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Event archive
September 2022
Meeting
Meeting of heads of National Human Rights Institutions - building the resilience of NHRIs
Meeting of heads of National Human Rights Institutions - building the resilience of NHRIs
August 2022
Meeting
Addressing Hate Crime against Indigenous Peoples: Expert Meeting on the Situation in the OSCE Region
Addressing Hate Crime against Indigenous Peoples: Expert Meeting on the Situation in the OSCE Region
Workshop
Monitoring the human rights situation of Ukrainian Roma refugees in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
In view of the ongoing military attack in Ukraine, ODIHR closely monitors the human rights situation of Roma who have fled Ukraine to seek refuge in neighboring countries. ODIHR had supported monitoring activities by Roma human rights…
Meeting
Monitoring the use of force and law enforcement equipment in the criminal justice system
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) will hold the fifth Regional Meeting on Torture Prevention for National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) and Civil…

Meeting
World Day against Trafficking in Persons Webinar: The Need for Code of Practice to Ensure the Rights of Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing an event in celebration of the World Day against Trafficking in Human Beings, which will provide a platform for exchange on the need for a Code of Practice…
July 2022
Meeting
Combating Human Trafficking in Conflict Situations: The Role of Frontline Workers and National Referral Mechanisms
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing an event where frontline responders from countries neighbouring Ukraine can share their experience on effective response systems to combat human trafficking…
Meeting
Protecting the Rights of Trafficked Persons: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III
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…
June 2022
Conference
Migration, Human Rights and Inclusion: Assessing the Role of Civil Society in the OSCE Region
Migration, Human Rights and Inclusion: Assessing the Role of Civil Society in the OSCE
Seminar
Preventing torture in the context of public assemblies
The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are cornerstones of a democratic society and are interrelated with other fundamental freedoms. However, too often, people attending or wishing to attend demonstrations become…
Meeting
The revision of the Kyiv Recommendations on Judicial Independence in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia (2010): Expert consultation meeting
On 20 June 2022, ODIHR will organize an expert consultation meeting as part of an ongoing review of the Kyiv Recommendations on Judicial Independence in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia (2010). The Kyiv Recommendations is one…

Training
2022 NHRI Academy: Artificial intelligence (AI) and human rights
2022 NHRI Academy: Artificial intelligence (AI) and human rights
Conference
Fighting Impunity for Acts of Torture: Ensuring Accountability for Perpetrators and Justice for Victims
Fighting Impunity for Acts of Torture: Ensuring Accountability for Perpetrators and Justice for Victims
Training
Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Places of Deprivation of Liberty: Training for Penitentiary Officers
ODIHR, together with the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan and the National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan, is organizing a three-day training course for penitentiary officers from across the country on preventing and addressing…
May 2022
Meeting
Roma and Sinti populations in crisis situations: International Roma Contact Group thematic meeting with a focus on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Roma and Sinti populations in crisis situations: International Roma Contact Group thematic meeting with a focus on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Workshop
Workshop on Assessing Gender Equality in Political Life
Advancing women’s political participation and gender equality in political life is a long-term and multi-faceted process, which requires action from diverse critical actors, including political parties, parliaments, government agencies and…
Workshop
Strengthening civil society coalitions to combat anti-Semitism in and through education
Strengthening civil society coalitions to combat anti-Semitism in and through education