Journal of the 1116th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Christine Muttonen. Address by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, H.E. Peter Maurer (France, Annex 1). The Permanent Council placed the decision on the agenda, timetable and other organizational modalities of the 2016 Human Dimension Seminar, the text of which is appended to this journal, under a silence procedure with the period of silence expiring on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, at 5 p.m. CET. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Violation of the freedom of the media in the United Kingdom (United Kingdom, Annex 2). Violation of the rights of migrants in the European Union. Pressure on independent voices in Turkmenistan. Ongoing concerns about restrictions on civil society in the Russian Federation. Glorification of an SS veteran in Estonia. Parliamentary elections in Montenegro, held on 16 October 2016. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.