Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation in response to the statements by delegations on the freedom of expression and freedom of association in the Russian Federation

Report by the Head of Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger (United Kingdom, also on behalf of Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, Annex). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1219 on the agenda for the 2016 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Georgia, interpretative statement). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August 2016. Ongoing concerns about freedom of expression and freedom of the media in Azerbaijan. International conference on Building a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, held in Astana on 29 August 2016. Freedom of expression and freedom of association in the Russian Federation. Illegal economic and other activities in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Non-implementation of commitments to non-use of force by Azerbaijan. Violations of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of the 2016 Paralympic Games. Ensuring constitutional policing in the United States of America. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Romania, to be held on 11 December 2016.