![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They also need to allow rapid and unimpeded access of humanitarian relief to civilians in need, including food and medicine, and create humanitarian corridors when necessary. International humanitarian law expressly prohibits deliberate attacks against civilians, and requires states to protect all those who are not directly participating in the hostilities from attack, violence or terrorist acts. This is also the only way to maintain comprehensive security in the OSCE area.” This is the only way to restore a respect for international humanitarian and human rights law in the invaded country. I will spare no efforts to mobilize international community to stop the war. I condemn in the strongest terms the unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine. “Every day of this invasion we see with horror the Russian forces attacking civilians, including women and children. However, Russia’s invasion on Ukraine dramatically changed the situation, as it has changed the world we live in,” said Polish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Zbigniew Rau. “Initially, we have planned the first human dimension meeting during Poland’s Chairmanship-in-Office to be focused on general aspects of the promotion and protection of human rights. Representatives of OSCE states, civil society, international organizations and national human rights institutions will discuss the legal obligation to safeguard civilian populations, as well as the need to document violations wherever they take place, and to find innovative tools to assist human rights defenders on the ground. Some 250 people from across the OSCE region registered for the meeting in Vienna, the first time it has been held in person since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. VIENNA/WARSAW, 28 March 2022 – To achieve progress on implementing the commitments made by all OSCE countries to resolve disputes peacefully and ensure stability in the region, urgent consultation is needed to increase co-operation to protect civilians and investigate and prosecute violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, OSCE leaders said at the opening of a two-day conference today. ![]()
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