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• Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States on Democratic Iinstitutions and Human Rights, Including the Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities - The Mandate

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• Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States: excerpts from the Annual Report (June 1996 - June 1997), presented at the 6th Ministerial Session in Riga, 2-3 July 1997
  • 2.5 Rights of non-citizens, residing legally in the member states of the CBSS - Part II: Freedom of association and rights of access to civil service, etc.
  • 2.6 Regulations and conditions of travel in the CBSS countries
  • 3.2. Issues related to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol
  • 3.3. Visa free travel between member countries. Readmission agreements. Aliens' passports
  • 3.5 Ratification of Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
  • Annex III: Rights and obligations of non-citizens. Address by Mr. Ole Espersen, 12 May 1997, at a Seminar arranged by the Finnish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 11-13 May 1997

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• Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States: excerpts from the Annual Report (May 1995 - June 1996), presented at the 5th Ministerial Session in Kalmar, 2-3 July 1996
  • 2.4 Criteria and procedures for obtaining citizenship
  • 2.6 Rights of non-citizens residing legally in the member states. Part 1. Voting rights and the right to stand for public office
  • 3.4 Ratification of the 1951 UN Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
  • 3.5 Detention of asylum seekers
  • 3.6 Some aspects of the situation of non-citizens

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• Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States: excerpts from the First Report (October 1994 - May 1995), presented at the 4th CBSS Ministerial Session in Gdansk, 18-19 May 1995
  • 9. Studies Undertaken: Conditions for obtaining citizenship; Citizens and non-citizens; Double citizenship

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• For more information see:
  The Commissioner's Homepage
  CBSS Homepage

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