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Regional Workshop for Central Asia: Detention Monitoring and the Protection of Human Rights While Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism (VERLT) in Prisons
Publishing date: 15 January 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents the key findings and recommendations brought forward during a regional workshop for Central Asia on ‘Detention Monitoring and the Protection of Human Rights while Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism (VERLT) in Prisons’. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 29-30 November 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Outcome report of regional workshop for South East Europe: Detention Monitoring and the Protection of Human Rights while Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism (VERLT) in Prisons
Publishing date: 15 January 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents the key findings and recommendations brought forward during a regional workshop for South East Europe on ‘Detention Monitoring and the Protection of Human Rights While Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism (VERLT) in Prisons’. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (OMBiH), on 13-14 September 2023 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sixth Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 December 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
13 December 2024
The Right to Monitor Assemblies in the OSCE Region: Experiences from the Field
Publishing date: 7 October 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The right to monitor assemblies is part of the general human right to receive and impart information. The importance of this right is increasingly recognized; in particular, its role in ensuring the respect for and protection of freedom of peaceful assembly, as well as the transparency and accountability of law enforcement agents and other state authorities.
The Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Good Practices and Protection Gaps
Publishing date: 22 August 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides a summary of ODIHR’s findings from the visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2021 in which ODIHR held dozens of meetings with State and civil society stakeholders, supported by desk research. In this context, ODIHR collected information about the good practices and gaps in the protection of the physical integrity, liberty, security and dignity of human rights defenders (HRDs), and other aspects of a safe and enabling environment for human rights work. Besides offering assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, ODIHR seeks to use the findings more broadly and assist participating States across the OSCE region on measures they could take to advance the situation of HRDs.
Justice for Torture Victims: Applying a Victim-centred Approach and Ensuring the Right to Redress and Rehabilitation in Practice
Publishing date: 20 August 2024
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This publication collates and presents the recommendations made by the speakers and participants at the 2023 conference "Justice for Torture Victims: Applying a Victim-centred Approach and Ensuring the Right to Redress and Rehabilitation in Practice". The publication is drafted without prejudice and does not endorse any recommendations over others. The authors hope that it can serve as an inspiration for further dialogue and possible action for relevant stakeholders.
Moscow Mechanism: "Report on violations and abuses of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity, related to the arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Ukrainian civilians by the Russian Federation"
Publishing date: 25 April 2024
Content type: Report
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Agenda
Publishing date: 21 April 2024
Content type: Conference / meeting document
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2024 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I: Short Agenda
Publishing date: 19 March 2024
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Last updated on 19 April 2024.
Strengthening the prevention of torture in the OSCE region: Monitoring the use of force and equipment in the criminal justice system
Publishing date: 13 December 2023
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Report on the fifth regional meeting of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) from the OSCE region held in Warsaw, Poland, from 24 to 25 August 2022.