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Event archive
April 2021
Workshop
Annual Inter-University School on Human Rights 2021
The Annual Inter-University School on Human Rights is a well-known platform for Ukrainian law students and young legal practitioners to increase their knowledge about international and European human rights law issues. This year online…
Meeting
Strengthening Roma and Sinti Civic Movements and Representation in Public Life
A day after the 8 April International Roma Day, ODIHR's Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues will organize a discussion with various Roma and Sinti representatives about their experiences and views on strengthening Roma civic movements…
March 2021
Meeting
2021 International Roma Contact Group
On 31 March, ODIHR’s Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI) will hold its recurrent International Roma Contact Group (IRCG) meeting. This is meant to provide a forum for discussion and reflection among, Roma in elected office, Roma…
Meeting
Gender-based Hate Crime: Launch of the OSCE/ODIHR factsheet
On 30 March 2021, ODIHR will organise an online launch of its gender-based hate crime factsheet. This publication includes recommendations to national authorities on how to recognize, investigate and report on hate crimes motivated by bias…
Ceremony
Handover of Mobile Chemical Identification Laboratory to State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Being a highly industrialized country, Ukraine faces a number of chemical security risks. Around 216,000 tons of hazardous chemicals are annually produced, used or stored in more than 650 industrial facilities across Ukraine. Accidents at…
Meeting
Situation of judges and prosecutors in Poland
ODIHR is organizing a meeting with civil society organizations, academia and international organizations to discuss how to improve and strengthen judicial and prosecutorial independence in Poland. The meeting will feature presentations by…
Workshop
Awareness raising workshops on Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Partnership for Action on Green Economy ( PAGE) and the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources (Ecology Ministry)…
Seminar
OSCE webinar on whistleblowers and their protection mechanisms in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the Anti-corruption Agency will organize a half-day webinar on application of whistleblowers institution in Kazakhstan. During the event, the invited experts from Lithuania will…
Workshop
OSCE Perspectives 2030 Online Academy
We are looking for 30 students and young professionals across the OSCE region who are passionate about comprehensive security and committed to engage in an innovative research project. By engaging with experts from the OSCE and partner…
Meeting
Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility and Violence: A Comparative Analysis
On 25 March, ODIHR organised a side event at the American Society of International Law (ASIL) 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. This discussion examined the challenge of balancing the right to freedom of expression with the need to protect…
Meeting
Law Enforcement and the Jewish Community in Serbia: Raising Awareness and Building Effective Communication
The event will raise awareness among law enforcement agencies on Jewish history and culture in Serbia. It will also lead to a greater understanding of the contemporary security challenges facing the Jewish community and facilitate effective…
Training
Models of Work of Press Ombudsperson/Media Ethics Focal Point in an Individual Ukrainian Media. Training
This event was rescheduled due to changed situation in spread of COVID-19 pandemia. Selected participants will be notified about new dates. The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine announces the selection of participants from national and…
Meeting
Survivor-led forum to explore and combat gender violence
On 23 March 2021, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Sanctuary for Families will hold an event entitled Survivors Combat Intersecting Forms of Gender Violence to Empower Women - A Survivor-Led Global…
Meeting
Countering Hate Crime in Cyprus: Cooperation between National Stakeholders
Following an initial mapping of the hate crime landscape in the country, ODIHR and the Ombudsperson of Cyprus have partnered to organize an online consultative meeting with other relevant stakeholders working on this topic. The meeting will…
Meeting
Amplifying Survivor Voices with Feminist Superheroes
On 18 March 2021, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Apne Aap Women Worldwide will host a panel of sex-trafficking survivors who will discuss how they became leaders, and superheroes even, in the…
Meeting
Violence Against Women in Politics: Experiences and Ways Forward for Women Leaders
ODIHR and UN Women co-host and event aimed at identifying solutions for the violence experience by women in politics