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OSCE organizes human rights training for secondary school teachers in Khorog
Publishing date: 16 September 2023
From 15 to 16 September, the Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) supported the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner in organizing a two-day training on Human Rights. The training brought together 20 (19 women and 1 man) human rights teachers from secondary schools of Khorog (GBAO) and surrounding areas.
Resilient democracies are vital to uphold human rights and ensure security, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 15 September 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 15 September 2023 – To make our societies and institutions more resilient and strengthen our commitment to democratic values, it is vital to ensure the full participation of all groups in society and include their opinions and needs when decisions are taken that affect all our futures, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on today’s International Day of Democracy.
OSCE supports training course for governmental human rights focal points
Publishing date: 14 September 2023
From 12 to 14 September 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) in co-operation with the office of the Human Rights Commissioner in the Republic of Tajikistan organized a three-day training in Khorog (GBAO) for governmental Human Rights Focal points. The training brought together 23 participants (15 women and 8 men), including from remote districts of the GBAO region.
OSCE supports Law Enforcement to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing
The Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector in collaboration with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek has successfully completed a three-day training course aimed at addressing gender-based and family violence.
Promotion of the Guidelines on Communication with Persons with Disabilities held in Široki Brijeg
Publishing date: 4 September 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the promotion of the Guidelines for Improvement of Everyday Communication with Persons with Disabilities in Široki Brijeg today.
Young Ukrainian lawyers enhance their understanding of human rights protection tools at a series of OSCE-supported summer schools
Publishing date: 31 August 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Education, Youth, Rule of law
More than 90 young legal professionals, students of law and post-graduates, including 53 women and 40 men, had a chance to upgrade their professional knowledge during a series of four summer schools, organized in August by the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine (the SPU).
OSCE continues its series of trainings for persons with disabilities aspiring to become members of Parliament in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 August 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights, Elections, Youth
From 26 to 30 August, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan – jointly with UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Development Programme within the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – organised the second phase of a series of capacity-building training courses for representatives of disability-focused NGOs who aspire to participate in Uzbekistan’s 2024 parliamentary elections. The objective of this second phase was to complement negotiation techniques, focus of last July’s training, with public speaking skills.