Event archive
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…
December 2017
Workshop
Human Rights Communication 2.0
Communicating effectively about human rights in the 21st century – this is what Human Rights Communication 2.0 is about. Organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with the Central…
November 2017
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) - Access to Justice as a Key Element of the Rule of Law
A Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of Access to Justice as a Key Element of the Rule of Law will take place in Vienna on 16 and 17 November 2017. The meeting is co-organized by the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship, the…
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) - The Role of Free Media in the Comprehensive Approach to Security
The Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of The Role of the Free Media in the Comprehensive Approach to Security will take place in Vienna from 2 - 3 November 2017. The meeting is co-organized by the Austrian OSCE…
October 2017
Conference
Human Dimension Seminar on Rights of the Child: Children in Situations of Risk
The Human Dimension Seminar will provide a platform for an exchange of views among different stakeholders on rights of the child with a particular focus on children in situations of risk. This seminar aims to address particular situations…
September 2017

Conference
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2017
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…
June 2017
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) I: Freedom of Religion or Belief: Issues, Opportunities, and the Specific Challenges of Combatting Anti-Semitism and Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians, Muslims, and Members of Other Religions
The Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of Freedom of Religion or Belief: Issues, Opportunities, and the Specific Challenges of Combatting Anti-Semitism and Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians, Muslims…
November 2016

Conference
Human Dimension Seminar "Promoting effective and integral justice systems: how to ensure the independence and quality of the judiciary"
Ensuring the independence, integrity and quality of the judiciary is an ongoing challenge for all OSCE participating States, regardless of their history or the type of justice system in place. In the absence of such, a judiciary may be…
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III: National Minorities, Bridge Building and Integration
The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on the topic of National Minorities, Bridge Building and Integration will take place in Vienna from 10 to 11 November 2016. The meeting is organized by the German OSCE Chairmanship-in…
October 2016
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) II: Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media with a Special Focus on Conflict Situations, Including Protection of Journalists and Reporting during Armed Conflict
OSCE participating States have long acknowledged the urgent need to improve the safety of journalists working in the OSCE region, and affirmed their commitment to do so on a number of occasions. They agreed to adopt all feasible measures to…
September 2016
Conference
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016
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…
April 2016
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) I: Policies and strategies to further promote tolerance and non-discrimination
OSCE participating States strongly condemn racial and ethnic hatred, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and discrimination against anyone as well as persecution on religious and ideological grounds, and have committed to combat these phenomena in…
November 2015
Meeting
Policy Advisers Course for Eastern Partners
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), together with the School of Public Policy at Central European University will organize a three-day intensive training course for…
October 2015
Meeting
OSCE Contribution to the Protection of National Minorities
The meeting on OSCE Contribution to the Protection of National Minorities: HCNM recommendations and guidelines will take place in Vienna from 29 to 30 October 2015. The meeting is organized by the Serbian OSCE Chairmanship, the OSCE Office…
September 2015
Meeting
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2015
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…