July 2024
Meeting
Bringing civil society and human rights defenders from Georgia and Poland together to promote gender equality: Study visit
A group of 25 civil society representatives working on gender equality and human rights defenders from Georgia and Poland will gather in Warsaw on 18 and 19 July for a study visit organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and…
Seminar
Justice, Law and Society Seminar 2024
The seminar is designed to create a platform for dialogue between professionals in the field of jurisprudence, public administration and human rights, aiming to understand the philosophical aspects of the state and legal phenomena by…
Training
OSCE-GWNET Mentoring Programme for Central Asian Women in Energy Kicks Off Second Edition
On 10 July, the OSCE launched the second edition of the Central Asian Women in Renewable Energy Mentoring Programme. This initiative not only empowers women as agents of change in the energy sector but also strengthens regional security by…
Training
Professional Development School for Theory Law Professors
New trends in the field of legal theory and its teaching to future generations of lawyers require careful attention from university professors. Better quality of higher legal education will result in and higher professional qualities of…
Training
Training on human rights at international borders: exploring new technologies, their risks and opportunities
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is inviting applications for a training course for human rights defenders working at international borders in the Central, Northern and Eastern Europe region. The course…
Meeting
Consultation and Dialogue Meeting on Gender Equality and Human Rights
On 5 July 2024, ODIHR will host a consultation and dialogue meeting on gender equality and human rights in Poland. Katarzyna Kotula, Minister for Equality, along with other representatives of state institutions working in the realm of human…
Meeting
OSCE PA Annual Session 2024 - Side Event: Legislative Action to Prevent the Misuse of Technology for Trafficking in Human Beings
The event is available for live streaming. Watch the stream below. Strengthening legislation to tackle technology-facilitated human trafficking This side event will provide a platform to discuss…
Training
Training on detention monitoring and the protection of human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in prisons
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is organizing a regional training course to strengthen the knowledge and skills of independent detention monitors from selected European countries with regard to…
June 2024
Conference
31st Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The 31st Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will take place in Bucharest, Romania, from 29 June to 3 July 2024. Under the general theme “The Role of the OSCE in the Current Security Architecture: A Parliamentary Perspective,”…
Conference
BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Protecting journalists to advance media freedom - OSCE Central Asia safety of journalists event
Media freedom is crucial for the health of democratic societies. It allows for the free exchange of information, encourages transparency, and holds those in power accountable. However, the safety of journalists, which is fundamental to…
Meeting
ODIHR International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) Annual Meeting
An annual meeting of the ODIHR International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) will take place in Warsaw on 27 and 28 June 2024. The meeting will provide a platform for dialogue and co-operation among ISTAC members and…
Training
Engaging the Ukrainian diaspora in reconstruction and development: democracy and human rights dimensions - training
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in partnership with a Research England Policy Support Project of the University of Warwick and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Conference
2024 Annual Security Review Conference
The Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) is the OSCE’s main event for enhancing dialogue on regional security challenges.
Conference
Tolerance and Non-Discrimination and Gender Equality: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III
Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings are mandated meetings, organized within the framework of the Permanent Council by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, with support from ODIHR and other OSCE Institutions.
Workshop
Making the Law Count: Interactive Workshop on Democratic Lawmaking
An interactive workshop on democratic lawmaking, entitled “Making the Law Count”, will take place in Warsaw on 24 and 25 June 2024. Following the publication of the ODIHR Guidelines on Democratic Lawmaking for Better Laws (2024), leading…
Seminar
Lviv International Law Summer School
To equip future legal professionals with knowledge and instruments to effectively protect human rights and apply international law, the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine in cooperation with the Supreme Court…