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ODIHR, OSCE Presence in Albania co-organize workshop on gender-sensitive legislation
Publishing date: 20 March 2019
Content type: News
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Promoting gender-sensitive legislation in Albania was the focus of discussion at a workshop in Tirana on 20 March 2019. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania and the parliament of Albania.
Electoral participation of persons with disabilities promoted at national conference organized by ODIHR and OSCE Mission to Skopje
Publishing date: 6 February 2019
Content type: News
What we do: Democratization, Elections
Enhancing the electoral participation of persons with disabilities was the focus of discussion during a conference co-organized in Skopje by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Skopje on 6 February 2019.
Participants of ECPR/ODIHR Winter School in Warsaw share perspectives on political party, representative democracy issues
Publishing date: 21 January 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Researchers and practitioners from the OSCE region discussed a wide range of analytical perspectives in the study of political parties, party systems, elections, representative democracy and closely related areas, and the practical implications of these for democracy-support efforts during a Winter
International standards, national legislation for prevention of domestic violence in Belarus discussed at OSCE/ODIHR seminar
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
International rule of law standards related to the prevention of domestic violence were the topic of a seminar organized on 6 December 2018 in Minsk for participants from across Belarus. The seminar was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the
Experts discuss migrant integration practices at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 30 November 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Migration
Challenges and good practices in the field of integrating migrants were the focus of an expert workshop held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi on 29 November 2018. Experts from ten OSCE participating States took part in the discussion. The
Experts examine national practices of public participation in lawmaking at OSCE/ODIHR event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 30 November 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
A roundtable discussion to explore practical ways of ensuring meaningful public participation in lawmaking was hosted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 30 November 2018. The event brought together 24 experts (14 women and ten men) from 11
Central Asian criminal justice experts gather in Bishkek for bi-annual OSCE/ODIHR forum
Publishing date: 29 November 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Some 120 criminal justice experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gathered in Bishkek from 27 to 29 November 2018 for the Seventh Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions