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Event archive
June 2019
Workshop
Support to Elections in the Western Balkans: Promoting the electoral participation of Roma in the Western Balkans
The main goals of the workshop are: to raise awareness about the limited electoral participation of Roma in the Western Balkans; and to be a forum for exchanging good practices in promoting the involvement of Roma in collaboration with…
Training
NHRI Academy
The NHRI Academy is a flagship annual event of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI). ODIHR and ENNHRI are organizing the 2019 NHRI…
May 2019
Meeting
Investigating Hate Crimes in Ukraine: Launch Event
Following a year of consultations with civil society, the National Police, the Ministry of Internal Affairas and the Prosecutor General’s Office, the event will see the launch of two new tools to assist Ukrainian law enforcement officials…
General event
Support to Elections in the Western Balkans: Mid-term review visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The main goals of the visit are: to assess how ODIHR electoral recommendations have been implemented; to discuss possible initiatives to address the outstanding recommendations. To that end, ODIHR plans to meet with officials from the…
Training
Human Rights Monitoring and Safety and Security
About the workshop The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a five-day training workshop on human rights monitoring and safety and security for human rights defenders (HRDs) working in three…
April 2019
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) I - Upholding the Principles of Tolerance and Non-Discrimination including in the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief
The first Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will offer a platform to the OSCE participating States, intergovernmental organizations, educational experts, religious or belief communities and civil society to discuss the progress…
January 2019
Workshop
1st ECPR/ODIHR Winter School on Political Parties and Democracy
Organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) under the auspices of the Standing Group on Central East European Politics and with the support of the Standing Group on Political Parties of the European…
October 2018
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III - Human Rights and Education: Promoting human rights, peaceful coexistence and security in the OSCE region through education
The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will offer a platform to OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and executive structures, international organisations, civil society organizations and academic experts to discuss…
September 2018

Conference
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2018
The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) of OSCE participating States is Europe's largest annual human rights and democracy conference. It is organized every year by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights…
July 2018
Workshop
1st ECPR/ODIHR Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw and the Centre for the Study of Parties and…
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) II: Countering Violence against Women – Everyone’s Responsibility
The second Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of Countering Violence against Women – Everyone’s Responsibility will take place in Vienna on 2 and 3 July 2018. The meeting is organized by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship…
June 2018
Conference
International Conference “Administrative Justice in the Republic of Uzbekistan: Current State and Development Prospects”
This conference is convened in recognition of the crucial role that administrative courts and tribunals play in guaranteeing the right to an effective remedy, and thereby in protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. The conference…
Conference
Regional conference "Parliamentary Oversight: The Power to Hold to Account"
The conference will provide a platform for parliamentarians and other stakeholders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to discuss the importance of parliamentary oversight and share lessons…
May 2018
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) I: Child Trafficking - From Prevention to Protection
The first Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of Child Trafficking - From Prevention to Protection will take place in Vienna on 28 and 29 May 2018. The meeting is organized by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship with the…
April 2018

Conference
Promoting the political participation of women with disabilities
According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately one billion persons with disabilities worldwide. This amounts to some 15 per cent of the population, half of them women. At the same time, persons with disabilities remain…
March 2018
General event
"#MeToo" Say Survivors: Human Rights, Gender, and Trafficking in Human Beings
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing, in co-operation with its partners, a side event on gender aspects of trafficking in human beings at the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of…