Event archive

The use of torture not only amounts to an egregious human rights violation in itself, but also leads to other serious human rights violations, including the violation of the right to a fair trial. The use of torture, and evidence obtained…

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) are organizing training for Uzbekistani police officers on protecting human rights while countering terrorism…

The war in Ukraine and its dire humanitarian consequences has put to the forefront discussions on how the machinery of international law may address the grievances and deliver justice to millions of people who suffered. What is the possible…

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine plans to conduct a series of four webinars “Provision of Social and Psychological Assistance to Families with Children in the Context of War” and invites social service providers and volunteers…

Women’s significant underrepresentation in local-level governance remains a challenge all around the OSCE region. This is also the case in Kosovo* and its municipal-level administration. To help address this issue, the OSCE Office for…

The five-day training covers key human rights principles and the monitoring cycle at international borders and beyond as well as safety and security of human rights defenders, including digital security and safe management of information…

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a meeting between prosecutorial and investigative bodies in Ukraine and in other participating States on the topic of ensuring accountability for violations…

How to keep working and not burn out when you face human grief every day and every minute? How not to lose the ability to feel when describing suffering is your job? How to make plans when there is uncertainty around? Let’s talk about this…

To empower women as agents of change in the energy transition, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has launched a mentoring programme for women professionals working in energy in Central Asia. Part of the OSCE…

The growth of legal and policy initiatives among the OSCE participating States, which aim to promote fairness in media reporting and prevent the spread of falsities during election campaigns, points to the existing concerns for and…

The purpose of the event is to provide a platform for civil society organizations to discuss its role in the current situation, to define current priorities, and to find points of contact and vision for restoration of Ukraine and further…

ODIHR is organizing the second edition of the Advocacy School on Gender and Politics to strengthen capacities and advocacy efforts of women’s rights activists from civil society organizations and women’s movements from Central and Eastern…

The Starlight Stadium Game Design Workshop brings together tech and human rights experts, as well as human rights defenders (HRDs) from grassroots organizations in the OSCE area to define the content, storyline and mechanics of final…

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Penal Reform International (PRI) are organizing a training course to introduce prison staff to the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson…