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Event archive
December 2019
Roundtable
Promoting Women’s Political Participation and Leadership: Experiences from Poland, Finland and Beyond
The roundtable discussion aims to serve as a platform for promoting women’s political participation and leadership in Poland, through sharing good practices and expertise. Around 60 participants, including members of parliaments, civil…
Training
Police and Roma – Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Policing
International human rights standards and effective policing practices will be at the core of a four-day train-the-trainer course for 18 teaching staff from the Police Academy and police schools in Romania. The training will help the…
Workshop
The Role of Education in Addressing anti-Semitism - International Workshop for Policymakers
This event will bring together education policymakers, academics and high-level actors, including Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The aim of the event is to explore effective policy…
Roundtable
The Portrayal of Roma in and by the Media
The goal of the roundtable is to discuss the portrayal of Roma in and by the media, the adequacy of existing legal and policy frameworks and the role of self-regulatory mechanisms in countering prejudices and biased portrayal in general…
Meeting
Study Visit for Belarus Delegation on E-justice in Estonia
The study visit is a part of rule of law component of the ODIHR project Promoting Democratization and Human Rights in Belarus funded by the European Union. It is the first in a series of three study visits on rule of law and other justice…
Roundtable
Democratic Lawmaking and Public Consultations - The Theory and Realities from the OSCE Region
ODIHR, in collaboration with the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, is organizing the first meeting of the Group of Experts to develop guidelines on good lawmaking and public consultations. The roundtable discussion will gather 20 experts…
Roundtable
Roundtable on Registration and the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities
The expert meeting will primarily focus on the application of the Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities published by ODIHR and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission to the domestic context of Uzbekistan…
Conference
Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings from a Human Rights Perspective: From Identification to Return
The purpose of the Proactive Engagement in Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings conference is to provide state authorities and civil society bodies in Sweden with guidance and an overview of relevant international standards to direct…
Training
Roma Leadership Academy “Nicolae Gheorghe”
The Roma Leadership Academy “Nicolae Gheorghe” is designed to strengthen participants' knowledge of democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance, to facilitate a deeper understanding of ways in which…
Meeting
Expert Meeting on the 2010 Kyiv Recommendations on Judicial Independence
This meeting will address contemporary challenges and good practices relating to judicial administration against the backdrop of a planned review of available ODIHR guidance on judicial independence. In 2010, the ODIHR Kyiv Recommendations…
November 2019
Conference
Functional Independence of Prosecutors in Moldova – Presentation of Needs Assessment Report
Prosecutors are a vital part of any legal system. They are supposed to able to make decisions based only on the applicable law and the facts of the case. When prosecutors are subjected to undue influence by the legislature, executive…
Seminar
Promoting Equal Access to Quality Early Childhood Education for Roma and Sinti Children
The goal of the regional seminar is to contribute to improving the access of Roma children to early childhood education opportunities and their transition to quality non-segregated primary education. The seminar aims to collect solutions…
Training
Protecting Human Rights and Effectively Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that May Lead to Terrorism
The training focuses on the intrinsic link between the protection of human rights and the effectiveness of measures to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that may lead to terrorism (VERLT) at the local/community level…
Seminar
Grodno Forum of Women Leaders
Many decisions that affect everyday life are made by locally elected bodies. Yet, despite efforts to support greater women’s participation and leadership at the local level, women remain under-represented in local decision-making across the…
Meeting
Responding to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Communities
Part of ODIHR’s “ Turning Words into Action to Address Anti-Semitism” project, this event will provide a platform for discussing the security needs of Jewish communities in Bavaria, Germany, including developing responses to anti-Semitic…
Conference
Academic Conference “The Role of Money in Ukrainian Politics and Elections”
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are jointly organising the academic conference “The Role of Money…