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As delivered at national conference "Standards of Equal Representation and Participation in Politics", organized by UN Women, 26 June 2018.

#YouthTrail2018, electoral and justice reforms, political climate, dealing with the past.

This report provides a summary of discussions during a thematic meeting on political parties and participation of persons with disabilities co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 8 November 2017 in Brussels. The meeting was organized in co-operation with the European Parliament’s (EP) Disability Intergroup and the European Disability Forum. The event was part of ODIHR’s project “Our Right to Participate – Promoting the Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Political and Public Life”, which aims to raise awareness and promote more inclusive and participatory societies across the OSCE region.

This report provides a summary of a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the State Migration Service (SMS) of Ukraine and with inputs from the "Europe Without Barriers" NGO, on 28 March 2018 in Kyiv.

Head of Presence's remarks on World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2018.

The interview was given during his visit to Tirana on 28-29 May 2018.

This Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe addressed to the Council of Europe's Venice Commission in December 2017. In accordance with standing practice, it was decided that the Venice Commission prepares the Opinion jointly with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The opinion was examined by the Sub-Commission on Fundamental Rights and subsequently adopted by the Venice Commission at its 114th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).

The present Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request by the Chair of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe addressed to the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission in December 2017. In accordance with standing practice, it was decided that the Venice Commission prepare the Opinion jointly with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The Joint Opinion was discussed at the Sub-Commission on Fundamental Rights (Venice, 15 March 2018) and was subsequently adopted by the Venice Commission at its 114th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).

This Joint Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia sent to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission in November 2017. The Joint Opinion was examined by the Sub-Commission on Fundamental Rights and subsequently by the Venice Commission at its 114th Plenary Session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).

This report provides a summary of an expert roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-ordination with the British government, in London on 27 and 28 February 2018.