November 2012
Training
Training on the investigation of human trafficking
The purpose of this training course is to improve the capacity of specialized Azerbaijani counter-trafficking investigators police investigators and prosecutors to secure viable evidence from trafficking victims that can be used to…
Workshop
Workshop on access to government-held information
The Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media will host a two-day workshop on access to government-held information for 25 government spookespersons and journalists. The purpose of the workshop is to improve relationships between…
Roundtable
Roundtable meetings on the establishment of local detention-monitoring commissions
The purpose of these roundtable meetings is to support the development of local detention-monitoring commissions. They will provide a platform for representatives of local administrations and civil society to discuss the collaboration…
General event
Presentation on the introduction of a probation service in Armenia
A study carried out by the NGO Social Justice will serve as the basis for state bodies to develop policies and strategies to introduce a probation service in Armenia. It will be presented to, and discussed by, relevant state bodies, civil…
Conference
Conference on Strengthening Regional Co-operation, Criminal-Justice Institutions and Rule-of-Law Capacities to Prevent and Combat Terrorism and Radicalization That Leads to Terrorism
The conference’s primary goal is to encourage efforts aimed at increasing international capacity to uphold the rule of law while protecting and promoting human rights within a counter-terrorism context by instituting adequate criminal…
Conference
Rights of Roma returnees in Serbia
Matthew Newton, Roma Programme and Policy Co-ordinator at the OSCE Mission to Serbia, will speak at a roundtable meeting organized as part of a project implemented by the Roma Education Creative Centre in Belgrade and supported by the Rosa…
Training
Safety of journalists during public demonstrations
The Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media will host a one-day training seminar for 30 journalists and representatives of law-enforcement agencies responsible for training police on security issues during public demonstrations…
Seminar
Regional seminar on integrated water-resources management in Central Asia
The purpose of this one-day seminar is to facilitate discussions and exchange views and practices related to the application of integrated water-resources management in the Central Asia. The workshop will also address such issues as…
Conference
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom of Assembly and Association
This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) will provide a forum to exchange views on how the full implementation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association can be advanced and protected to encourage inclusive and…
Training
Training for judges and prosecutors on international humanitarian law
During this two-day seminar, 32 judges and prosecutors will receive training on the modes of liability inducing individual criminal responsibility under international humanitarian and criminal law. The different modes of liability will…
Conference
Towards Transparency 2.0 – Focus on Media Concentration
Andrey Rikhter, Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will participate in a panel addressing media concentration in the digital age at the 20th-anniversary meeting of the European Audiovisual Observatory…
Conference
Press Meeting with Azerbaijani Journalists
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, will meet the press at 13:45 on 7 November at the Sheraton Hotel in Baku to discuss the situation…
Conference
Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum
At 11:00 on 7 November, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will speak at an open forum involving representatives of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the United Nations on the safety of online…
General event
OSCE visit for Central Asian students
Five students, one from each of the five countries of Central Asia, who participated in the 2012 Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) seminar, will travel to Vienna to visit the OSCE Secretariat to familiarize themselves with the OSCE and its…
Roundtable
Civil Society Forum on Freedom of Assembly and Association
The OSCE Chair-in-Office will be holding a Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on 8-9 November 2012 in Vienna dedicated to the issues of freedom of peaceful assembly and association. The exercise of both of these fundamental rights…
Training
Presentation of corruption map of public procurement in Serbia
The purpose of this event is to inform experts, state bodies, civil society organizations and other interested parties about solutions proposed by the corruption map of public procurement, which is aimed at preventing corruption and…