8 The Obligation to Implement PART I Madrid 1983 (Questions Relating to Security in Europe: Principles) The participating States stress their determination to promote and encourage the effective exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms, all of which derive from the inherent dignity of the human person and are essential for his free and full development and to assure constant and tangible progress in accordance with the Final Act, aiming at further and steady development in this field in all participating States, irrespective of their political, economic and social systems. Paris 1990 (A New Era of Democracy, Peace and Unity) We declare our respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms to be irrevocable. We will fully implement and build upon the provisions relating to the human dimension of the CSCE. Moscow 1991 (Preamble) The participating States (…) express their determination to fulfil all of their human dimension commitments and to resolve by peaceful means any related issue, individually and collectively, on the basis of mutual respect and co-operation (…) Helsinki 1992 (Summit Declaration) 6. (…) Adherence to our commitments provides the basis for participation and co-operation in the CSCE and a cornerstone for further development of our societies. Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: II. Our Common Foundations) 7. We reaffirm our full adherence to the Charter of the United Nations, and to the Helsinki Final Act, the Charter of Paris and all other OSCE documents to which we have agreed. These documents represent our common commitments and are the foundation for our work (…) All OSCE commitments, without exception, apply equally to each participating State. Their implementation in good faith is essential for relations between States, between governments and their peoples, as well as between the organizations of which they are members. Participating States are accountable to their citizens and responsible to each other for their implementation of their OSCE commitments. We regard these commitments as our common achievement and therefore consider them to be matters of immediate and legitimate concern to all participating States. Brussels 2006 (Decisions: Decision No. 19/06 on Strengthening the Effectiveness of the OSCE) The Ministerial Council, (…) 3. Reminds the participating States that they should keep their legislation and practices in line with OSCE commitments; 4. Takes note of the assessment regarding the present state of implementation of existing commitments by participating States and emphasizes, in particular, that participating States themselves are responsible for the effective implementation of their commitments undertaken in the OSCE. The ODIHR, in this respect, plays an important role in assisting them; (…)