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OSCE/ODIHR presents assessment report and legal opinion on performance evaluation of judges in Moldova

Publishing date: 27 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Evaluating the performance of judges to help improve their skills was the focus of a roundtable event co-organized by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 27 June 2014 in Chisinau.

OSCE/ODIHR helps human rights institutions’ staff improve professional skills

Publishing date: 27 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Senior and mid-level national human rights institutions (NHRI) staff took part in a practical training course led by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The course was held at the first NHRI Academy, which was organized jointly with the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University, in Budapest from 23 to 27 June 2014.

Participants at OSCE/ODIHR roundtable in Washington discuss challenges, good practices in protecting freedom of peaceful assembly in North America

Publishing date: 19 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Challenges and good practices in protecting the freedom of peaceful assembly were the focus of a roundtable discussion in Washington D.C., organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and hosted by the George Washington University School of Law, on 18 and 19 June 2014.

Young leaders discuss challenges to youth political participation in OSCE region

Publishing date: 17 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Youth
A youth forum organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 16 and 17 June 2014 focused on promoting political participation of young leaders in the OSCE region.

OSCE/ODIHR launches Hate Crime Reporting website

Publishing date: 17 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 17 June 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today launched its Hate Crime Reporting website, transforming its annual hate crime report into an interactive and user-friendly resource...

OSCE/ODIHR Director and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sign declaration on enhancing co-operation in human dimension

Publishing date: 12 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
GENEVA, 12 June 2014 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, agreed to enhance co-operation between their institutions in a joint declaration signed in Geneva today...

Political will the key to ensuring the protection of human rights defenders, say participants at OSCE conference in Bern

Publishing date: 10 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
BERN, 10 June 2014 – Political will on the part of states and genuine partnership with civil society are necessary to ensure that human rights defenders can effectively play their vital role in ensuring and promoting respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law in the OSCE area, said participants at an OSCE conference in Bern today...