Event Archive
March 2012
Roundtable
Forum discussion in Priboj on youth participation in 2012 elections
The main topic of this discussion will be the direct involvement of youth in political decision making processes. The event, Take Action – Elections 2012, will provide an opportunity for young people from south-western Serbia to discuss…
Training
Training of regional journalists on election coverage
Around 25 journalists from the Armenian regions will participate in a 3-day training workshop on how to cover elections, with a special focus on the use of new media tools in journalistic activities. The training will be conducted by…
General event
Community policing certification for Armenian police officers
Certificates of completion for a community policing training course will be awarded to fifteen memberss of the Armenian police who participated in a train-the-trainers' course on community policing on 12-20 March 2012. The certificates will…
Workshop
Workshop on child-friendly justice standards
This workshop aims to outline and present the main hard and soft law provisions of the United Nation's and Council of Europe on juvenile justice administration to the members of the Working Group elaborating the draft Criminal Procedure…
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion on the language rights of the Gagauz minority
The OSCE Mission to Moldova will host a roundtable discussion of a report on Gagauz language and culture by Pilgrim-Demo, a Gagauzia-based NGO. The report, "Implementation of the Language Rights of the Gagauz of Moldova", describes the…
General event
Donation of computer equipment to the Police Passport and Visa Department
36 computers and printers will be given to the Armenian police to help prepare for forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. The equipment will be provided to the Passport and Visa Department to help the police compile the…
Workshop
Workshop on the Community Policing Strategy and Action Plan
The OSCE Mission will support the Kosovo police in organizing a three-day workshop for senior managers and operational staff to assess current community policing practices and to finalize the Community Policing Strategy and Action Plan. The…
Roundtable
Expert Group Meeting on Human Rights Protection in the Return of Trafficked Persons
ODIHR's Anti-Trafficking Programme is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on Human Rights Protection in the Return of Trafficked Persons. The Expert Group Meeting will bring together around 20 international experts from civil society, UN…
Conference
Convocation to the First Meeting of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society
A member of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media staff will participate in the first meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee on Media and Information Society as it discusses thematic issues relating to Internet…
Seminar
Seminar on media coverage of the election process
The aim of this event is to provide information about the rules for broadcasters during a pre-election campaign. It will gather representatives of regional and local media, civil society, political parties, National Minority Councils and…
Training
Training of border officials on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism
The training course focuses on the protection of human rights when countering terrorist threats along borders. It will provide senior border officials from OSCE participating States and the Partners for Co-operation with a human rights…
General event
Broadcast Regulation Master Class
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media presents a new initiative, a Master Class in Broadcasting Regulation. The Master Class will take place on 26-28 March 2012, in Istanbul, Turkey. It will provide training for…
Training
Training of police officers on disabling explosives
Ten representatives of the Interior Ministry will be trained on dealing with explosives during a training course on anti-terrorism taking place in Ankara, Turkey. Participants will learn about protection, identification, dismounting, the…
Training
Training course on monitoring freedom of assembly
The OSCE Office in Baku, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, will organize the training course on monitoring freedom of assembly for the civil society representatives. The participants will be…
Conference
Media Freedom in East Central Europe and the Balkans: Development or Regression?
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will talk about media freedom in East Central Europe and the Balkans at an event hosted by The Harriman Institute and the East Central European Center. The talk will be…
Conference
Is the Cold War Over? Russia and and US Media from Perestroika to the 2012 Elections
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will speak on a panel discussing "The Perils and Legacies of Investigative Journalism" with Nina Ognianova of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Luke Harding of The Guardian…