October 2012
Conference
International Conference: The OSCE Astana Declaration: Towards a Security Community
This conference will provide a forum for a broad discussion of OSCE commitments in all three dimensions. Participants will include international experts, officials from the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre, government officials, diplomats…
Roundtable
Expert roundtable meeting on youth engagement to counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT)
This roundtable meeting will discuss countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) among youth and the role of youth in countering VERLT. It will be held with simultaneous English-Russian interpretation and…
Training
Internet Media: Freedom, Professionalism, Sustainability
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will hold a training seminar on editorial and management issues related to operating sustainable Internet media. The training is designed for journalists from Belarus, Moldova…
Seminar
Court reporting seminar
The aim of this seminar is to improve the quality of court reporting and communication between the courts and the media. The seminar will provide journalists with answers to questions related to the judiciary and court reporting, and it…
General event
Study tour to develop a manual on migration management
The purpose of this study tour is to improve both the institutional capacity and human resources of Kazakhstan for effective migration management in line with international standards. Professors from the Karaganda Academy of Kazakhstan’s…
Roundtable
Enhancing the role of women in conflict mediation
Eleven years after the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, women’s mediation efforts are seldom reported or highlighted, even though women have played important roles in creating peace…
Workshop
Workshop on police-media relations
The purpose of this workshop is to evaluate the current status of relations between the police and the media and to identify ways to improve communication between them. The Senior Adviser at the OSCE Office of the Representatives on Freedom…
Conference
Media and Democracy -- Forum 2000 Conference
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in two discussions on "Media and Freedom" and "Do we still trust media?" at the 16th annual Forum 2000 Conference which will focus on the relationship…
Workshop
Workshop on police-media co-operation
The purpose of this two-day workshop is to enhance co-operation between the police and the media. Participants will discuss the specifics of media coverage of sensitive topics, such as pre-trial investigation in criminal cases, criminal…
Roundtable
Round table on media legislation initiatives
25 members of Parliament, experts from the Parliament and the Government, representatives of the media community and international organizations will participate in the round table. This event is a follow up of the recent round table on…
Training
Training on implementation of system for free legal aid in Ukraine
This event will focus on the core provisions of the Ukrainian Laws on Advocacy and on Free Legal Aid, as well as the relevant provisions of Ukaine’s Code of Criminal Procedure. Training participants will include representatives of local…
Conference
Conference on protection of rights of institutionalized people with mental disabilities
This conference will focus on the protection of people in psychiatric or social-care institutions. Its aim is to initiate discussions on the legal protection of the rights of institutionalized individuals, exchange experiences among…
Conference
Launch of Awareness-Raising Campaign to Stop Labour Exploitation
The Head of the Democratization Department at the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Jan Lueneburg, will make opening remarks at a press conference marking the official beginning of an awareness-raising campaign called “Stop Labour Exploitation!”. The…
Roundtable
National roundtable meeting on the implementation of the Ukrainian Law on Anti-Trafficking
This roundtable meeting will summon governmental stakeholders from all over Ukraine to discuss recently adopted supplementary anti-trafficking legislation as well as the interim results and challenges of the nation-wide National Referral…
Training
Training for members of local detention-monitoring commissions in northern Moldova
This training course will provide members of local detention-monitoring commissions and representatives of local authorities with legal knowledge about their responsibilities, reporting skills and practical skills for monitoring different…
Training
Roundtable meeting and introductory training on legal aspects of working with domestic-violence victims
This event will introduce a 36-month project on mechanisms for preventing domestic violence on the basis of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence that was adopted in 2009. The project will begin with a roundtable meeting for…