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December 2022

Workshop

Online launch of ODIHR’s 2022 Background Paper on the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area

OSCE participating States have committed to exchange information on the question of the abolition of the death penalty and to provide information on the use of the death penalty to the public. Where the death penalty is still in use…
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online (Zoom, CET time zone)

November 2022

Meeting

Women Human Rights Defenders in the Online Space: Challenges and Opportunities

To mark the International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, ODIHR invites interested State and civil society representatives to join an online discussion on challenges and…
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Online (Zoom)

Workshop

Protecting human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT) in prisons: Central Asia workshop

ODIHR is organizing a regional workshop to promote independent detention monitoring and increased oversight for enhanced protection of the rights of persons deprived of liberty while preventing and countering violent extremism and…
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Seminar

Addressing Violence against Women in Politics in the OSCE Region – The Launch of New ODIHR Toolkit

ODIHR organizes this online event as part of the global 16 Days of Activism Campaign against Gender-based Violence. Members of parliaments and leading experts will discuss current challenges and opportunities in preventing violence against…
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Online

Conference

Eastern and Central Europe Launch of the Updated ODIHR Handbook on National Referral Mechanisms to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons

As part of its work to prevent and address human trafficking in the OSCE region, ODIHR is organizing this event to present its updated practical handbook, “National Referral Mechanisms - Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked…
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Hilton Garden Inn Bucharest Old…

Meeting

Consultation meeting of Roma and Sinti women: Challenges and perspectives for gender equality and participation

As part of its mandate to support the implementation of gender equality principles in activities related to Roma and Sinti, ODIHR is organizing a consultation meeting with Roma and Sinti women, experts and civil society representatives from…
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Warsaw, Poland

Training

Training on human rights at international borders: Human rights principles, monitoring, safety and security

The five-day training covers key human rights principles and the monitoring cycle at international borders and beyond as well as safety and security of human rights defenders, including digital security and safe management of information…
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Poland

Meeting

Women in Justice in North Macedonia and Uzbekistan: Study Visit

ODIHR is organizing a study trip for women in academies of justice from Uzbekistan to Skopje, North Macedonia. The study trip will expose the participants to the advantages of forming networks internationally and domestically with other…
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Skopje, North Macedonia

Training

Call for applications: ODIHR Training on Open Source Intelligence for Journalists

ODIHR is looking for up to 15 journalists who investigate and report on human rights-related issues or, more broadly, promote human rights and strive to protect the rights of others, to join its training on open source intelligence to take…
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Prague

Training

Young Women’s Political Academy: Call for Applications 

ODIHR is organizing the second edition of the Young Women’s Political Academy as part of the ODIHR CHANGE project.

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Warsaw, Poland (TBC); due to Covid…

Workshop

Addressing Anti-Semitism, Intolerance and Discrimination through Education: Workshop for Policymakers, Teacher Trainers and Educators in Romania

The workshop will serve to examine effective practices, key policies and pedagogical approaches that policymakers, teacher trainers and educators can adopt and promote to ensure that education systems build young people’s resilience to anti…
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Bucharest, Romania and online

October 2022

Training

Short-term Election Observation Training for Roma and Sinti: Call for Applications

The purpose of this Short-Term Election Observation Training is to empower and build the capacities of Roma and Sinti civil society organizations and activists to conduct election observation activities. Throughout the training…
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Warsaw, Poland

Meeting

Expert meeting to develop Guidelines on Democratic Lawmaking

The fifth working session of the ODIHR Group of Experts on Democratic Lawmaking (GoE) is organized to gather feedback on the pre-final draft of Guidelines on Democratic Lawmaking (Guidelines). The GoE members, including academics, judicial…
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ODIHR premises, Warsaw

Workshop

Participatory gender assessment: Workshop for Kyrgyzstan’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 assessement workshop for the parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) of Kyrgyzstan on 24 October 2021…
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Meeting

The need for effective National Referral Mechanisms to combat trafficking in human beings

ODIHR is organizing a meeting on 20 October 2022 in Vienna to highlight the need for effective National Referral Mechanism to assist and protect victims and survivors of trafficking in human beings. The event will take place in the margins…
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Vienna International Centre P.O…

Meeting

Ending trafficking for sexual exploitation: Lessons from survivors and activist movements

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), together with Equality Now, Apne Aap and eLiberare, is co-organizing an event on 19 October 2022 in Vienna to explore lessons learned from survivors of trafficking for…
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Vienna International Centre P.O…