July 2013
Seminar
Сonsistency of judiciary practice in Ukraine: methodological seminars for judges and advocates
This series of six one-day methodological seminars (two in each of the three host cities) for judges from local and appellate courts and advocates will cover the following issues: implementation of the OSCE commitments in judicial practice…
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…
General event
Artists Building Trust
"Artists Building Trust" is a joint art exhibition of artists from both sides of the Dniester River. The representation of bridges, rivers and the landscape brings the talented artists on both banks of the river closer. The official opening…
Roundtable
Roundtable on best practices in integrated water resource management in Kazakhstan
This international roundtable workshop will address the implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principles in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Syrdariya River Basin. It will also develop specific recommendations for trans…
Conference
Budapest Summer School
The Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Andrey Rikhter, will attend and give a lecture at the Budapest Summer School, a course designed to gain new insights into the role that civil society can play in…
Workshop
Workshop on defamation and insult
Lawyers and journalists will discuss issues of defamation and insult, copyright in electronic media and media coverage of criminal cases in the context of the Information Disputes' Council activities.
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…
General event
Summer School 2013
Around 80 young representatives from Moldova and Transdniestria will be educated on sustainable and civil society issues in order to promote the values of the Dniester River among the population from both banks. Partner organizations are…
General event
Aarhus Centres: A Decade of Partnership in Implementing the Aarhus Convention
This meeting will bring together Aarhus Convention national focal points, Aarhus Centre managers, NGOs, representatives of OSCE field operations, representatives of the UNECE Aarhus Convention Secretariat and ENVSEC partners, as well as…
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…
Training
Trainings on ECtHR case law for judges
During 9 two-day trainings, over 450 judges of administrative appeal and district courts will explore recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The sessions will be delivered by Ukrainian trainers, namely by a…
June 2013
Workshop
Environmental journalism and access to environmental information Workshop
Journalists in Transdniestria will learn about the Aarhus Convention, the legal aspects of freedom of access to environmental information, the main environmental problems in Transdniestria and ways to interpret and use this information in…
Conference
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session
The 22nd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 June to 3 July 2013. The Turkish Grand National Assembly will host the annual gathering under the theme of Helsinki +40 to provide…
General event
Dniester/Nistru River Expedition
The expedition aims to raise awareness about impacts on the Dniester/Nistru river ecosystem. The project involves secondary school teachers, university lecturers and university students from both sides of the river, who will participate in…
Seminar
Central Asia Media Conference
15th Central Asia Media Conference