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The Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Malta: Good Practices and Protection Gaps
Publishing date: 2 September 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 provides a summary of ODIHR’s findings from the visit to Malta in March 2023, 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 HRDs, and other aspects of a safe and enabling environment for human rights work. Besides offering assistance to Malta, ODIHR seeks to use the findings more broadly to assist participating States across the OSCE region on measures they could take to advance the situation of HRDs.
Seventh Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 July 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
15 July 2025
Journal of the 1526th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 3 July 2025
Collections: 1526th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Russian Federation (Annex). The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Jan Haukaas. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June 2025. World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June 2025. Release of prisoners in Belarus. Malign activity in the OSCE region. Joint report of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and the Russian Federation on the human rights situation in certain countries.
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the release of prisoners in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 July 2025
Collections: 1526th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the joint report of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and the Russian Federation on the human rights situation in certain countries
Publishing date: 3 July 2025
Collections: 1526th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Response by the Delegation of Serbia to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 20 June 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Romania to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 16 June 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Canada to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 3 June 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Latvia to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 30 May 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Hate Monitor Report, April 2025
Publishing date: 30 May 2025
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
It is important to know what is a hate crime. When a hate crime is committed, one or more perpetrators target the victim, which can be one or more people or property, because of a protected aspect of the victim's identity, such as religion or ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or disability. Similarly, a hate incident is an act of hostility motivated by prejudice or bias that does not necessarily reach the threshold of a criminal offence, or the criminal nature of which is yet to be determined. A hate crime is any crime where the perpetrator is driven by prejudice or bias. Criminal offence + bias motive = hate crime.