October 2013
Seminar
Training seminars for defence counsel working on war crimes cases
The seminars will train 45 defence counsel from Prizren/Prizren and Prishtinë/Priština to strengthen their capacity in handling war crimes cases. As with two earlier seminars held in Pejë/Peć and Prishtinë/Priština, in March this year…
Training
Training on negotiation and communication for police officers
Around 25 police officers from Kotayq region of Armenia will participate in a two-day practical training on negotiation and communication skills.
Training
Training on human rights monitoring
This training on international human rights standards and domestic legislation is being held for representatives of civil society organizations monitoring penitentiary institutions, in particular new members of the Penitentiary Monitoring…
Ceremony
Performance “The green world” on ecological issues by the children’s musical theatre Taberik
The show “The green world”, consisting of dances and songs on various environment-related and cultural topics, and performed by children of different ages – members of the musical dancing children’s theatre Taberik, - is organized by the…
Conference
Addressing online hate speech in South East Europe: The Role of Media Accountability
Staff from the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate at a conference that will address the issue of online hate speech in in South East Europe and Turkey and how this can be tackled by media…
Roundtable
Roundtable on terrorist use of explosives
The event will gather representatives from Armenian state institutions and private sector to share experiences with international experts on using legal tools to better control the explosives and explosive precursors. The event will gather…
Meeting
Meeting on the role of ombuds institutions in protecting human rights of armed forces personnel
This meeting will examine how ombuds institutions can protect human rights in the armed forces through exercising independent oversight and handling complaints, and look into considerations for establishing independent ombuds offices for…
Workshop
Police-public partnership activities
The two-day event aims to strengthen co-operation between the local police and high school and university students. The first day local police representatives together with National Centre for Legal Research NGO representatives (they…
Seminar
OSCE promotes best practices in integration of migrants
The two-day training delivered by the ODIHR expert will focus on best practices in integration of migrants in line with the OSCE commitments for some 25 high and mid-level experts representing the ministries as well as akimats from Atyrau…
Conference
Conference on Priority Issues for International Co-operation in the Fight Against Terrorism
This conference will facilitate a discussion of some of the latest policy options and concerns in key areas for international co-operation in the fight against terrorism, namely: countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to…
Roundtable
Consultative Roundtable on ODIHR Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities
On 10 October, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Centre in Astana will hold a consultative roundtable on the Guidelines on Recognition of Religious or Belief Communities the ODIHR has been…
Roundtable
Roundtable on "Regulatory aspects of the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan”
The round table will assist to the discussion of the preliminary version of the National Report on the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the draft…
Conference
South East Europe Media Forum
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will attend the South East Europe Media Forum. This year's event bears the title Journalism in South East Europe: Monopolies, business models and the struggle for quality…
Training
Regional Training on Gender-Sensitive Labour Migration Policies in the OSCE region
The aim of this Regional Training is to support OSCE participating States in building their capacity to introduce more effective and more gender-sensitive labour migration policies in line with OSCE commitments throughout maximum inter…
Conference
Conference Assessing Performance of Elections Stakeholders
The event aims to bring together main players of the electoral cycle, from public institutions and civil society for a discussion about the lessons learnt through the two major national elections of 2012 and 2013 on implementation of the…
Training
Training on human rights and advocacy for citizen journalists
Some 20 young activists from five regions of Armenia will enhance their knowledge on the use of new media and advocacy tools to address problems faced by different vulnerable groups in their local communities. The training will be held on…