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
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