1168th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1283 on extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1284 on extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Freedom of expression in the Russian Federation. Ban on LGBTI activities in Turkey. Access to justice in Azerbaijan. Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December 2017. Advisory referendum on the Intelligence and Security Services Act, to be held in the Netherlands on 21 March 2018. Presidential election in the Czech Republic, to be held on 12 and 13 January 2018.