Event Archive
November 2012
Training
Training for judges and prosecutors on international humanitarian law
During this two-day seminar, 32 judges and prosecutors will receive training on the modes of liability inducing individual criminal responsibility under international humanitarian and criminal law. The different modes of liability will…
Conference
Towards Transparency 2.0 – Focus on Media Concentration
Andrey Rikhter, Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will participate in a panel addressing media concentration in the digital age at the 20th-anniversary meeting of the European Audiovisual Observatory…
Conference
Press Meeting with Azerbaijani Journalists
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, will meet the press at 13:45 on 7 November at the Sheraton Hotel in Baku to discuss the situation…
Conference
Seventh Annual Internet Governance Forum
At 11:00 on 7 November, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will speak at an open forum involving representatives of the Council of Europe, the European Union and the United Nations on the safety of online…
General event
OSCE visit for Central Asian students
Five students, one from each of the five countries of Central Asia, who participated in the 2012 Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) seminar, will travel to Vienna to visit the OSCE Secretariat to familiarize themselves with the OSCE and its…
Roundtable
Civil Society Forum on Freedom of Assembly and Association
The OSCE Chair-in-Office will be holding a Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on 8-9 November 2012 in Vienna dedicated to the issues of freedom of peaceful assembly and association. The exercise of both of these fundamental rights…
Training
Presentation of corruption map of public procurement in Serbia
The purpose of this event is to inform experts, state bodies, civil society organizations and other interested parties about solutions proposed by the corruption map of public procurement, which is aimed at preventing corruption and…
Training
Effective Interaction between Government Spokespersons and Journalists to Promote Public Access to Information
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will hold a training seminar on press/government spokesperson relations and acess to information, for journalists and government officials from Azerbaijan.
Training
Training course on identification, referral and assistance for trafficked persons
The OSCE Office in Baku will organize a training course for government agencies and civil society organizations with a mandate to provide assistance and referral to trafficked persons. A group of 15 participants from multidisciplinary…
General event
Speech at the European Parliament on Media Freedom
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, spoke by video-link on 6 November about media freedom in the European Union at a hearing of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European…
Workshop
Study visit for national-minority applicants to Police Basic-Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica
Some 50 young men and women from national-minority communities in south Serbia who are interested in joining the police service will begin a three-day visit to the Police Basic-Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica on 6 November 2012…
Roundtable
Roundtable Meeting on Globalization, Diversity and Social Cohesion in Educational Settings
ODIHR's Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, in partnership with UNESCO and the Council of Europe, is organizing a second roundtable meeting to promote the Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination…
Training
Training of Trainers on Cybercrime Investigation (basic level)
This training-of-trainers event will be organized for staff from the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's Department for Combating Cybercrime who have the necessary skills to investigate various types of cybercrime, and who can also serve as…
Roundtable
Regional roundtable on co-operation and networking to improve environmental security in the western Balkans
The second regional discussion on enforcement of environmental legislation in the western Balkans will cover topics such as national obligations towards multilateral environmental agreements in a regional context, identification of feasible…
General event
"Casa M" theatre play touring Moldova
This documentary-style play features real stories and interviews with victims of domestic violence from shelters and prisons, including from rural areas. The play aims to raise public awareness and help prevent domestic violence, promote…
General event
Opening of Aarhus Centre for South and East Serbia
The fourth Aarhus Centre to be established in Serbia over the past two years will be opened in Niš on 2 November. The Centre will promote Aarhus Convention principles, facilitate and promote access to environmental information and…