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Event archive
February 2025
Workshop
ODIHR Workshop on Political Integrity and Gender Equality in Political Parties
The Corruption Prevention Commission of Armenia (CPC) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are organizing a workshop on political integrity and gender equality in political parties to explore strategies…
January 2025
Training
Joint Training Against Hate Crimes for Civil Society Representatives and Law Enforcement
About This joint training for representatives of civil society and law enforcement aims to deepen co-operation between police and civil society organizations in Romania as part of ODIHR’s work to strengthen hate crime victim support…

Seminar
30 years of the Beijing Platform for Action: The role of parliaments
In 2025, OSCE participating States, together with the rest of the world, will mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, a central set of international norms on women’s rights and gender equality. The Platform for Action…
December 2024
Conference
Informing and Engaging Voters – A Regional Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities to Increase Voter Turnout
About As part of the Support to Electoral Reforms in the Western Balkans project, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will organize the conference “Informing and Engaging Voters – A Regional Perspective on…
Seminar
Ensuring Justice for Hate Crime Victims through Strategic Litigation
Hate crimes send a message of rejection and exclusion and have a profound impact on victims, communities and societies. Despite this, judicial protection of hate crime victims is often inadequate. ODIHR’s webinar will promote effective and…
Conference
OSCE International Anti-Corruption Day Conference: Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fight against Corruption
The Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fight against Corruption: OSCE International Anti-Corruption Day Conference will provide a valuable opportunity to recognize OSCE’s contributions to combating corruption and promoting good…
Training
Conducting Trial Monitoring of Migration-Related Cases
About In the context of increasing criminalization of migration and criminalization of solidarity with migrants and refugees, ODIHR organizes a two-day, in-person training course in Warsaw on conducting trial monitoring of migration-related…

Training
Human Rights at International Borders: Exploring New Technologies, their Risks and Opportunities
In a nutshell The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is inviting applications for a training course for human rights defenders working at international borders in the Northern Mediterranean region. The course…
Training
Detention monitoring and the protection of human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in prisons
This regional training course aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of independent detention monitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia with regard to protecting human rights while preventing and countering…

Seminar
Transforming political parties from within: Gender audits and action plans
Political parties are often called the ‘gatekeepers’ of democracy, and, in particular, of women’s political participation, because of their fundamental and unique role in the democratic process. They represent the views and perspectives of…
November 2024
Meeting
Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation: Annual Implementation Meeting
The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers establish the basis for credible and impartial international election observation. Officially commemorated at…
Meeting
Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation: Annual Implementation Meeting
The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers establish the basis for credible and impartial international election observation. Officially commemorated at…
Meeting
Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation: Annual Implementation Meeting
The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers establish the basis for credible and impartial international election observation. Officially commemorated at…
Meeting
Criminal Justice for Central Asia: 9th Expert Forum
The purpose of the Expert Forum is to conduct an informed dialogue and exchange experiences in order to contribute to policy development and reform in the area of criminal justice in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan…
Training
ODIHR/FES School on Politics, Leadership and Advocacy
This course is part of ODIHR’s four-year project ' Building Stronger Democratic Institutions in Eastern Partnership Countries’, supported and financed by the European Commission and co-financed by the Government of Italy. The school aims To…
October 2024
Workshop
Czech Republic: Assessing hate crime victim support structures and services
Hate crime victims are targeted simply because of who they are and the group to which they belong. As a result, hate crime victims require specialist support and protection to address the harm done. To ensure hate crime victims’ needs are…