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This report covers a conference organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 27 and 28 June 2022 as part of its work to assist OSCE participating States to meet OSCE commitments on human rights, in particular the human rights of migrants and other persons crossing borders. The report can be downloaded below.

This report sums up the discussions on engaging the Ukrainian diaspora during a side event organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) during the ten-day Warsaw Human Dimension Conference dedicated to debating the conditions of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE area.

This paper updates The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area: Background Paper 2021. It is intended to provide a concise update to highlight changes in the status of the death penalty in OSCE participating States since the previous publication and to promote constructive discussion of the issue. It covers the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

This report explores the nature, scope and scale of the restrictions that have been imposed on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in OSCE participating States and analyses them in light of the established standards related to the right to peacefully assemble. These have been developed and refined over many years by bodies such the United Nations, ODIHR and the Council of Europe through the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights.

This report summarizes a workshop conducted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in co-operation with Omega Research Foundation on 20 October 2021 in Vienna. The workshop focused on implementing para. 21 of the OSCE Ministerial Council Decision 7/20 on the prevention and eradication of torture.

Last updated: 5 October 2022

This report summarizes the deliberations at the fourth regional meeting of National Prevention Mechanisms (NPMs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) from the OSCE region, jointly organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) on 16 and 17 June 2021.