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The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1485 on the cash surplus as at 31 December 2023 and the 2024 additional and revised provisional expenditure authorization for the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (Hungary-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Canada, interpretative statement 2; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 3; Bosnia and Herzegovina, interpretative statement 4; Azerbaijan, interpretative statement 5; Armenia, interpretative statement 6).

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

Conventional Arms Transfer

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.

In line with the mandate provided by the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area, ODIHR organized a human rights monitoring visit to Uzhhorod, Ukraine, from 2 to 7 November 2022. The aim was to investigate alleged human rights violations and, in particular, discrimination experienced by Roma since 24 February 2022. A monitoring team gathered mainly first-hand information from Roma individuals who had been subject to forced displacement within the country.

The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1484 on the dates and agenda of the 2024 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (Hungary-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Canada, also on behalf of the United Kingdom, interpretative statement 2; Switzerland, interpretative statement 3).

Report by the Secretary General on “Response to the implications of Afghanistan for the OSCE region”. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1484 on the dates and agenda of the 2024 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (Hungary-European Union, interpretative statement 1; Canada, also on behalf of the United Kingdom, interpretative statement 2; Switzerland, interpretative statement 3). The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Dr. Volker Frobarth. World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, to be observed on 30 July 2024. Follow-up on the 11 July 2024 invocation of the Vienna Mechanism. The Russian Federation’s malign activities and interference in the OSCE area. France’s malign activities and interference in the OSCE area.

1484th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1484th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council