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Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 30 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic created new risks and challenges to victims of trafficking (VoTs) and survivors of trafficking, as well as having exacerbated the vulnerabilities of at-risk groups to trafficking. To analyze emerging trafficking in human beings (THB) trends and dynamics and to develop a response based on empirical data to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ODIHR and UN Women conducted a global survey of (1) survivors of trafficking and (2) frontline stakeholders. Based on the survey findings and empirical data collected, a set of policy recommendations were developed.
Journal of the 1276th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 23 July 2020
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Address by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, H.E. Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis. Report of the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Clemens Koja. Presentation of the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the OSCE Gender Action Plan by Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Officer in Charge in Absence of the Secretary General. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1372 on the dates and agenda of the 2020 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea (Lithuania, Annex 1). Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. National Press Day in Azerbaijan, observed on 22 July 2020. Latest developments in Belarus in the context of the upcoming presidential election, to be held on 9 August 2020. Situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. Resumption of federal executions in the United States of America. Attacks on Russian journalists in the United States of America. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the OSCE, Ambassador P. Huynen. Presidential election in Moldova, to be held on 1 November 2020. Local elections in Ukraine, to be held on 25 October 2020 (Ukraine, Annex 2).
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the statements by delegations
Publishing date: 23 July 2020
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1276th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the resumption of federal executions in the United States of America
Publishing date: 23 July 2020
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Statement by the German EU Presidency on the resumption of federal executions in the United States of America
Publishing date: 23 July 2020
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1276th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 23 July 2020
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Statement by the German EU Presidency on the situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 23 July 2020
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1276th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
OSCE Human Dimension Commitments and State Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 17 July 2020
This report is the culmination of ODIHR's efforts to respond to human rights challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the OSCE.
Statement by the German EU Presidency on violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 16 July 2020
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1275th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council