March 2012
Roundtable
Expert Group Meeting on Human Rights Protection in the Return of Trafficked Persons
ODIHR's Anti-Trafficking Programme is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on Human Rights Protection in the Return of Trafficked Persons. The Expert Group Meeting will bring together around 20 international experts from civil society, UN…
Conference
Convocation to the First Meeting of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society
A member of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media staff will participate in the first meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee on Media and Information Society as it discusses thematic issues relating to Internet…
Seminar
Seminar on media coverage of the election process
The aim of this event is to provide information about the rules for broadcasters during a pre-election campaign. It will gather representatives of regional and local media, civil society, political parties, National Minority Councils and…
Training
Training of border officials on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism
The training course focuses on the protection of human rights when countering terrorist threats along borders. It will provide senior border officials from OSCE participating States and the Partners for Co-operation with a human rights…
General event
Broadcast Regulation Master Class
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media presents a new initiative, a Master Class in Broadcasting Regulation. The Master Class will take place on 26-28 March 2012, in Istanbul, Turkey. It will provide training for…
Training
Training of police officers on disabling explosives
Ten representatives of the Interior Ministry will be trained on dealing with explosives during a training course on anti-terrorism taking place in Ankara, Turkey. Participants will learn about protection, identification, dismounting, the…
Training
Training course on monitoring freedom of assembly
The OSCE Office in Baku, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, will organize the training course on monitoring freedom of assembly for the civil society representatives. The participants will be…
Conference
Media Freedom in East Central Europe and the Balkans: Development or Regression?
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will talk about media freedom in East Central Europe and the Balkans at an event hosted by The Harriman Institute and the East Central European Center. The talk will be…
Conference
Is the Cold War Over? Russia and and US Media from Perestroika to the 2012 Elections
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will speak on a panel discussing "The Perils and Legacies of Investigative Journalism" with Nina Ognianova of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Luke Harding of The Guardian…
Seminar
Elections reporting seminar for editors of media in south-western Serbia
This two-day seminar for editors of broadcast media aims to help news desks to better organize professional coverage of election campaign.
Conference
What is stewardship in cyberspace?
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in discussions regarding the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in cyberspace to sustain and support cyberspace as a commons. Topics include…
Conference
Public hearings on education development concepts
Public hearings on the educational development concept until 2020 will be organized under the OSCE’s project aimed at developing the capacity of the parliament and political dialogue. Parliamentarians, representatives of local political…
General event
Online forum on 'Preventing Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: a Community Policing Approach'
This online forum will facilitate discussion among civil society, academia and government stakeholders from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, as well as experts from OSCE executive structures and international…
General event
Launching of the project to support the Armenian Ombudsman's Office in advance of elections
In the course of the event, an implementation agreement will be signed between the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Human Rights Defender’s Office, which envisages establishing six regional offices of the latter, maintaining the operation of…
Seminar
Seminar on elections coverage rules
Consultations for the media, political parties and civil sector organizations on rules of media coverage of election campaign.
Training
Training of police trainers on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism in Turkmenistan
Trainers from the S.A. Niyazov Police Institute under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan will gain a further insight into the different teaching methodologies to elaborate and deliver training on the protection of human rights…