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1484th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Can there be security without democracy and media freedom? Democracy is often argued to be a system for peacefully resolving political conflicts, and hence generating more secure societies. Rigorous research evidence provides clear guidance on this topic. Freedom of expression in general, and media freedom in particular, are necessary for peaceful deliberation and resolution of conflicts among contending individuals and groups. Free media are also a key watchdog on decision makers, holding them accountable to the public and thus making sure that ruling parties cannot use deception to lure citizens into supporting internal or international armed conflicts and undermining peace and security. This report provides a review of the latest and most robust research published on the relationship between media freedom, democracy, and security.

Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Ambassador John MacGregor. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. More than one year after the issuance of a report under the Moscow Mechanism on 11 May 2023 in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus, and invocation of the Vienna Mechanism on the situation of political prisoners. Harmfulness of Ersatz Events for the OSCE Human Dimension. Twenty-ninth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

1480th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1480th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1482nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

It is important to know what a hate crime is. When a hate crime is committed, one or more perpetrators target the victim, which can be one or more people or property, because of a protected aspect of the victim's identity, such as religion or ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or disability. Similarly, a hate incident is an act of hostility motivated by prejudice or bias that does not necessarily reach the threshold of a criminal offence, or the criminal nature of which is yet to be determined. A hate crime is any crime where the perpetrator is driven by prejudice or bias. Criminal offence + bias motive = hate crime.

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security