Event Archive
December 2013
Roundtable
Roundtable and training event on local government reform and good governance
During this roundtable meeting participants will discuss challenges in the process of implementing the local self-governance law and learn about international best practices in this field. The preliminary results of two pilot projects in…
Roundtable
Roundtable on Public Service Broadcasting
The Principal Adviser of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Juan Barata, will participate at a roundtable discussion on Public Service Broadcasting. He will chair a session which bears the title The governance…
Seminar
Seminar on oil spill response plan
The Office in Baku supports the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in bringing its corporate marine oil spills contingency plan up to international standards. The seminar objective is to share and discuss with SOCAR…
Ceremony
International Human Rights Day
Together with a number of international partners the Office will organize a photo-contest and exhibition, debates on human rights and a theatre performance to mark the international human rights day in Armenia. The aim of the campaign is…
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion on the Reform of Public Broadcaster in Albania
The Princihe Adviser of Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Juan Barata, will particiapate at a roundtable discussion on the Reform of Public Broadcaster in Albania. He will particpate at the first panel at the…
Seminar
Legal Conditions of Freedom of the Media for the Sake of Social Progress
The Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Andrey Rikhter, will give a public lecture entitled Legal Conditions of Freedom of the Media for the Sake of Social Progress: European Experience and Possible…
November 2013
Roundtable
National Roundtable for Mongolia on the Terrorist Bombing Convention
This event is part of a series of rountables organized to share good practices in enhancing the implementation of the preventive aspects of the Terrorist Bombing Convention adopted under the auspices of the United Nations in 1997 and to…
Roundtable
Launch of manual “Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism Investigations”
ODIHR and OSCE TNTD/SPMU will present their new jointly-produced manual on Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism Investigations during a roundtable meeting in Vienna focusing on the main human rights issues that arise in the course of counter…
Seminar
Strategies for working with domestic violence cases
The seminars "Strategies for working with domestic violence cases" will be conducted by representatives from the Ministry of Defense, Prosecution and Gender Centru NGO, and will take place in Cahul on 28 November, in Balti on 29 November…
Seminar
Vienna Master of Arts in Human Rights
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will give a guest lecture on the activities of her office for a group of students studying for a Master of Arts in Human Rights at the University of Vienna.
Roundtable
International standards and national practices in the field online media freedom and access to information on the Internet
Staff from the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate in roundtable discussions on best practices in the implementation of international standards and OSCE commitments in the area of freedom of the media…
Seminar
Seminar for judges “Plea Bargains and Some Other Urgent Issues of the Criminal Proceedings"
A one-day seminar for judges of the local and appellate courts will be devoted to the plea bargain in criminal proceedings, as well as related issues. The seminar is being organized as part of a porject providing support to criminal justice…
Seminar
Freedom of expression in a global perspective
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will give a keynote speech at Freedom of expression in a global perspective, a public seminar organized by the Danish newspaper Politiken and the Danish PEN. The seminar will…
Seminar
Building a culture of safety, rights and independent standards for journalists in the Former Soviet Union
Staff from the office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate at the conference Building a culture of safety, rights and independent standards for journalists in the Former Soviet Union.
Roundtable
Round table “Advanced International Practices in Labour Migration Management”
The round table will cover national labour migration management practices and support the government in building its capacity to introduce more effective labour migration policies in line with OSCE commitments.
Seminar
Seminar on the National Preventive Mechanism
This seminar aims to discuss a variety of operational aspects of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), which is an anti-torture preventive system. Under recently-adopted legislation in Kazakhstan, the NPM is to undertake visits and…