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Event archive
September 2024
Seminar
Women in Politics: Is Democracy Delivering?
In a nutshell: We live at a crucial time to ask: “Is democracy delivering for women?” In the context of the 2024 International Day of Democracy, ODIHR and UN Women join forces to discuss this and related questions. Topic: "Women in Politics…
Seminar
The Application of International Law and Practices of Defence Counsel in Domestic War Crimes Cases in Ukraine
About This webinar series - held in three separate parts on 4, 11 and 18 September 2024 - is designed to strengthen Ukrainian defence lawyers’ knowledge of applicable bodies of international law, fair trial rights, and relevant national and…
Training
Facilitating open dialogues on migration, freedom of movement and social inclusion: Training for civil society and community activists in Armenia and Georgia
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue, is inviting applications for a training cycle to develop practical skills to hold open dialogues about…
July 2024
Meeting
Guidance on establishing and maintaining National Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Councils (NSTACs) - Virtual Launch
On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in consultation with the International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC), is launching…
Meeting
Bringing civil society and human rights defenders from Georgia and Poland together to promote gender equality: Study visit
A group of 25 civil society representatives working on gender equality and human rights defenders from Georgia and Poland will gather in Warsaw on 18 and 19 July for a study visit organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and…
Training
Training on human rights at international borders: exploring new technologies, their risks and opportunities
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 Central, Northern and Eastern Europe region. The course…
Meeting
Consultation and Dialogue Meeting on Gender Equality and Human Rights
On 5 July 2024, ODIHR will host a consultation and dialogue meeting on gender equality and human rights in Poland. Katarzyna Kotula, Minister for Equality, along with other representatives of state institutions working in the realm of human…
Training
Training on detention monitoring and the protection of human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in prisons
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a regional training course to strengthen the knowledge and skills of independent detention monitors from selected European countries with regard to…
June 2024
Meeting
ODIHR International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) Annual Meeting
An annual meeting of the ODIHR International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) will take place in Warsaw on 27 and 28 June 2024. The meeting will provide a platform for dialogue and co-operation among ISTAC members and…
Training
Engaging the Ukrainian diaspora in reconstruction and development: democracy and human rights dimensions - training
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in partnership with a Research England Policy Support Project of the University of Warwick and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Conference
Tolerance and Non-Discrimination and Gender Equality: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III
Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings are mandated meetings, organized within the framework of the Permanent Council by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, with support from ODIHR and other OSCE Institutions.
Workshop
Making the Law Count: Interactive Workshop on Democratic Lawmaking
An interactive workshop on democratic lawmaking, entitled “Making the Law Count”, will take place in Warsaw on 24 and 25 June 2024. Following the publication of the ODIHR Guidelines on Democratic Lawmaking for Better Laws (2024), leading…
Seminar
Addressing the psychological needs of hate crime victims through a trauma-informed approach
Hate crimes target victims simply for who they are and send a message of rejection to all those who share the victim’s identity traits. For this reason, hate crimes can have a greater impact on victims than other crimes and can cause…
Training
2024 NHRI Academy: Securitization and Human Rights
The 2024 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Academy focuses on strengthening NHRIs’ capacity to address challenges related to securitization, enabling NHRIs, through their mandate, to address securitization issues that have a direct…
Meeting
Protecting human rights in prisons while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization to terrorism: the role of independent detention monitoring
On 11 June 2024, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with Penal Reform International (PRI), will hold a webinar to launch the French translation of “ Protecting Human Rights in Prisons while…
Meeting
Transforming Politics: Male Politicians as Critical Actors for Gender Equality — Expert meeting
Women’s political participation has expanded over the last three decades, and the proportion of women in the national parliaments of OSCE countries reached a record high of 31.5% at the end of 2023. The picture is more complicated when…
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