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Slovenia’s 2022 parliamentary elections: ODIHR election assessment mission final report
Publishing date: 5 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The April 2022 parliamentary elections in Slovenia were competitive and pluralistic. Contestants campaigned freely, and voters had a wide variety of choices across the political spectrum. During the election campaign, the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association were respected. However,
OSCE seminar promotes best practices to improve justice system in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Rule of law
Challenges to the rule of law as well as good practices in OSCE participating States and the work of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) were discussed at an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 29 November 2022. The aim of the event, organized by the
OSCE joins the 16 Days of Activism campaign and urges States to step up efforts to end violence against women in conflict
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
VIENNA/WARSAW, 25 November 2022- On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, OSCE leaders called on participating States to enhance efforts on the prevention and elimination of violence against women in conflict.
Kazakhstan’s Early Presidential Election Lacked Competitiveness and, While Efficiently Prepared, Underlined Need for Further Reforms, Observers Say
Publishing date: 21 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ASTANA, 21 November 2022 – The 20 November early presidential election in Kazakhstan took place in a political environment lacking competitiveness and, while efficiently prepared, the election underlined the need for further reforms to bring related legislation and its implementation in line with OSCE commitments to ensure genuine pluralism, observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement released today.
Civil society is key to addressing hate crime, says OSCE’s human rights office
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 16 November 2022 – As it launches its hate crime dataset on today’s International Day for Tolerance, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) called on states to deepen their cooperation with civil society organizations working to counter hate and make a greater effort to support victims.
ODIHR experts present final report on Kyrgyzstan’s 2021 parliamentary elections in Bishkek
Publishing date: 10 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report of ODIHR’s Election Observation Mission to the November 2021 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan on 28 October 2022. The experts discussed the report’s findings and
United States Mid-Term Elections Competitive, but Polarized and With Efforts to Undermine Trust, International Observers Say
Publishing date: 9 November 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WASHINGTON DC, 9 November 2022 – The 8 November mid-term congressional elections were competitive and professionally managed, with active voter participation, but also with threats against election workers and efforts to undermine voters’ trust in the electoral process by baselessly questioning its integrity, international observers said in a statement released today. Candidates could campaign freely, but many contests were highly polarized and marred by harsh rhetoric, and partisan redistricting resulted in many instances of uncompetitive constituencies, the statement says.