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OSCE/ODIHR builds capacity of Ukrainian civil society to train human rights monitors
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Thirteen human rights defenders from across Ukraine took part in a train-the-trainers workshop on human rights monitoring organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 3 to 7 July 2017 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Addressing the security needs of Jewish communities the focus of OSCE/ODIHR events in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Austrian Chairmanship, organized two separate meetings in Vienna on addressing the security needs of Jewish communities, on 6 and 7 July 2017. The 6 July event brought together Austrian
ODIHR releases new publication to help lawmakers include a gender perspective in their work
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released a new publication providing guidance on the development and implementation of gender-sensitive legislation at a working lunch on gender issues organized on 7 July 2017, during the 26th annual summer session of the OSCE
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports professional associations of judges in safeguarding judicial independence
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Some 60 judicial professionals gathered at an international conference in Belgrade on 7 July 2017 to discuss the experiences of national and international professional associations of judges in safeguarding the independence of the judiciary...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains State Election Commission on gender equality
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a two-day workshop on gender equality for some 15 members and staff of the State Election Commission on 6 and 7 July 2017 in Podgorica...
In Minsk, OSCE parliamentarians debate ways to increase effectiveness in addressing urgent challenges to security and stability
Publishing date: 6 July 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
MINSK, 6 July 2017 – More than 260 parliamentarians from 55 OSCE countries and several Partners for Co-operation began debates today on political and security affairs, economic and environmental issues, and human rights and humanitarian concerns at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 26th Annual Session in Minsk...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 5 July 2017
Publishing date: 6 July 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution