INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECT OF THE OCCUPATION OF ARC AND THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL PART 2 cultural and linguistic rights; as well as actions taken by the Commissioner in order to draw attention to human rights violations in Crimea and facilitate their obser- vance and restoration. 2.5.7. Report ‘The situation of the Crimean Tatars as of the 55 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Publication date: 5 June 2015. Content: The Report was prepared on the basis of information on the situation relat- ed to violations of the rights of Crimean Tatars gathered during a visit to Crimea of the uno7 cial Turkish delegation within April 27-30, 2015. The Report presents the outcomes of the study of the issues facing the Crimean Tatars with regard to tran- sition to the new legal framework; violation of the right to life, abductions, torture, arbitrary detentions and interrogations; fair justice and arrests; freedom of expres- sion and freedom of peaceful assembly; freedom of movement; freedom of religion; pressure on members of the Mejlis etc. The main recommendations relate to the need to ensure the work of the international human rights mechanisms in Crimea, to ensure the presence of representatives of the OSCE, the work of the UN mecha- nisms on the missing etc. 2.5.8. Report of the Human Rights Assessment Mission on Crimea (July 6-18, 2015), the OSCE ODIHR and the High 56 Commissioner on National Minorities Publication date: 17 September 2015. Content: The Report presents the results of evaluation of the current human rights situation in Crimea, including the changes that occurred in the minority groups’ sit- uation since the publication of the previous Report in May 2014. The Report refers to the Geneva Conventions governing the status of the occupied territories (in the re- port – Crimea) and responsibilities of the occupant country (in the report – the Rus- sian Federation). The Mission conducted preliminary collection of facts and study in the territory of mainland Ukraine, as well as remote interviews with respondents in Crimea and other regions of Ukraine (more than 100 representatives of the civil society, the Ukrainian authorities, internally displaced persons etc). The Mission’s 55 http://worldcrimeantatarcongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/K%C4%B1r%C4%B1m-Raporu-Eng- Gayri-Resmi-Heyet-2015.pdf 56 http://www.osce.org/ru/odihr/180601?download=true 35