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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
Journal of the 1463rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 29 February 2024
Collections: 1463rd 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, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1479 on the recommendation to adopt a decision on the time and place of the next meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. The elections in Belarus and the deteriorating human rights situation in that country. Elections in Belarus held on 25 February 2024. The death of Mr. A. Navalny and the dire human rights situation in Russia. The Western alliance’s gross attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Russia. Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to address the arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians by the Russian Federation amidst human rights violations and the humanitarian impacts of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America on the elections in Belarus and the deteriorating human rights situation in that country
Publishing date: 29 February 2024
Collections: 1463rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1463rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of Norway, also on behalf of several delegations, on the elections in Belarus and the deteriorating human rights situation in that country
Publishing date: 29 February 2024
Collections: 1463rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights, Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1463rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Hate Monitor Report, January 2024
Publishing date: 27 February 2024
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.
Hate Monitor Report, December 2023
Publishing date: 22 January 2024
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 a hate crime is. 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.
Hate Monitor Report, November 2023
Publishing date: 22 January 2024
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 a hate crime is. 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.
Hate Monitor Report, November 2023
Publishing date: 22 January 2024
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 a hate crime is. 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.
Journal of the 1456th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
Collections: 1456th 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
The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Presentation by the Chairs of the Three Committees: the Security Committee, the Economic and Environmental Committee and the Human Dimension Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1469 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1470 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1471 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1472 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1473 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1474 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova (Moldova, interpretative statement 1; Spain-European Union, interpretative statement 2; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 3; Canada, interpretative statement 4; United States of America, interpretative statement 5; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 6; Switzerland, interpretative statement 7; Norway, interpretative statement 8). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1475 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1476 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1477 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1478 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. Ongoing crimes by the Kiev regime and dangerous policies of the Western alliance to exacerbate tensions. Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, observed and celebrated on 10 December 2023.
Statement by the Delegation of Norway, also on behalf of several delegations, on the Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, observed and celebrated on 10 December 2023
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
Collections: 1456th 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
1456th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council