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Event archive
October 2024
Workshop
Czech Republic: Assessing hate crime victim support structures and services
Hate crime victims are targeted simply because of who they are and the group to which they belong. As a result, hate crime victims require specialist support and protection to address the harm done. To ensure hate crime victims’ needs are…
Meeting
2024 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (EEDIM)
The OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (OSCE) The EEDIM is held once a year in Vienna, to review the implementation of the commitments undertaken by the OSCE participating States through various Ministerial…
Training
Training on human rights at international borders: Exploring new technologies, their risks and opportunities
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is inviting applications for a training course for human rights defenders working at international borders in South-Eastern Europe. Open to human rights defenders…
Conference
XII International Forum on the Caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights
From 29 to 30 October 2024, the Supreme Court, together with the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and the National School of Judges of Ukraine, in partnership with the OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine and the projects of the…
Training
Addressing Racially Motivated Crimes against Roma, Sinti, and Travellers: Towards Effective and Non-discriminatory Policing
The training course is based on a joint training portfolio developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe (CoE), which aims to strengthen the capacity of police officers working…
Ceremony
Opening of exhibition featuring artworks created by students from both banks during the joint plein air “Peace Through Art”
On 24 October, the OSCE Mission to Moldova will open an art exhibition featuring paintings by twenty art students from “Alexandru Plamadeala” Republican College of Fine Arts from Chisinau and “Victor Postoikin” Higher Education Art College…
Training
Political Integrity Bootcamp 2024: Integrity of Political Finance
The overarching focus of the 6 th ODIHR/TI Political Integrity Bootcamp is providing a platform for dialogue on integrity standards of political finance among relevant stakeholders in the Europe and Central Asian region. Bringing together…
Seminar
Making gender equality in politics a national policy priority
In a nutshell: Advancing gender equality in politics in many countries is still not a governmental national policy priority. While the majority of OSCE participating States have adopted some form of multi-year national gender equality…
Training
Training Course for Dialogue Facilitators and Mediators on Conflict Management in Times of War
The training course is aimed at dialogue facilitators and mediators who wish to acquire and / or enhance their knowledge and skills on conflict management in times of war. The course is based on a training needs assessment in both…
Meeting
Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Bosnia and Herzegovina
In a nutshell On 17 October 2024, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a multi-stakeholder meeting in Sarajevo to discuss the findings of its recent report on the situation of human rights defenders…
Training
Countering Terrorism Effectively while Protecting Human Rights: Belgium
Conference
Pathways to Peace: Empowering Young Women as Agents of Change
A side event at the Geneva Peace Week 2024 The OSCE and the Centre for Dialogue and Progress Geneva will organize a high-level event highlighting the critical role that networks play in empowering peacebuilders and support women’ leadership…
Training
Digital safety and security for Ukrainian Roma and pro-Roma human rights defenders
About The training will gather Roma and pro-Roma human rights defenders and activists from Ukraine who will strengthen their knowledge of digital safety and security in a war climate. Participating civil society representatives will better…
Training
Call for applications - Training on digital safety and security for Ukrainian Roma and pro-Roma human rights defenders
ODIHR is looking for up to 15 Ukrainian Roma and pro-Roma human rights defenders, activists and advocates to join its two-day training focusing on digital safety and security applied in human rights work in war climate.
Meeting
7th Vienna Energy Security Dialogue: Energy security in the long run: managing energy systems with wise foresight
In its seventh edition, the Vienna Energy Security Dialogue will explore the complexities of global energy security amidst global crises, geopolitical shifts, climate change, and the ongoing energy transition and provide a forum to discuss…
Meeting
Starlight Stadium: Launch
About Starlight Stadium is a free, ODIHR-developed online educational game exploring human rights monitoring methods. Join a fictional human rights investigation through four episodes and explore all monitoring phases. Conduct an initial…