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OSCE holds regional meeting on combating violence against women in the Western Balkans
Publishing date: 7 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Institute for Gender Equality organized a two-day regional meeting in Sarajevo on the importance of data collection on violence against women in the Western Balkan region...
European Union and OSCE’s support to work of justice institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues
Publishing date: 25 April 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 25 April 2018 – A specialized three-day training course on trial advocacy in war crimes cases for prosecutors of the Special War Crimes Department on the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded today in Sarajevo...
Freedom of assembly focus of training courses supported by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and ODIHR
Publishing date: 16 April 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
Upholding human rights while policing assemblies was the focus of two three-day training courses for representatives of law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Sarajevo and Banja Luka from 9 to 14 April 2018...
OSCE-supported workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 March 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
International criminal law and transitional justice was the focus of an OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)-supported workshop for 20 law students from the Dzemal Bijedic University and the University of Mostar, which concluded on 9 March 2018 in Mostar...
OSCE/ODIHR facilitates dialogue between members of UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 7 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
The establishment of a national body to monitor places of detention in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of efforts to prevent torture and other ill-treatment was the focus of high-level meetings in Sarajevo, supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 5 and 6 February 2018.
Ahead of International Human Rights Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina focuses attention on rights situation of marginalized groups
Publishing date: 7 December 2016
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the University of Banjaluka’s Faculty of Political Science, on 6 December 2016 organized a conference in Banjaluka highlighting the problems facing the country’s marginalized communities...
Hate crimes in South-East Europe come with common features and patterns, participants conclude at OSCE conference in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 8 November 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
SARAJEVO, 8 November 2016 – Eleven authors from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia presented their research papers on hate crimes in South-East Europe to over 70 regional participants that gathered at a conference which concluded today in Sarajevo...