December 2022
Training
Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Policing in Roma and Sinti Communities: Train-the-Trainer Course
The training course is organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Training Centre of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of North Macedonia…
Training
Integrating the Issue of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Detention Monitoring
Content and objectives ODIHR is organizing a two-day training course for staff of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights on integrating the issue of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in detention monitoring. The…
Workshop
Online launch of ODIHR’s 2022 Background Paper on the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
OSCE participating States have committed to exchange information on the question of the abolition of the death penalty and to provide information on the use of the death penalty to the public. Where the death penalty is still in use…
Ministerial council
29th OSCE Ministerial Council
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The annual meeting is an opportunity for the Foreign Ministers to review and assess the security situation in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area, as…
November 2022
Meeting
Women Human Rights Defenders in the Online Space: Challenges and Opportunities
To mark the International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, ODIHR invites interested State and civil society representatives to join an online discussion on challenges and…
Workshop
Protecting human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT) in prisons: Central Asia workshop
ODIHR is organizing a regional workshop to promote independent detention monitoring and increased oversight for enhanced protection of the rights of persons deprived of liberty while preventing and countering violent extremism and…
Seminar
Addressing Violence against Women in Politics in the OSCE Region – The Launch of New ODIHR Toolkit
ODIHR organizes this online event as part of the global 16 Days of Activism Campaign against Gender-based Violence. Members of parliaments and leading experts will discuss current challenges and opportunities in preventing violence against…
Conference
Eastern and Central Europe Launch of the Updated ODIHR Handbook on National Referral Mechanisms to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons
As part of its work to prevent and address human trafficking in the OSCE region, ODIHR is organizing this event to present its updated practical handbook, “National Referral Mechanisms - Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked…
Ceremony
2022 Max van der Stoel Award Ceremony
On 24 November 2022, in The Hague, the Netherlands, the Social Justice Center from Georgia will be awarded the 2022 Max van der Stoel Award in recognition of its continued efforts to support and empower vulnerable groups, including national…
Seminar
30th Anniversary Seminar of the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE
The 1992 Stockholm Convention in a Europe in Crisis
Meeting
Consultation meeting of Roma and Sinti women: Challenges and perspectives for gender equality and participation
As part of its mandate to support the implementation of gender equality principles in activities related to Roma and Sinti, ODIHR is organizing a consultation meeting with Roma and Sinti women, experts and civil society representatives from…
Meeting
2022 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (EEDIM)
The OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (OSCE) The EEDIM is held once a year in Vienna, to review the implementation of Ministerial Council decisions. It provides a framework for enhancing dialogue and co…
Training
Training on human rights at international borders: Human rights principles, monitoring, safety and security
The five-day training covers key human rights principles and the monitoring cycle at international borders and beyond as well as safety and security of human rights defenders, including digital security and safe management of information…
Meeting
Women in Justice in North Macedonia and Uzbekistan: Study Visit
ODIHR is organizing a study trip for women in academies of justice from Uzbekistan to Skopje, North Macedonia. The study trip will expose the participants to the advantages of forming networks internationally and domestically with other…
Training
Call for applications: ODIHR Training on Open Source Intelligence for Journalists
ODIHR is looking for up to 15 journalists who investigate and report on human rights-related issues or, more broadly, promote human rights and strive to protect the rights of others, to join its training on open source intelligence to take…
Training
Young Women’s Political Academy: Call for Applications
ODIHR is organizing the second edition of the Young Women’s Political Academy as part of the ODIHR CHANGE project.