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Event archive
October 2025
Meeting
Expert Consultation: Protecting Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing an expert consultation on how to address current and emerging human rights challenges in counter-terrorism and the need for independent oversight. Objectives…
Conference
Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2025: ODIHR Side Events
Conference
Warsaw Human Dimension Conference
Programme As the OSCE marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, this year’s 10-day conference dedicated to the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms across the OSCE area is of particular significance. Participants…
Seminar
Checks and Balances in Action: Strengthening Accountability through Parliamentary Oversight in OSCE Region
Parliamentary oversight keeps government power in check. It helps the public see how decisions are made and builds trust. In a time of polarization and strong executives, this role matters more than ever. This webinar highlights why…
September 2025
Workshop
Advancing Equality of Women and Men in Politics in Tajikistan
The workshop aims to equip selected MPs and political leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to understand, critically assess, and apply concepts, methods, and tools related to gender equality in politics. Specifically, the…
Meeting
Addressing religious intolerance: the challenges, opportunities and needs of religious or belief communities
Across the OSCE region, people from diverse religious or belief communities continue to face intolerance and discrimination, including prejudice, exclusion and hate crimes. These challenges not only affect the security of the targeted…
Workshop
Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in the Western Balkans: Strengthening Oversight and Trust
As part of the “Support to Electoral Reforms in the Western Balkans” project, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will organize the regional workshop “Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in the Western Balkans…
Conference
Sub-regional conference: addressing anti-Semitism through education
OSCE participating States have long recognized the critical importance of education in addressing all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including anti-Semitism. In particular, they have committed to a wide range of actions to address…
Training
Gender Equality in Politics - Specialised Course for Staff of Governmental Bodies for Gender Equality
Advancing gender equality in politics remains a low priority for many countries' governments. At the same time, governmental bodies for gender equality (so-called IMGEs) rarely have an opportunity to receive in-depth training on gender…
July 2025
Seminar
Trial Advocacy and the Application of International Law in the Domestic Adjudication of War Crimes in Ukraine - Session I
ODIHR is hosting a webinar series for Ukrainian legal professionals - “Trial Advocacy and the Application of International Law in the Domestic Adjudication of War Crimes in Ukraine.” This first session of the webinar series is about…
Meeting
ODIHR Advisory Panel on the Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities
This annual meeting is a chance to expand research, network with colleagues and disseminate knowledge about the political participation of people with disabilities in the OSCE region. In 2025, with support of the OSCE's Chairperson-in…
Meeting
Prevention of Childhood Statelessness: Publication Launch
Statelessness remains a pressing human rights issue, particularly for children who, without a nationality, are often denied access to basic rights such as education, healthcare, and legal protection. The objective of the event is to launch…
Workshop
Refugee Protection in Central and Eastern Europe in History and in the Present
This workshop will create a space for dialogue and knowledge exchange between scholars of refugee history and human rights defenders working at international borders in Central and Eastern Europe. By engaging historians and practitioners…
Roundtable
Discussions with Jewish and Muslim Young People
In the face of rising antisemitism and intolerance against Muslims across the OSCE region, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is holding a series of safe-space roundtable discussions with young Jews and…
Workshop
Building capacity for mainstreaming gender into the security sector oversight in Poland
Oversight mechanisms play a key role in holding security sector institutions accountable. They receive and investigate complaints, issue reports and recommendations. Internal oversight includes the presence of inspectors, auditors and…
Workshop
International Training-of-Trainers — Prosecutors and Hate Crimes Training (PAHCT) — Call for Applications
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) invites applications to take part in a four-day international Training-of-Trainers workshop under ODIHR’s Prosecutors and Hate Crimes Training ( PAHCT) programme. The aim…
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