November 2011
Conference
Human Rights Defenders Conference
This conference will look at forming a national policy on human rights defenders, and will address the main issues of concern for human rights defenders in Serbia, and possible redress mechanisms. Other topics of discussion will include…
Training
Legal instruments training course for Ombudsperson staff
The OSCE Mission will run a four-day advanced training course on European human rights legal instruments and case law for 35 professional staff of the Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo, who investigate and handle cases of alleged human…
Conference
Media Pluralism and Media Business in South, East and Central Europe
Principal Adviser Roland Bless will participate on a panel discussing Media Pluralism and Media Freedom in South East Europe —Towards a Regional Strategy
General event
Art exhibition by Andrey Bilobrov
An exhibition by the artist Andrey Bilobrov will be held on 1 November 2011 at 16:30, at the Tiraspol Office of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The artwork will be displayed until 1 December 2011.
Roundtable
Presentation and discussion of the Trial Monitoring Report on Juvenile Cases
Representatives of the judiciary, lawyers, civil socety and media will gather to discuss the findings of the report prepared by the Civil Society Institute. The report examines the Armenia’s compliance with fair trial standards related to…
Workshop
Workshops for lawyers and judges on freedom of expression
Two workshops on the freedom of expression will be held for legal counsel and for judges. Representatives from Doughty Street Chambers (UK) and ARTICLE 19 will conduct the workshops, which aim to enhance the legal awareness of lawyers and…
October 2011
Training
Training course on human rights and the investigation of terrorist crimes
ODIHR and the SPMU, in co-operation with the relevant OSCE field operations, will hold two training sessions, in Pristina and Skopje, respectively, on human rights-compliant investigations of terrorist crimes. These activities will be…
Seminar
Media and Judiciary
This event on media and the judiciary is organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and IREX, in co-operation with Serbia’s Judicial Academy. It will serve as a pilot project, with a view to the introduction of media legislation and practices…
Conference
Mass Media and Politics: Communications or Manipulacia?
Director Andrey Rikhter will speak on European standards of free media at a day-long conference examining the media's role in politics.
Conference
Confronting Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims in Public Discourse
OSCE participating States recognize that manifestations of discrimination and intolerance threaten the security of individuals and may give rise to wider-scale conflict and violence that undermine international stability and security. Today…
General event
Traffic safety campaign launch
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo will launch a traffic safety campaign aimed at assisting the Kosovo police in increasing traffic safety, and public trust in the police as an institution. The campaign will use six original-size Kosovo police car…
Seminar
Public Lecture by Hansjörg Brey in Tiraspol
Hansjörg Brey, Executive Director of the Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft Southeast Europe Association and Editor-in-Chief of Südosteuropa Mitteilungen of Munich, will deliver a lecture on ‘The Cyprus Conflict: Genesis and Chances for a Solution’…
Seminar
EU Integration Seminar
Conference
UNSCR 1325 Conference: Moving beyond theory to maximize security in the OSCE
The OSCE Secretariat's Gender Section is organizing a two-day conference in Sarajevo on 27 and 28 October 2011, with an aim to discuss how to improve the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, on Women…
Seminar
Public Lecture by Hansjörg Brey in Chisinau
Hansjörg Brey, Executive Director of the Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft Southeast Europe Association and Editor-in-Chief of Südosteuropa Mitteilungen of Munich, will deliver a lecture on ‘The Cyprus Conflict: Genesis and Chances for a Solution’…
General event
Orthodox graveyards in Kosovo: catalogue and report launch
On Wednesday 26 October 2011 the OSCE Mission in Kosovo will launch a photo catalogue and an accompanying report on the condition and maintenance of Orthodox Graveyards in Kosovo. The aim of the catalogue is to provide an overview of the…