high-level meetings between governments, at international forums or by calling, when required, the accredited diplomatic representative of the state concerned to a meeting. 100. Whenever required, participating States should – through their diplomatic mis- sions in the state concerned or otherwise – facilitate the issuance of emergency visas and relocation support for individual human rights defenders to allow them to promptly leave the country where they are at risk. Effective protection measures should take into account the risks that family members of the human rights defenders are exposed to and should be extended to them if required. If relocated to another country, effective protection should also be provided to the family members of the human rights defender concerned. International co-operation and human rights mechanisms 101. Participating States should co-operate within the OSCE and other international forums to develop and strengthen international and regional standards and mechanisms for the protection of human rights defenders, including by providing relevant international institutions and mechanisms with sufficient resources and other political support. In doing so, they should ensure consistency and coherence in their interaction with different international organizations and human rights mechanisms at different levels. 102. Participating States should, in good faith, engage in peer review at the international level with a view to identifying protection gaps, shortcomings in national law and practices, as well as possible improvements that can be made to strengthen the protection of human rights defenders. They should draw on good practices from other states in that respect. 103. Participating States should co-operate with OSCE institutions and international human rights mechanisms, including the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, as well as the institutions of the Council of Europe and the Organization of American States. They should do so, inter alia, by providing, in good faith, all information requested by such institutions and mechanisms and by responding to their communications without undue delay. Furthermore, they should ensure appropriate follow-up towards implementing without delay all recommendations by OSCE institutions and international human rights mechanisms and should fully comply with the judgements of international and regional courts. 104. To enable ODIHR to provide, in accordance with its mandate, information on rele- vant implementation issues, including to the OSCE Permanent Council, as well as supporting material for the annual review of implementation, participating States are encouraged to supply information to ODIHR about the steps taken to implement the OSCE/ODIHR Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. In accordance with their commitment to co-operate with OSCE institutions, including in Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders 21

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