The Assembly considers that it is essential for the international
community not only to condemn such attacks on international organisations
central to the rules-based international order, but also to act
in solidarity and defend international justice institutions from
such threats. In this context, the Assembly recommends that the
Committee of Ministers promote and facilitate international action
in this area. In particular, the Assembly calls on the Committee
of Ministers to:
2.1 support organisations
facing such threats through public statements condemning attacks,
threats and coercive measures against the staff of international
organisations and supporting their mandates and work;
2.2 support the drafting, adoption and effective implementation
of measures to counter unlawful sanctions and reprisals, drawing
on the actions taken at the European Union level, to protect international
organisations and their staff and family members from the extraterritorial
effects of legislation adopted by third countries, including though
developing a toolkit, and considering the possible development of
a legal instrument to assist member States in protecting individuals
and organisations from the extraterritorial effects of third-country
measures;
2.3 initiate a reflection within the Council of Europe, involving
other international organisations as necessary, to develop tools
and the sharing of best practice to support international organisations working
to uphold international justice, including:
2.3.1 measures to protect such organisations and their staff
against threats, particularly from non-member States;
2.3.2 the examination and sharing of best practice amongst international
organisations – including in relation to privileges and immunities
protections – and the extent to which good practices from one international
organisation can be used or transposed to another in order to best
protect their staff and independent functioning against hostile
actors;
2.3.3 creative solutions in mitigating the risks of hostile
actions;
2.4 organise a meeting of host States of international organisations
based in Europe, to exchange best practice on how best to ensure
that those international organisations are given appropriate support to
be resilient to future threats and attacks by third States.
