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Event archive
December 2020
Conference
IX Annual International Forum on the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights
The Annual International Forum on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is a platform for all branches of state power in Ukraine, judges of the European Court of Human Rights, legal practitioners, academia, prominent think…
Meeting
Addressing Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes and the Security Needs of Muslim Communities
This online event will host the launch of ODIHR’s publication on Understanding Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes - Addressing the Security Needs of Muslim Communities: A Practical Guide. The meeting will also examine anti-Muslim intolerance, hate…
Meeting
Addressing Racism and Xenophobia against Migrant and Minority Women in the OSCE Region
This event has now concluded. The recording is available here. This webinar will feature a live panel discussion on racism and xenophobia facing migrant and minority women, with a focus on how events in 2020 have shaped and exacerbated such…
Meeting
Emerging Challenges in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, especially Women and Children
This online side event will provide an opportunity to discuss potential measures and policies that OSCE participating states can implement to ensure detection, identification, support and assistance to women and children victims of human…

Ministerial council
27th OSCE Ministerial Council
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States an opportunity to review and assess the Organization’s…
Roundtable
Model of Press Ombudsperson\Media Ethics Focal Point in an Individual Media - How to Implement It in Ukraine?
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine together with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the Commission on Journalisms Ethics are inviting stakeholders to take part in an online discussion “Model of Press…
November 2020
Workshop
Police Violence: Accountability, Institutional Cultures and Gender
An online panel discussion focusing on some of the main issues related to police violence
Workshop
Democratic Law-making: Thematic Workshop
ODIHR is organizing a thematic workshop focused on law-making processes and the role that national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) play in this context. Gender mainstreaming - or incorporating a…

Conference
16 days of Activism against gender-based violence in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan is pleased to announce organization of the event in lieu of the "16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence in Kazakhstan" the International Online Conference entitled “Preventing Gender Based…
Meeting
Personal Democracy Forum in Ukraine
This event aims to help address the problem of unbalanced digitization of public services across central and local levels of state administration
Meeting
Human Rights Monitoring on Roma issues in Ukraine: Conclusions from ODIHR’s Capacity Building Programme
As part of ODIHR’s project “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine”, the Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues (CPRSI) has conducted a capacity building programme focused on human rights monitoring on Roma issues addressed…
Meeting
Criminal Justice in Central Asia: Recent developments, Challenges and Impact of COVID-19
The purpose of this online expert meeting is to carry out informed dialogue and promote the exchange of experiences in order to contribute to policy development and reform in the area of criminal justice in Central Asia. Discussions will…
General event
16 days of activism against gender-based violence
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator joins the global campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” that runs from 25 November to 10 December every year. To support this UN initiative the Project Co-ordinator launches the public…
Meeting
Addressing anti-Semitism in schools: Launch of new ODIHR and UNESCO publication
ODIHR and UNESCO launch new joint publication on 24 November 2020
Conference
Third Media Forum: "Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security"
The international forum will discuss issues ranging from "fake news" to the role of the media in the context of pandemics, from the global information environment to censorship and respect for human rights. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser of…

Roundtable
The 30th Anniversary of the Charter of Paris: A Parliamentary Perspective
This web-based roundtable discussion will explore the relevance of the Paris Charter in the current international context.