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Ahead of International Day of Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for protection of human rights defenders
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 13 September 2013 – Ahead of Sunday’s International Day of Democracy, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on participating States to ensure the protection of human rights defenders...
OSCE meeting opens with call to strengthen rule of law to protect human rights
Publishing date: 11 July 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
VIENNA, 11 July 2013 – Governments should take steps to further strengthen the rule of law to better protect human rights, participants said today at the opening of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna...
ODIHR holds annual trial monitoring meeting with OSCE field operations and NGOs in Istanbul
Publishing date: 10 September 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Representatives from OSCE field missions and NGOs shared experiences and exchanged good practices at the annual trial monitoring meeting held by ODIHR in Istanbul on 10 September 2012...
OSCE human rights chief dismayed at continued practice of detention without trial at Guantánamo
Publishing date: 10 January 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW, 10 January 2012 – On the eve of tomorrow’s tenth anniversary of the transfer of the first detainees to the United States naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed dismay today at the continued practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial of terrorism suspects...
Civil society recommends OSCE’s greater engagement with Mediterranean Partner States
Publishing date: 5 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Civil society in the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States could benefit from greater OSCE engagement in strengthening capacity at a time of rapid change and transition in the Middle East and North Africa, participants said at the end of a two-day conference in Vilnius on 5 December 2011...
OSCE civil society conference on challenges facing Mediterranean democracies in transition
Publishing date: 4 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VILNIUS, 4 December 2011 – Encouraging international co-operation between civil society groups from OSCE participating States and Mediterranean Partners at a time of rapid change and transition in the Middle East and North Africa was highlighted at the start of a two-day conference in Vilnius today...
War Crimes Justice Project trains defence lawyers in Kosovo with newly developed practice manual
Publishing date: 19 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law