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Event archive
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…