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Event archive
June 2023
Conference
Justice for Torture Victims: Applying a Victim-centred Approach and Ensuring the Right to Redress and Rehabilitation in Practice
This half-day conference provides an opportunity for OSCE participating States and civil society to examine the state’s obligations to ensure proper redress for victims of torture and other ill-treatment. This includes access to effective…
May 2023
Workshop
Workshop for Youth on Fostering Inclusion in Poland: Call for Applications
ODIHR is organizing a series of workshops for Polish and Ukrainian young people on fostering equal, inclusive and cohesive societies throughout Poland as part of ODIHR’s “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine” project. The…
Workshop
Hate Crime Training for Prosecutors: Training of Trainers
Prosecutors play a decisive role in efforts to address hate crime. When equipped with the tools and knowledge to identify potential hate crime cases, prosecutors are able to apply the available evidence to effectively prosecute hate crimes…
Workshop
Training police to conduct Individual Needs Assessments of hate crime victims
Owing to the nature of hate crimes, hate crime victims often have complex needs. Meeting those needs requires the co-ordinated response of a number of actors to provide victims with the services needed for a full recovery. Individual Needs…
Meeting
Addressing Anti-Roma Hate Crimes and the Security Needs of Roma and Sinti Communities
This event will host the launch of the ODIHR practical guide Understanding Anti-Roma Hate Crimes - Addressing the Security Needs of Roma and Sinti Communities. Participants will examine anti-Roma intolerance, hate crimes and the security…
Training
Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism Effectively: Training for Law Enforcement in Uzbekistan
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) are organizing two training workshops for law enforcement officers in Uzbekistan on protecting human rights while…
Training
Right to Freedom of Religion of Belief for All, Non-Violent Communication, Mediation and Dialogue Training Course: Call for Applications
The four-day training course is designed for young professionals in Bosnia and Herzegovina working on, or with a potential to work on, issues related to the promotion of freedom of religion or belief and non-violent communication…
April 2023
Training
Observation and promotion of women’s participation in elections
Women’s participation in elections is one of the key components of ODIHR’s election observation methodology. Around 20 representatives from Polish civil society organizations that plan to monitor upcoming 2023 general elections will learn…
Conference
Regional Exchange on Strengthening Election Dispute Resolution Systems and Practices
ODIHR and the OSCE Mission to Skopje are organizing the “Regional Exchange on Strengthening Electoral Dispute Resolution Systems and Practices” conference, to share knowledge and discuss solutions related to the topic within the process of…
Seminar
Procedural guarantees and evidentiary rules in the adjudication of war crimes cases
Over one year on from the Russian Federation’s military attack , Ukraine’s judiciary is responsible for ensuring justice and accountability and with it, addressing more than 75,000 allegations of war-related crimes, according to Ukraine's…

Conference
Torture and Other Grave Breaches of International Humanitarian Law and Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II
Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and other executive structures and international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders to…
Workshop
Understanding and improving hate crime recording and data collection in Slovenia
During the workshop, representatives of Slovenia’s Ministry of Justice, National Police, and State Prosecutor General’s Office will work alongside ODIHR and FRA experts to review the existing framework, identify gaps, discuss potential…
Meeting
Recognition of survivor leaders’ inclusion in anti-trafficking policies
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a breakfast event in the margins of the 23 rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons. The event seeks to highlight the need for survivor…
Seminar
Institutional transformation and gender equality: Training for parliamentary parties in Denmark
As part of support to democratic institutions in the OSCE region in becoming more gender-sensitive and advancing women’s political participation, ODIHR is organizing a training seminar for six parliamentary political parties in Denmark. The…
Workshop
Workshop for Youth on Fostering Inclusion in Poland: Call for Applications (Gdansk Edition)
ODIHR is organizing a series of workshops for Polish and Ukrainian young people on fostering equal, inclusive and cohesive societies throughout Poland as part of ODIHR’s “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine” project. The…
March 2023
Seminar
Promoting the political participation of women with disabilities in Poland
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a one-day event in Warsaw to raise awareness about the participation of women with disabilities in political and public life in Poland. The goal of the event…