1191st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mr. Harlem Désir. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2017 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual report of the Audit Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1300 on amending OSCE Staff Regulations and Staff Rules. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1301 on the Financial Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 and the Report of the External Auditor. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1302 on the 2018 OSCE Mediterranean Conference. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Education legislation in Latvia. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, marked on 26 June 2018. Situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. Rule of law and human rights defenders in Turkey. Rule of law and human rights defenders in the Russian Federation. Attacks on Roma settlements in Ukraine. Forty-fourth round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 19 and 20 June 2018. Early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, held on 24 June 2018. Release of the 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report by the United States Department of State.