Preventing Torture and Ill-Treatment - Strengthening Co-operation and Implementation: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III

Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings provide a platform for an exchange of views between OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions, international organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss implementation of specific OSCE commitments in the human dimension.

In 2026, the OSCE will hold three supplementary human dimension meetings. The first, on 16–17 March, will focus on democratic lawmaking for resilience. The second, on 11–12 May, will examine new technologies, human rights, and civic space. The third, on 29–30 June, will focus on torture prevention and multilateralism.

Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings are mandated meetings, organized within the framework of the Permanent Council by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, with support from ODIHR and other OSCE Institutions. The meeting modalities are set out in the Permanent Council decision (PC.DEC/476, 23 May 2002).

The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of 2026 will discuss how stakeholders can leverage co-operation to better implement commitments to prevent torture and ill-treatment, with three sessions focused on:

• Safeguards and accountability in criminal justice procedures
• Preventing torture through training, monitoring, and enhanced oversight
• Justice for torture victims: Fighting impunity, and ensuring redress and rehabilitation

Representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States and OSCE institutions and structures, will be joined by representatives of international organizations, civil society organizations, media and other stakeholders. The Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting is open to those with relevant experience in the human dimension from the OSCE region. The Partners for Co-operation are invited to attend and contribute with respect to their co-operation and links with the OSCE in the field.

This meeting will be held in person only. In order to attend, participants need to register in advance before the deadline indicated below. The meeting will be livestreamed on this page without interpretation. 

Online registration for the conference will open on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 13:00 CET at https://meetings.odihr.pl and will close on Tuesday 17 June, at 13:00 CET.

It is advisable to register well in advance. To facilitate the timely processing of registrations, it is important that user account information on https://meetings.odihr.pl is both complete and up to date.

To assist with registration, a user guide is available in English and Russian.

Registered participants are welcome to request a side event slot at https://meetings.odihr.pl between 9 June at 13.00 CET and 10 June at 13.00 CET. Information about how to book a side event is included in the resources below.

Registration, side events and other enquiries: hdmeetings@odihr.pl. 

For media inquiries related to this meeting, please contact: PublicAffairs@odihr.pl.

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More information about the event and participation will be published on this webpage in the coming weeks.