December 2013
Conference
Western Balkans: Highs and lows
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate as a panelist at a high-level international conference which bears the title Western Balkans: Highs and lows. Issues to be covered at the conference include…
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
Meeting
Presentation of project results
In the course of the event results of the project on promoting integrity in the state service system will be presented. In particular, trainings for civil servants and staff of the Prosecutor's Office, the modernized recruitment procedure…
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…
Training
Training courses for police officers on the prevention of domestic violence
The OSCE Office in Baku, in close co-operation with the Interior Ministry, will conduct regional training courses for police officer on the implementation of the law on the prevention of domestic violence. The sessions will be held in Ganja…
Workshop
Performance Evaluation System for Prosecutors
This workshop's objective is to share experience on systems for performance evaluation for prosecutors, discussing the possible criteria and highlighting certain important aspects of the procedure for evaluations, with the overall aim of…
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…
Training
Training for local commissions monitoring places of detention
During this roundtable for local commissions monitoring places of detention on international standards in detention monitoring, participants, including commission members, donors and local NGOs, will discuss developments and challenges for…
Training
International seminar on protection mechanisms for victims of human trafficking
This event is aimed at building the capacity of judges, prosecutors, attorneys and lawyers on origin, destination and transit countries. It will also create a platform for improving and strengthening efforts in the prosecution of human…
Conference
International conference on police reforms
This conference aims to faciliate an exchange of knowledge and best practice in police reforms and discuss examples and lessons learned to identify good practices that can help in furthering police reform and building trust and…
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
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…
Workshop
Workshop for legal professionals on advocacy skills in war crimes cases
This workshop for judges, prosecutors and defence counsel will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss with, and learn from experienced practitioners on how to effectively adjudicate war crimes cases in Serbia. The workshop will…
Training
Training on advocacy skills for newly admitted advocates to the Bar Association
The OSCE Office in Baku, the Justice Academy and the Bar Association of Azerbaijan will organize a two-day training courses for newly-admitted advocates in Lankaran (26-27 November) and Ganja (3-4 December) on interviewing clients and…