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June 2021

Meeting

Older People Deprived of Liberty: Monitoring the Risks

As the population of the OSCE region is ageing, the absolute number of older people deprived of liberty is increasing. Often facing discrimination, forced to navigate systems and infrastructures that are not made for them or adapted to…
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Online, CET time zone

Meeting

The Role of Parliaments in Advancing Gender Equality and Women in Politics in South-East Europe

The 2021 Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians in South-East Europe (SEE) will be hosted by the Parliament of Montenegro, under the title: “The Role of Parliaments in Advancing Gender Equality and Women in Politics in SEE”. The…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Training

Trial Monitoring of Organized Crime and Corruption Cases in South-East Europe: Pilot Training 

By organizing this pilot training, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) aims to help advance the knowledge and skills of OSCE trial monitors to effectively monitor corruption and organized crime cases. The…
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Online

Training

Serbia: Training for Roma on Human Rights, Mobilization and Public Participation

The purpose of this training is to empower and build the capacities of Roma candidates through learning human rights concepts relating to civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The training will also build participants’…
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Online event

Training

2021 NHRI Academy: Protecting human rights defenders and shaping inclusive civil society

The 2021 edition of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Academy aims to train senior and mid-level staff from NHRIs across the OSCE region on: how to address the particular challenges they face in their work how to fulfill their…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Meeting

ODIHR’s Gender Matters series: Affirmative Measures for Women’s Political Participation

ODIHR continues its “Gender Matters!” series of online briefings on gender quality in politics. They aim to exchange ideas and building capacity at all levels within the OSCE. This third event of this series is titled: “Beyond Gender Quotas…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Meeting

Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities: First Meeting of OSCE/ODIHR Thematic Group

This coordination meeting is meant to create a forum where staff in OSCE field offices and missions can meet to exchange ideas on topics related to the political participation of persons with disabilities. Participants will also have an…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Meeting

Addressing Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia: Challenges and Opportunities

This event has now concluded. The recording of the discussion is available here. This conference will be an opportunity for representatives of state institutions, civil society organizations and the general public to discuss challenges and…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Meeting

National Security Institutions and the Jewish Community in Croatia: Raising Awareness and Building Effective Communication

The event will raise awareness among law enforcement officials about Jewish history and culture in Croatia. It also aims to lead to a greater understanding of the contemporary security challenges facing the Jewish community. Furthermore, it…
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Online meeting (CET)

Meeting

Torture prevention in the criminal justice system: The roles and responsibilities of police and other law enforcement

This half-day conference provides an opportunity for OSCE participating States and civil society to examine how criminal justice systems that are overly reliant on the use of confessions as evidence may incentivize the use of torture and…
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Online event (CET time zone)

May 2021

Meeting

Trends and Challenges in Addressing Human Trafficking in Central Asia: Civil Society and Survivor Perspectives

The event will discuss the current human trafficking trends in Central Asia and focus on the challenges experienced by civil society in providing assistance to victims and survivors of trafficking. It will further highlight the need to take…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Training

2021 Young Policy Advisers Course

This course is designed to strengthen knowledge of democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance

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Online event (CET time zone)

Meeting

Annual Trial Monitoring Meeting 2021

On 25 and 26 May, ODIHR will be hosting the Annual Trial Monitoring Meeting of 2021. Practitioners from selected OSCE field operations and NGOs from across the OSCE region will convene in an online meeting to discuss various issues related…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Meeting

Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development: Relevance and Best Practices in Central Asia

The event will present the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development to representatives from civil registration and identification authorities from participating States in Central Asia. It will facilitate discussion and…
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Online event (CET time zone)

Seminar

“United 4 Change” Program for Young Political Activists 2021

This four-day webinar for a selective group of 20 civic activists and community leaders from the OSCE region will jumpstart their entrance into the public sector and politics by increasing their engagement in these fields. The programme…
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Online

Meeting

Combating violence against women through evidence-based law-making

ODIHR will bring together members of parliaments from all around the OSCE region to discuss how to develop better and more efficient laws protecting women and girls from all forms of violence. This webinar aims to: provide a platform to…
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Online meeting (CET/GMT+1 time zone…