107. Pointing out that states of emergency and the interference with rights in these contexts must be strictly necessary, proportionate, and temporary without derogation from core international commitments, particularly prohibition against torture, 108. Stressing that governments should provide appropriate support to those most directly impacted by terrorism, namely the victims of attacks, 109. Encouraging participating States to strongly denounce anti-migrant, anti-Muslim, racist and xenophobic sentiment that may arise because of such attacks, 110. Recalling the 2003 Maastricht OSCE Strategy to Address Threats to Security and Stability in the Twenty-First Century, which stated that the mobility of migrant populations and the emergence of societies with many coexisting cultures in all parts of the OSCE region present growing opportunities as well as challenges, and that the failure to integrate societies, and the failure also by those who reside in them to respect the rights of all, can undermine stability, 111. Reminding participating States that in the Moscow Document of 1991, they committed to ensuring civilian control and promoting legislative oversight over their military, paramilitary, security, and intelligence services, 112. Stressing that States delegating public security missions and tasks to private military and security companies retain their obligation to ensure that those companies operating in their territory or abroad act in accordance with international law, and concerned that the private security industry is not systematically subject to adequate democratic controls at national level, 113. Recalling the 2009 Resolution on a Moratorium on the Death Penalty and Towards Its Abolition, and noting that in view of the fallibility of human justice, recourse to the death penalty inevitably carries a risk that innocent people may be killed, 114. Noting with concern that academic freedom is threatened to varying degrees in some participating States and in many parts of the world, 115. Expressing deep concern that refugee and migrant women and children are falling prey to forced prostitution, sexual assault, and other forms of exploitation and violations of freedom of religion, and that inadequate facilities and staff at camps, temporary shelters, and registration centres are contributing to the vulnerability of these populations, 116. Expressing concern over the unresolved situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) scattered over a number of its participating States, 117. Expressing further concern over the situation of populations in conflict areas throughout the OSCE region, 118. Observing that instability in the Middle East and North Africa requires the sustained attention of participating States and the application of the concept of comprehensive security to achieve lasting peace, freedom, and security, 14

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