139. Reiterates that, even in cases of military occupation of the territory of a participating State by another participating State, which constitutes a blatant violation of international law, the human rights of the persons in such territories must be respected in accordance with relevant international instruments and OSCE human rights commitments; 140. Stresses the need for participating States to educate their publics on how to report suspected trafficking of refugee and migrant children in their communities; prioritize prosecution of human traffickers and their accomplices; ensure that all child victims of trafficking are provided with access to justice and remedies; and co-operate with the law enforcement of other participating States to prevent sexual exploitation of vulnerable refugees and migrants, especially children, as per the 2013 Addendum to the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings; 141. Urges participating States to officially recognize that extremist groups on the borders of the OSCE and Mediterranean region are targeting religious and ethnic minorities for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, and that these atrocity crimes are contributing to refugee flows into the OSCE region; 142. Calls on participating States to consider the vulnerability of religious and ethnic minorities in addition to other vulnerability criteria, such as age and gender, in prioritizing the delivery of aid to – or resettlement of – refugees, internally displaced persons, and migrants; 143. Calls for enhanced co-operation among participating States in preventing and combating the organized looting, smuggling, theft, and illicit trafficking of cultural objects and their restoration to their countries of origin; 144. Invites all participating States to ensure the human and civil rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities and encourage their political, social, economic and cultural participation by taking the necessary measures to make information, facilities, and fora accessible to individuals with disabilities; 145. Encourages participating States to employ the Moscow Mechanism and strengthen it by ensuring that an adequate number of experts are nominated; 146. Stresses the importance of timely and open invitations to monitor election proceedings, and calls on Governments of OSCE participating States to provide all appropriate support and information to observation missions deployed by the OSCE; 147. Notes the growing number of actors, working internationally and within countries, in the field of election observation, and while welcoming the presence of all such groups that function in a transparent manner and avoid conflicts of interest, stresses that these individuals and groups are not a substitute for OSCE election observation, which uses a recognized methodology to hold participating States accountable for delivering on their commitments; 17

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