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July 2014

Training

Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement in Italy

TAHCLE is designed to improve police skills in recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes. Implementation of the programme should improve police skills in preventing and responding to hate crimes, interacting effectively with…
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Roma, Italy

June 2014

Training

Training on Combating Hate Crimes for Civil Society Representatives in Italy

The aims of the training are to improve the participants’ understanding of hate crime and to raise awareness about the importance of responding to hate crime.
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Rome, Italy

Workshop

The 1st OSCE/ODIHR Youth Forum 2014

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a two-day Youth Forum on 16-17 June 2014 in Warsaw. The Youth Forum will bring together 35 youth leaders, age between 25-35, from South-East Europe as well…
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Warsaw

May 2014

Conference

Regional conference on the role of national jurisdictions in the implementation of international humanitarian law

This two-day conference offers around 65 judges, prosecutors and legal experts from South-Eastern Europe and selected European countries, the opportunity to take stock of the current status of war crimes prosecutions in South-Eastern Europe…
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Roundtable

Expert Roundtable on Cross-Border Mobility and Visa Facilitation in the OSCE region

The Roundtable will mark the launch of OSCE/ODIHR’s Baseline Study on Cross-Border Mobility in the OSCE Region and will offer a platform for discussion on the findings and recommendations contained therein.
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Hofburg, Vienna, Austria

Seminar

Human Dimension Seminar on Improving OSCE effectiveness by enhancing its co-operation with relevant regional and international organizations

The Human Dimension Seminar will provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, OSCE executive structures and a variety of international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders on challenges and…
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Warsaw, Novotel Centrum Hotel

April 2014

Meeting

Enhancing Community-Law Enforcement Relations in Combating Hate Crimes against Muslims

The meeting will bring together government officials, law enforcement practitioners, non-governmental organizations and Muslim community representatives. The objectives of the meeting are threefold: 1) Explore the challenges to the security…
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Vienna

Meeting

Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Prevention of Torture

The prohibition of torture is absolute and non-derogable and is enshrined in OSCE human dimension commitments, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and a number of regional…
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Hofburg, Vienna

November 2013

Roundtable

Launch of manual “Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism Investigations”

ODIHR and OSCE TNTD/SPMU will present their new jointly-produced manual on Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism Investigations during a roundtable meeting in Vienna focusing on the main human rights issues that arise in the course of counter…
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Vienna

Workshop

Workshop for legal professionals on advocacy skills in war crimes cases

This workshop for judges, prosecutors and defence counsel will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss with, and learn from experienced practitioners on how to effectively adjudicate war crimes cases in Serbia. The workshop will…
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Belgrade

Training

Training for trainers of imams and community leaders on responding to hate crimes against Muslims

ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department is organizing a workshop for trainers of imams and community leaders on responding to hate crimes against Muslims. The event aims to equip participants with the necessary tools to deliver…
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Warsaw

Meeting

Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Implementation of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti

This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will present ODIHR’s 2013 Status Report on the Implementation of the 2003 OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti and its key findings. The SHDM will commemorate the 10…
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Hofburg, Vienna

October 2013

Seminar

Training seminars for defence counsel working on war crimes cases

The seminars will train 45 defence counsel from Prizren/Prizren and Prishtinë/Priština to strengthen their capacity in handling war crimes cases. As with two earlier seminars held in Pejë/Peć and Prishtinë/Priština, in March this year…
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Prizren and Prishtinë/Priština

Meeting

Meeting on the role of ombuds institutions in protecting human rights of armed forces personnel

This meeting will examine how ombuds institutions can protect human rights in the armed forces through exercising independent oversight and handling complaints, and look into considerations for establishing independent ombuds offices for…
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Hofburg, Vienna

September 2013

Conference

Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2013

Read more about this year’s OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting - Europe’s largest human rights conference.
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Hotel Sofitel Victoria, Warsaw

Meeting

Eighth Annual Implementation Meeting of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation

OSCE/ODIHR is hosting the 8 th Annual Implementation Meeting of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation group. The Declaration was formally endorsed by representatives of 22 organizations at a ceremony hosted by…
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Warsaw