Journal of the 1115th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Mr. Michael Georg Link, on the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Tajikistan, Annex). Report by the Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Marcel Pesko. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Thirty-seventh round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 4 and 5 October 2016. World and European Day against the Death Penalty, observed on 10 October 2016. Parliamentary elections in Georgia, held on 8 October 2016. Silencing of independent voices in the Russian Federation. Concerns related to independent media in Kazakhstan. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office. Parliamentary elections in Iceland, to be held on 29 October 2016. Parliamentary elections in Liechtenstein, to be held on 5 February 2017. Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, to be held on 15 March 2017.