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• encourage written presentations by NGOs to CSCE institutions and meetings, titles of
which may be kept and provided to the participating States upon request;
• provide encouragement to NGOs organizing seminars on CSCE-related issues;
• notify NGOs through the CSCE institutions of the dates of future CSCE meetings,
together with an indication, when possible, of the subjects to be addressed, as well as,
upon request, the activations of CSCE mechanisms which have been made known to
all participating States.
(16) The above provisions will not be applied to persons or organizations which resort
to the use of violence or publicly condone terrorism or the use of violence.
(17) The participating States will use all appropriate means to disseminate as widely as
possible within their societies knowledge of the CSCE, its principles, commitments and
activities.
(18) The concept of a CSCE Prize will be considered.
VI. The Human Dimension
(1) The participating States conducted a useful review of implementation of CSCE commitments in the Human Dimension. They based their discussion on the new community of values established among them, as set forth by the Charter of Paris for a New
Europe and developed by the new standards created within the CSCE in recent years.
They noted major progress in complying with Human Dimension commitments, but
recognized developments of serious concern and thus the need for further improvement.
(2) The participating States express their strong determination to ensure full respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms, to abide by the rule of law, to promote the
principles of democracy and, in this regard, to build, strengthen and protect democratic
institutions, as well as to promote tolerance throughout society. To these ends, they will
broaden the operational framework of the CSCE, including by further enhancing the
ODIHR, so that information, ideas, and concerns can be exchanged in a more concrete
and meaningful way, including as an early warning of tension and potential conflict. In
doing so, they will focus their attention on topics in the Human Dimension of particular importance. They will therefore keep the strengthening of the Human Dimension
under constant consideration, especially in a time of change.
(3) In this regard, the participating States adopt the following:
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