Checkpoints along the contact line: reasons why civilians cross and the challenges they face
This report covers the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2019 and presents the SMM’s monitoring observations related to the reasons why civilians travel across the contact line, the security risks and other challenges they face when doing so and recent efforts undertaken to improve conditions for civilian crossing.
The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this document are not given nor necessarily endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) unless the OSCE is explicitly defined as the Author of this document.