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Event archive
November 2013

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…
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…
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…
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.

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…
July 2013

Conference
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on the Rule of Law in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will provide a forum to discuss how the rule of law in the promotion and protection of human rights can be enhanced in the OSCE area. Participants will discuss the role of legislative…
Roundtable
Expert Roundtable on Regulation of Operations of Internationally Affiliated NGOs and NGO Access to Foreign Funding
Various legal regimes affect the operation of internationally affiliated NGOs and NGO access to foreign funding in the OSCE region. These range from non-regulation to imposition of significant restrictions. In recent years, some…
Roundtable
Challenging anti-Muslim Prejudice and Promotion of Mutual Understanding in Multicultural Societies through Education
The third roundtable meeting to promote the Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims: Addressing Islamophobia through Education will be hosted by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 5 July…
Roundtable
Policing assemblies in compliance with OSCE commitments: An exchange of lessons learned
ODIHR, in co-operation with the Transnational Threats Department’s Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/ SPMU), will bring together 30 participants, mostly of a law enforcement background, to discuss the effective policing of assemblies…
May 2013

Seminar
Human Dimension Seminar on the Media Freedom Legal Framework
The Human Dimension Seminar will provide a platform for an exchange of views among different stakeholders on key aspects of the rule of law framework for media freedom. The Seminar will serve as an opportunity to discuss the implementation…
Training
Regional training for civil society representatives on hate crimes against Muslims
During this two-day workshop, civil society representatives from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will receive training on how to recognize hate crimes against Muslims and what civil society organizations can do in order to combat this…
April 2013

Conference
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom of Movement and Human Contacts
This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will seek to address how the right to freedom of movement can be advanced and protected and how further progress could be achieved in facilitating cross-border human contacts. It will…
Conference
Regional peer-to-peer meeting for defence counsel
This event will allow for the exchange of experience and expertise between lawyers from South-Eastern Europe on issues related to defence work in war crimes cases. It will gather around 20 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia…
General event
Meeting on Armed Forces and Women’s Access to Combat Positions
Women in the armed forces are still being prevented from serving on the front lines in a number of OSCE participating States and are therefore restricted in their prospects for promotion and career advancement in the military. To address…
Training
Training of border officials on human rights in counter-terrorism and border security
The training will demonstrate how human rights-compliant measures and practices assist in effectively countering terrorism and successfully securing borders. Twenty-five border officials from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co…
March 2013
Seminar
Training seminar for defence counsel from Kosovo on criminal defence in war crimes cases
During these two one-day training seminars, around 25 defence counsel from the municipalities of Pejë/Peć and Prishtinë /Priština will receive training on substantive international criminal and humanitarian law, and advanced trial advocacy…