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Repatriation of ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ and their families urgently needed to safeguard human rights and security, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 11 February 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Countering terrorism
The situation of family members of ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ (FTFs) trapped in camps or detention in Syria and Iraq raise profound human rights and security concerns, the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said ahead of an event on 12 February in Vienna highlighting the need to repatriate both FTFs and their families.
OSCE trains Spanish and Albanian law enforcement officers on human rights in counter-terrorism investigations
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Ensuring the protection of human rights when conducting investigations in the counter-terrorism context was the topic of two training workshops for law enforcement officers held in Tirana on 22 and 23 November and in Madrid on 13 and 14 November 2018. The courses were jointly delivered by the OSCE
ODIHR presents new guidelines on protecting human rights while countering threats posed by “foreign terrorist fighters”
Publishing date: 12 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
Human rights-compliant approaches to addressing threats and challenges posed by “foreign terrorist fighters” are the focus of a new publication presented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at an event on 12 September 2018, during the annual Human Dimension
ODIHR trains Uzbek law-enforcement officers on human rights and counter-terrorism policing
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
The importance of observing human rights standards to improve the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policing was the focus of a training workshop held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in Tashkent
OSCE/ODIHR trains local police from Fuenlabrada, Spain on human rights standards in countering violent extremism that may lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
The links between respecting human rights and countering violent extremism and radicalization that may lead to terrorism were explored during a training workshop for police officers from the Spanish municipality of Fuenlabrada, from 22 to 24 May 2018. The course was organized by the OSCE Office for
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz receives civil society recommendations ahead of Vienna Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 6 December 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 6 December 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz today received civil society’s recommendations to the OSCE executive structures and participating States, on the eve of the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council. The recommendations were adopted by more than 100 NGO representatives who met during the Parallel Civil Society Conference, which was organized by the Civic Solidarity Platform, a coalition of NGOs from across the OSCE region, in Vienna on 5 and 6 December...
OSCE/ODIHR meeting explores importance of independent detention monitoring to protecting human rights while preventing violent extremism and terrorist radicalization in prisons
Publishing date: 5 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
The importance of independent detention monitoring bodies in assessing whether state measures to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) in prisons are human rights compliant was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic