Ignacio Sanchez Amor at the OSCE PA's Annual Session in Minsk, 5 July 2017 COPENHAGEN, 21 July 2017 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, Spanish parliamentarian Ignacio Sanchez Amor, today expressed deep concern at recent actions taken by the ruling party in Poland related to reforming the judiciary. “It is hard to see the recent actions as anything other than a dedicated assault on judicial independence by

Ivana Dobesova, Ignacio Sanchez Amor and Kyriakos Kyriakou-Hadjiyianni at the Annual Session in Minsk, 8 July 2017 COPENHAGEN, 20 July 2017 – The three officers of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions – Chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor (Spain), Vice-Chair Ivana Dobesova (Czech Republic) and Rapporteur Kyriakos Kyriakou-Hadjiyianni (Cyprus) – today issued the following statement regarding

OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen addresses OSCE Foreign Ministers in Mauerbach, Austria, 11 July 2017. MAUERBACH, Austria, 11 July 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) addressed today the OSCE Informal Ministerial Meeting being held in Mauerbach, Austria, under the theme “Building Trust through Dialogue and Co-operation.” The meeting, convened by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign

COPENHAGEN, 10 July 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (Austria) made a number of appointments today to fill key roles in advancing the Assembly’s work on counter-terrorism, migration and Mediterranean issues. For the Assembly’s newly established Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism, President Muttonen appointed Makis Voridis (Greece) as Chair, and Stephane Crusniere (Belgium), Richard Hudson (United States),

OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen delivers closing remarks at the Annual Session in Minsk, 9 July 2017 MINSK, 9 July 2017 – Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen was elected to a second term as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today at the OSCE PA’s Annual Session in Minsk. Upon her re-election, the President thanked the Assembly for its support and pledged to continue the work that she has pursued since being elected in

Belarusian delegation voting on the OSCE PA Minsk Declaration in plenary session, 9 July 2017 MINSK, 9 July 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted the 2017 Minsk Declaration today with recommendations to national governments, parliaments and the international community to help shape policies in the fields of political affairs, security, economics, environment, and human rights. More than 260 parliamentarians from 55 OSCE countries and