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Event archive
December 2019
Meeting
Expert Meeting on the 2010 Kyiv Recommendations on Judicial Independence
This meeting will address contemporary challenges and good practices relating to judicial administration against the backdrop of a planned review of available ODIHR guidance on judicial independence. In 2010, the ODIHR Kyiv Recommendations…
November 2019
Conference
Functional Independence of Prosecutors in Moldova – Presentation of Needs Assessment Report
Prosecutors are a vital part of any legal system. They are supposed to able to make decisions based only on the applicable law and the facts of the case. When prosecutors are subjected to undue influence by the legislature, executive…
Seminar
Promoting Equal Access to Quality Early Childhood Education for Roma and Sinti Children
The goal of the regional seminar is to contribute to improving the access of Roma children to early childhood education opportunities and their transition to quality non-segregated primary education. The seminar aims to collect solutions…
Training
Protecting Human Rights and Effectively Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that May Lead to Terrorism
The training focuses on the intrinsic link between the protection of human rights and the effectiveness of measures to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that may lead to terrorism (VERLT) at the local/community level…
Seminar
Grodno Forum of Women Leaders
Many decisions that affect everyday life are made by locally elected bodies. Yet, despite efforts to support greater women’s participation and leadership at the local level, women remain under-represented in local decision-making across the…
Training
Autumn School on Criminal Law
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine within the Project "Advancing Legal and Human Rights Education " would like to open a call for applications for the Autumn School on Criminal Law : “Criminal Law Innovation” that will be hosted by…
Meeting
Responding to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Communities
Part of ODIHR’s “ Turning Words into Action to Address Anti-Semitism” project, this event will provide a platform for discussing the security needs of Jewish communities in Bavaria, Germany, including developing responses to anti-Semitic…
Conference
Academic Conference “The Role of Money in Ukrainian Politics and Elections”
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are jointly organising the academic conference “The Role of Money…
Conference
The 8th 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 (Forum) is a well-known platform for professional discussion of a wide range of important issues related to human rights. Since its first gathering in 2012…
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting will provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and other executive structures and a variety of international organizations, civil society…
Training
Training on Monitoring Weapons and Restraints and the Prevention of Torture
The training event is designed for members of Slovenia’s Ombuds Institution, the national preventive mechanism for the prevention of torture and civil society representatives. It aims to enhance the participants’ understanding of monitoring…
Workshop
OSCE supports subregional workshop on strengthening mine tailings safety
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the UNECE and the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction, will organize a subregional workshop on strengthening mining/tailings safety in Kazakhstan and in…

Conference
Model OSCE for Youth in Batumi
The OSCE is organizing a Model Conference in Batumi, Georgia, from 19 to 23 November 2019 to provide future decision-makers and activists insights into how multilateral institutions work. We want to raise awareness about the OSCE, its…

Meeting
Expert meeting on "How do we curtail the spread of hate speech, violent extremism and disinformation online while protecting free speech?”
The event on “How do we curtail the spread of hate speech, violent extremism and disinformation online while protecting free speech?” invited selected members of the Transatlantic High-Level Working Group on Online Content Moderation and…
Conference
From Lund to Ljubljana: Promoting the participation of national minorities as a pathway to the integration of diverse societies
A conference to mark the 20th anniversary of The Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life.
Training
Annual Trial Monitoring Training 2019
ODIHR will organize a training event in trial monitoring and fair trial rights for NGOs in Kyrgyzstan from 12 to 14 November 2019. The aim of the training is to encourage civil society actors’ involvement in trial monitoring activities in…