1096th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Mr. Michael Georg Link. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation. Update on the investigation of the tragic events at Maidan and in Odessa in 2014. International Roma Day, observed on 8 April 2016. The death penalty in Belarus. Violations of international humanitarian law by Azerbaijan. Violation by Turkey of human rights and international humanitarian law with respect to the Kurdish minority. Developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Ensuring constitutional policing in the United States of America. Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015 by the United States Department of State.