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Event archive
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…
Workshop
Workshop for Youth on Fostering Inclusion in Poland: Call for Applications (Lublin 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…
Seminar
Seminar for parliamentary committees on gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As part of support ODIHR provides to parliaments in the OSCE region in becoming more gender-sensitive, the Office is co-organizing an orientation seminar for parliamentary committees mandated to advance gender equality in Bosnia and…
Training
Addressing human trafficking risks in light of military attack on Ukraine: Training for civil society and frontline responders
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing training for civil society and frontline responders on countering trafficking in human beings and national referral mechanisms (NRM), following an alarming…

Conference
Media Freedom as a Central Pillar of Comprehensive Security: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I
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…
Meeting
The need for effective National Referral Mechanisms to combat trafficking in women and girls: Side event at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
On the margins of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women - CSW67 (2023), the OSCE/ODIHR is organising a side event on the need for effective National Referral Mechanisms (NRMs) to combat trafficking in women and…
Workshop
Participatory gender audit: Workshop for Slovenia’s parliament
As part of support ODIHR provides to parliaments in the OSCE region in becoming more gender-sensitive, the Office is organizing a participatory gender audit workshop for the parliament (National Assembly) of Slovenia on 13 March 2023. The…
Training
Training on monitoring weapons and restraints for Switzerland’s National Commission for the Prevention of Torture
This training is part of ODIHR’s continuous work on preventing torture and other ill-treatment and strengthening the independent monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty in the OSCE region. Building on training successfully delivered…