ANNUAL REPORT 2023 3.  WORK WITHIN STRATEGIC AREAS AND  HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES aggression, ensure justice, respond to expanding con- flicts and growing repression, and reflect on the future of the Helsinki process’. The Center was also an observer at the annual meeting of the OSCE Ministe- rial Council on 30 November, where we met with a number of ministers and heads of delegations of OSCE partic- Human Rights Confer- ipating States. In particular, ence and the Committee we discussed plans to develop civil society during the tur- of Ministers meeting. proposals for OSCE reforms bulent events of this year. It is important to mention in preparation for the 50th Russia‘s actions have the Center‘s participation in anniversary of the adoption of targeted civilians and un- reforming the Council of Eu- the Helsinki Final Act in 2025. dermined international law. rope system within the CURE As the Secretariat, the CCL Russia‘s full-scale invasion of network. Both organisations, works to support the plat- Ukraine demonstrates that the OSCE and the Council of form‘s internal and external impunity in Ukraine gives Europe, were criticised after communication, horizontal a green light and emboldens Russia‘s full-scale invasion and cooperation between member the worst destructive forces failure to help. Together with organisations, and sharing of in other parts of the world. its partners, the CCL works to experience between differ- The Secretariat‘s work address the investment con- ent generations of human is important for repelling cerns of these organisations rights defenders in the OSCE the aggression by consoli- caused by Russia‘s invasion in region. It promotes the ef- dating more than 100 human order to develop and promote fective implementation of rights organisations and new regional security systems. the human rights agenda CSP members on the OSCE Together with the American and represents the voice of platform during the Parallel Bar Association Centre for 33