are switched off and replaced with channels

originating from the Russian Federation, Crimean Tatar media outlets are forced to close,

and the journalists are threatened, intimidated, and persecuted;

Remains alarmed by the significant number of manifestations of religious-bias violence

and discrimination by the occupying authorities, which take,

inter alia,

the form of the

banning and seizure of Ukrainian churches, attacks on and the expulsion of their priests

from Crimea, as well as raids and searches in Crimean Tatars’ mosques and madrasas,

and restrictions on the distribution of Muslim religious literature under the false pretext

of the fight against extremism;

Calls upon the Russian Federation as an occupying power in effective control of the

Crimean peninsula to abide by its obligations under international law:

To stop all violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms on the Crimean

peninsula, including the constant terror, harassment, and discrimination of the

ethnic Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar populations, as well as the persecution and

illegal detention of all those residents of Crimea who oppose the illegal

occupation of the peninsula,

To conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations into all cases of human

rights violations in Crimea, including the cases of torture, abductions and

enforced disappearances,

To stop imposing the application of the Russian Federation’s laws in occupied

Crimea, as well as the forced conferral of Russian citizenship on residents of

Crimea in violation of international law,

To refrain from transferring persons in detention or social care institutions,

including children, to other territories controlled by the Russian Federation,

To halt the eradication of education in and of the Ukrainian language, restriction

and suppression of cultural, religious and other manifestations of the Ukrainian

identity and to refrain from the policy of russification in occupied Crimea,

To immediately and unconditionally release Deputy Chairman of the Crimean

Tatar Mejlis Ahtem Ciygoz, Crimean activists Oleg Sentsov, Alexander

Kolchenko, Oleksiy Cherniy, Gennadiy Afanasyev, civil society activist

Oleksandr Kostenko and other Ukrainian citizens, who have been unlawfully

detained or imprisoned under fabricated charges by the

de facto

authorities in

occupied Crimea,

To put an end to all forms of intimidation, harassment, discrimination and

persecution of religious communities in Crimea,

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To reverse immediately the so-called decision of 26 April 2016 to ban the Mejlis

of the Crimean Tatar people and stop oppressing the Crimean Tatar community in

occupied Crimea,

To ensure respect for all human rights, including those of persons belonging to

national minorities, in line with the relevant international standards,

To protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Autonomous

Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in issues related to,

inter alia,

freedoms of peaceful assembly and association, freedoms of media and

expression, access to information, freedom of thought, conscience, religion or

belief, freedom of movement, right of residence, citizenship, labour rights,

property and land rights, access to health and education, and all other civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

To implement all recommendations contained in the reports of the

ODIHR/HCNM human rights assessment missions,

To immediately grant unimpeded access to Crimea to international agencies,

institutions, special procedures and independent experts of the OSCE, the

United Nations and the Council of Europe, as well as to any human rights NGOs

or media outlets that wish to visit, assess and report on the situation in Crimea;

27.

Encourages the continuous active engagement of the OSCE Chairmanship, the OSCE

Institutions, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the participating States in seeking

observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the occupied Crimean

peninsula;

Expresses deep sympathy with the great number of people affected by the crisis in and

around Ukraine, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, as well as

those living in the Russia-occupied territories, and urges the OSCE participating States to

assist the Ukrainian authorities in their efforts to ensure the rights and social protection of

IDPs;

Recalls that a number of OSCE human dimension commitments notably recognize the

vital importance of participating States’ realization of their binding human rights

obligations under international treaties;

Notes with grave concern in this context that the Russian Federation’s legislation allowed

the Constitutional Court of Russia to make rulings on the non-implementation of

decisions of interstate bodies on the protection of human rights and fundamental

freedoms, which the OSCE PA views as an attempt to avoid responsibility for serious and

systematic human rights violations committed by the Russian authorities in the occupied

territories;

28.

29.

30.

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31.

Expresses its grave concern over increasing militarization of the Crimean peninsula and

the Russian Federation’s intention to deploy nuclear weapons in that region, undermining

global, European, and regional peace and security;

Urges the Russian Federation to abide fully by its international obligations and the OSCE

principles and commitments, in particular the Helsinki Final Act, and to take practical

steps to implement the OSCE PA resolutions on Clear, Gross and Uncorrected Violations

of Helsinki Principles by the Russian Federation and The Continuation of Clear, Gross

and Uncorrected Violations of OSCE Commitments and International Norms by the

Russian Federation, as well as on Abducted and Illegally Detained Ukrainian Citizens in

the Russian Federation;

Calls upon the OSCE Chairmanship and the participating States to take exhaustive

measures to address the existing breach by the Russian Federation of the basic norms and

principles of international law and the OSCE principles and commitments.

32.

33.

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RESOLUTION ON

LAW ENFORCEMENT CO-ORDINATION TO PREVENT

CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND TRAFFICKING

BY KNOWN SEX OFFENDERS

Recalling the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly resolutions on human trafficking adopted

by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in St. Petersburg (1999), Brussels (2006), Oslo

(2010), Belgrade (2011), Monaco (2012), Istanbul (2013), Baku (2014), and Helsinki

(2015), as well as efforts by participating States to implement the OSCE Action Plan to

Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (2003 and 2005), the Addendum to the OSCE

Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (2013), and all OSCE commitments

related to combating human trafficking,

Recalling the OSCE Sofia Ministerial Council Decision on The Special Needs for Child

Victims of Trafficking for Protection and Assistance (2004), the OSCE Brussels

Ministerial Council Decision on Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children (2006), and

the OSCE Madrid Ministerial Decision on Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children on

the Internet (2007),

Alarmed that approximately one million children are victimized by commercial sexual

exploitation every year, according to the International Labour Organization,

Distressed that sexual exploitation of children is a human rights violation that results in

serious, lifelong consequences for the physical, psychological, and spiritual development

and well-being of a child, and in many instances, is a form of human trafficking,

Alarmed that while international tourism has doubled in the last 20 years to more than

one billion travellers a year, child protection laws in destination countries have not kept

pace with the growth of the tourism industry,

Concerned that some business travellers and tourists have been opportunistic offenders,

exploiting vulnerable or trafficked children in destination countries where law

enforcement may be weak, undermined by corruption, or preoccupied with other crimes,

Alarmed by numerous media and law enforcement reports about persons convicted of sex

crimes against children in one country who then travel to other countries where they

continue to sexually exploit children, often with anonymity and impunity,

Concerned that the advancement of internet accessibility and mobile technology has had

the unintended consequence of facilitating access by known sex offenders, as well as

business travellers and tourists, to children who may be vulnerable to sexual exploitation,

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Recognizing that impoverished children, unaccompanied children, children in

institutions/orphanages, children in alternative care, runaway youth, children with

disabilities, minority children, stateless children, children without birth registration,

refugees and IDPs, and children left behind by migrating parents are especially

vulnerable to being sexually exploited and require special care and protection,

Concerned that participating States may not have adequate systems to follow up on

reports of child sexual exploitation, to keep data on children who have been sexually

exploited, or to keep data on their own citizens who travel abroad and exploit children,

Recalling that the 2013 Addendum to the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in

Human Beings calls on participating States to develop and implement policies and

actions, including law enforcement co-operation between participating States, to prevent

the tourism industry from being used for all forms of trafficking in human beings, in

particular for sexual exploitation of children,

Commending participating States that are working with the travel and tourism industry,

including airlines and hotels, to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and to ensure

proper reporting of suspected child sexual exploitation,

Commending participating States that are working to prevent child sex tourism through

advance notification of law enforcement of other participating States, as well as of

destination countries outside the OSCE region, of intended travel by individuals

convicted of child sexual exploitation,

Commending participating States whose laws allow the criminal prosecution of their

citizens, legal permanent residents, government contractors, and government employees

who return to the participating State after sexually exploiting children abroad,

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

15.

Calls on OSCE participating States to work with the private sector and civil society to

raise awareness among business travellers and tourists to prevent sexual exploitation of

children;

Urges all participating States to prevent sexual exploitation of children in tourist

destinations through education and awareness raising in the destination communities;

Calls on OSCE participating States which have not already done so to enact laws that

allow them to prosecute their citizens and legal permanent residents for child sexual

exploitation upon their return even if the crime is committed abroad;

Calls on participating States that have not already done so to collect and store

information, in accordance with national provisions on the protection of personal data, on

persons convicted of child sexual exploitation in order to facilitate the monitoring of their

probation, and to develop, where appropriate, instruments to enable the exchange of

16.

17.

18.

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information internationally among law enforcement agencies pertaining to sex offenders’

convictions;

19.

Calls on OSCE participating States to develop where needed, or strengthen where

existing, appropriate law enforcement co-ordination and notification procedures among

participating States, as well as with destination states outside the OSCE region, so that

states are aware in advance of travel by individuals previously convicted of child sexual

exploitation, such as by:

Maintaining a registry within each state, in accordance with national provisions

on the protection of personal data, of individuals previously convicted of child

sexual exploitation and who may still be a threat to children;

Directing individuals on the state registry to alert their own government of their

destination state in advance of travel abroad;

Before travel, checking flight manifests against the state registry of individuals

convicted of child sexual exploitation in order to note the names of those who did

not self-report in advance;

Designating a point of contact in each state to send and receive information on the

impending travel of registered sex offenders;

Ensuring that information on registered sex offenders is transmitted appropriately

ahead of travel to the destination country;

Keeping data on how many notifications are sent, whether the notifications arrive

in the destination country before sex offender travel, follow up actions by the

destination country, and which countries receive the most registered sex offender

travel;

20.

Calls on participating States, in a manner consistent with international standards of due

process, to consider marking, refusing and/or revoking the passports of their own citizens

when necessary to prevent the commission of a child sexual exploitation offence in

another country;

Requests that the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit examine ways in which it can

assist participating States in coordination and notification procedures between States such

that States are aware in advance of travel by individuals previously convicted of sexually

exploiting a child; and

Urges the OSCE to update its existing commitments concerning combating sexual

exploitation of children.

21.

22.

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RESOLUTION ON

A CALL FOR OSCE ACTION TO ADDRESS

VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION

Expressing alarm over heightened incidents of violence and discrimination and increased

prejudice in the OSCE region, and calling for immediate action,

Emphasizing that the OSCE participating States have adopted a comprehensive

framework to prevent and respond to prejudice and discrimination, which includes

commitments in the fields of,

inter alia,

tolerance and non-discrimination, religious

freedom, migration, national minorities, and rule of law and democratic institutions, in

addition to others,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Supports the ongoing efforts of the Assembly to address anti-Semitism, racism, and

intolerance in the OSCE region;

Pledges to intensify efforts, including supporting capacity-building efforts for political

and other leaders to address intolerance and discrimination;

Encourages the participating States to intensify efforts to address prejudice, and

discrimination, and foster inclusion;

Urges that the participating States develop an OSCE Anti-Discrimination Action Plan,

with annual indicators to implement existing OSCE tolerance and non-discrimination

commitments;

Calls upon the participating States to convene an OSCE High-Level Conference on

Combating Racism and Xenophobia to address,

inter alia,

(1) strengthening co-operation

between law enforcement and vulnerable communities, and (2) anti-migrant/refugee bias;

Recommends that the participating States support OSCE initiatives, including but not

limited to:

The work of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on

Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance

and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions, the

Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating

Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, and the Personal Representative

on Combating Anti-Semitism;

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Sustaining the new ODIHR “Turning words into action to address anti-Semitism”

project focused on addressing the security needs of Jewish communities,

countering anti-Semitism through education and fostering civil society coalition

building;

Publishing an ODIHR report on prejudice and discrimination in the region that

includes recommendations to the participating States, and updating the Office for

Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) 2004 Comparative Study on

International Action against Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Intolerance

in the OSCE Region;

Establishing an OSCE Fellowship Program to introduce diverse talent to positions

in the OSCE Offices of the Chair-in-Office, Secretary General, Secretariat,

ODIHR, High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), and Field

Missions;

Enhancing co-operation between the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE

Economic and Environmental Activities, participating States, and other

stakeholders on anti-discrimination and inclusion strategies for migrants and

asylees, including utilizing the OSCE 2011 Training Modules on Labour

Migration Management Trainer's Manual;

Building the capacity of police and other law enforcement and security

professionals to counter discrimination (including profiling), strengthen

relationships with vulnerable communities, and foster diverse and inclusive

workforces, including enhancing ongoing efforts by the Roma Contact Point and

Police Matters Unit;

Developing integration strategies, including utilizing the work of the HCNM and

“The Ljubljana Guidelines on Integration of Diverse Societies”;

Building support for and capacity of civil society efforts, including coalition

building, to address prejudice and discrimination, noting the November 2015

building OSCE Conference on Advancing Tolerance and Non-Discrimination

through Coalition Building and Co-operation;

Building the capacity of Equality, Education, and Cultural Ministries and other

relevant bodies to prevent and respond to prejudice and discrimination in the

public and private sector, including schools.

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RESOLUTION ON

THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES

Bearing in mind that it is the sovereign right of States to define the rules of nationality

and the conditions for the entry into and stay of foreigners in their territories in order to

protect their nationals, but also to safeguard the basic rights of foreigners,

Bearing in mind that the issuance and recognition of travel documents are necessary to

facilitate the movement of refugees, and in particular their resettlement,

Noting that the migration crisis is proof of what is now self-evident: that States wish to

give precedence to national security,

inter alia,

by tightening border controls, over

humanitarian protection, whereas the objective of a calm, regulated management – which

the European Union is striving to put in place – would be to reconcile those two

imperatives,

Stressing the obligation on all participating States to legislate on the status of refugees

and the right of asylum in compliance with the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and

the Protocol thereto,

Recalling the definition of the term “refugee” as set out in Article 1, paragraph A (2), of

the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, pursuant to which the term “refugee” shall apply

to any person who “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race,

religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is

outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to

avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being

outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable

or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it”,

Reaffirming the obligation not to expel or return, an essential element of the status of

refugees and asylum seekers set out in Article 33, paragraph 1, of the Geneva Convention

of 28 July 1951 (“No Contracting State shall expel or return (“refouler”) a refugee in any

manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be

threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social

group or political opinion.”),

Reaffirming, in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and Article 14

of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that the right of asylum is a fundamental

right,

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Recalling that the simultaneous existence and proliferation of legislation and norms that

differ from one State to another and sometimes contradict each other constitute a major

obstacle to an effective management of migration flows,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Calls on countries which have ratified the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 to comply

with the commitments under its Protocol, in particular with regard to respecting the status

of refugees;

Calls for the harmonization of norms for the admission of refugees into the participating

States of the OSCE, in co-operation with the European Agency for the Management of

Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European

Union (Frontex) and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), in order to ensure a

more efficient admission and processing of asylum seekers;

Recommends that Governments take measures to protect the families of refugees, and in

particular:

a. to preserve the unity of the families of refugees, including in cases in which members

of the family have met the criteria for admission into a country;

b. to ensure the protection of refugee children, including unaccompanied minors and

young girls.

10.

11.

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RESOLUTION ON

THE SECURITY CHALLENGES OF MIGRATION

Aware of the unprecedented migration pressure that Europe witnessed in 2015, during

which over one million people crossed the European borders irregularly, which resulted

in immense pressure on countries of first entry at all levels,

Concerned by the volume of the inflow, as a result of which procedures at points of first

entry of migrants to Europe have been failing in the most affected States, leaving many of

the persons entering unregistered and unidentified,

Noting the unique character of the current migration crisis, due to crises and conflicts in

Syria and elsewhere, which can only be dealt with collectively and with solidarity,

Also noting that the migration crisis has raised the need to resolve humanitarian aspects

of the massive inflow affecting many European countries, as well as serious security

concerns stemming from the limited control of such movements,

Taking into account the fact that the mixed migration flows may have been used by some

extremist elements to enter Europe, although the flows consist mainly of people seeking

protection,

Emphasizing the need to make migration safe and better organized,

Welcoming the initiative of the OSCE Secretary General for convening Security Days:

Refocusing Migration and Security – Bridging National and Regional Responses in

Rome on 4 March 2016, with the objective of identifying policy areas in which the OSCE

can make a difference while complementing the work of its international partners, and

where the security implications of mass movements of people and the OSCE added value

were key areas of analysis and debate,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Urges the participating States of the OSCE to put all possible efforts into regaining

control over the inflow of migrants as the ultimate objective through amending the

procedures at first points of entry in a way that allows for registration and security

screening of each and every person entering Europe irregularly, no matter what their

motives are;

Invites the participating States of the OSCE to establish closer co-operation with the

countries of origin and transit of migrants in order to tackle irregular migration, as well as

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to address security issues such as the growing terrorist threat and other serious concerns

stemming from this particular challenge;

10.

Calls on the OSCE Secretary General and the Chairperson of the OSCE Permanent

Council, in preparation for the announced special session of the Permanent Council and

its follow-up, to address security in the context of migration as an integral part of an

enhanced OSCE role in addressing migration.

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RESOLUTION ON

INTEGRATING GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS AND GENDER

MAINSTREAMING IN THE RESPONSE TO THE

MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CRISIS

Reaffirming the importance of OSCE commitments to integrate gender in addressing

migrant and refugee flows, including in the 2004 Gender Action Plan (MC.DEC/14/04)

and OSCE Ministerial Council Decision No. 5/09 on Migration Management

(MC.DEC/5/09), as well as the OSCE PA 2013 Resolution on Gender Aspects of Labour

Migration,

Recalling the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) and its Protocol

(1967), which enshrine the rights and protections that must be accorded to all refugees, as

well as UNHCR’s Guidelines on Gender-Related Persecution and Guidelines for

Prevention and Response to Sexual and Gender-based Violence, among others,

Recalling the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings and the

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols on

trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants,

Recalling the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the

commitment to ensure safe, orderly, and regular migration involving full respect for

human rights and the humane treatment of migrants,

Considering that gender affects both the reasons for migrating and every stage of the

migration experience,

Aware of the implications of the movements of migrants and refugees of different

genders on home and host communities, and of the need to avoid stereotypes and

discrimination against men as well as women,

Aware that women and girls, who comprise a growing proportion of the migrants and

refugees arriving in Europe, face particular risks, including sexual and gender-based

violence, and have unique protection needs, such as reproductive health services, and that

they often face gendered barriers in accessing services while in transit and upon arrival in

host countries,

Recognizing the benefit of supporting initiatives to strengthen the resilience of refugee and

migrant women, including programmes targeting economic empowerment,

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Recognizing the important role that women play in conflict prevention and throughout

the conflict cycle when given the opportunity, which in turn reduces the need for women

and girls, men and boys to flee their homes and become displaced persons,

Concerned that gender is often overlooked or treated as an ad hoc consideration in the

analysis of trends in migration and in the design and implementation of responses to

large-scale migrant and refugee flows,

10.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

11.

Calls on the OSCE and its participating States to collect sex-disaggregated data and

conduct gender-based analysis of all plans, policies, programmes, and funding in

response to the migrant and refugee crisis, and to promote the use of Gender Based

Analysis;

Urges the OSCE and its participating States to develop and implement gender-responsive

policies, programmes, and services to address the specific needs and priorities of women

and girl refugees and migrants;

Calls on participating States to ensure that proper consideration is given to women’s

asylum claims and that the range of claims of gender-related persecution are accorded

due recognition, as recommended in the 2004 OSCE Gender Action Plan;

Calls on participating States to ensure that female migrants and refugees under their

jurisdiction are protected from all forms of exploitation, discrimination, violence and

abuse, particularly sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking, including by

state authorities such as border personnel, police, and immigration officials, as well as

humanitarian workers;

Calls on participating States to deploy gender experts as part of the on-the-ground

humanitarian response to the migrant and refugee crisis;

Urges the OSCE participating States to ensure that transit areas and camps respect the

dignity of migrants and refugees and that such premises are designed in a gender-

sensitive manner, including by setting up single-sex, well-lit toilet facilities and separate

safe sleeping areas for women and girls;

Calls on participating States to prevent refugee and migrant women’s social exclusion

and isolation by integrating gender-sensitive measures into their migration policies

related to labour market access, ensuring access to safe housing and providing skills and

training opportunities for such women;

Calls on the OSCE and the OSCE PA to develop forums and tools for the sharing of best

practices in gender-sensitive response to migration and refugee crises;

12.

13.

14.

15.

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18.

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19.

Calls on participating States to address the root causes of migrant and refugee flows

through gender-sensitive humanitarian and development assistance to refugee and

migrant producing countries;

Calls on the OSCE, the OSCE PA and the participating States to implement the Women,

Peace and Security agenda (UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and subsequent

resolutions) and involve women in conflict prevention and in negotiations and decision-

making throughout the conflict cycle;

Calls on the OSCE and its participating States to give particular attention to the issue of

child marriages among refugees and migrants. Several participating States are facing this

issue in the current refugee crisis. Child marriages require a cautious approach. In this

regard, the following points must be taken into consideration:

child marriages must be prevented wherever possible;

spouses united by the bonds of these marriages do not automatically need to be

separated. It is necessary to take account of age difference, local law in the

country of origin, the emotional bond between the spouses;

the administrative and/or judicial authorities of the participating States must

verify the validity of the marriage based on private international law.

20.

21.

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RESOLUTION ON

THE NEED TO EQUIP PASSENGER AIRCRAFT WITH ADDITIONAL

TECHNICAL MEANS FOR MONITORING CONDITIONS

ON BOARD IN REAL TIME

Bearing in mind the growing terrorist threat in the OSCE region,

Reaffirming its commitment to making every effort to help ensure security in the OSCE

region and to conduct a systematic and unrelenting fight against all manifestations of

international terrorism,

Noting that large passenger aircraft continue to be priority targets of terrorist attacks,

Noting that the lack of the necessary technical means on passenger aircraft makes it

impossible for ground personnel to conduct video monitoring of conditions on board in

real time, thus significantly reducing the ability to protect airliners from terrorist and

other threats to the security of passengers and resulting in large numbers of human

victims,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

Calls on the participating States and manufacturers to give close attention to the problem

of the vulnerability of passenger aircraft to terrorist attack and to contribute actively,

within their powers and competence, to equipping existing and planned passenger aircraft

with photographic and audio-visual monitoring equipment on board as soon as possible

so that data can be collected, saved and sent to ground personnel in real time;

Urgently appeals to the parliaments of the participating States to begin elaborating,

without delay, the legal basis for the practical implementation of this initiative.