ACFC/56DOC(2016)001 the general principles of international law and of the Framework Convention, with a view to safeguarding the rights of persons belonging to national minorities as an integral part of universally applicable human rights throughout the territories of all states parties to the Framework Convention.78 78. See the Advisory Committee Open Statement on the situation of national minorities in Crimea, May 2014, at http://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168069faed. 20