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The 30th Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe concluded yesterday in Vancouver.
In a plenary session, Mr.Hatzigiannis presented his latest activities as Special Representative for Civil Society Participation.
He referred to his participation in the Human Dimension Supplementary Meeting organised by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the role of civil society in promoting tolerance and combating discrimination. During the meeting, ways of strengthening the work of the OSCE CSO in the field of human rights with representatives of civil society were discussed, as well as the appropriateness of the legislative framework concerning the participation of civil society in a number of participating States.
In addition, Mr. Hatzigiannis informed the Assembly about his working visit to Lithuania, where he held meetings with representatives of Belarusian civil society who were forced to leave the country due to their political beliefs. National parliaments, he stressed, should ensure the unhindered and safe participation of civil society representatives in political life.
Mr Hatzigiannis' Additional Resolution was adopted by a large majority and incorporated into the Assembly's Final Declaration.
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