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Keynote speech by Nils Muižnieks Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe at the First Congress on Human Rights on 8-9 December 2017 organised by the Polish Ombudsman in Warsaw, Poland.

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* On 16 March 2022, the Committee of Ministers adopted a decision by which the Russian Federation ceased to be a member of the Council of Europe, after 26 years of membership.
** All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.