ODIHR publishes updated compilation of OSCE human dimension commitments

ODIHR has published the third edition of OSCE Human Dimension Commitments, a compilation of commitments the OSCE participating States have agreed to honour in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

The update contains a number of important new decisions and documents adopted since the last edition was published in 2005, including most recently the Commemorative Declaration adopted at the Astana Summit in December. The decisions made by participating States at the Ministerial Council meetings in Ljubljana, Brussels, Madrid, Helsinki and Athens are also included, in addition to all previous commitments going back as far as the Helsinki Final Act of 1975. 

The publication is a major reference book for government officials, civil society representatives and OSCE personnel working on the promotion and implementation of OSCE human dimension commitments across the region.

It comes in two volumes – one chronological, the other thematic – and provides easy access to the catalogue of human rights and democracy commitments undertaken by participating States.