§ Lord Russell-Johnstonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their response to the withdrawal by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe of accreditation of the Chechen Information Centre in Warsaw, as a non-governmental organisation. [HL1429]
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is currently awaiting the result of an investigation into claims made against the Chechen Information Centre. The OSCE cannot accredit any non-governmental organisations that "resort to the use of violence or publicly condone terrorism or the use of violence" (Helsinki Document 1992, Chapter 4).