April 2012

Roundtable
Meeting on Access to Justice and Effective Remedies for Victims of Trafficking: Establishing a Network of Lawyers
This Strategy Meeting is the first activity aimed at facilitating the establishment of an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for victims of trafficking. The…
Conference
Co-operation of parliaments and regulators in South Eastern Europe
This conference is a part of the activities Serbia is organizing within the framework of the South East European Co-operation Process (SEE CP) over which Serbia is currently presiding. The aim of the event is to gather MPs, representatives…
Workshop
Training workshop for journalists on election coverage
A two-day training workshop for media representatives on responsible, accurate and balanced reporting on elections, ahead of the 2012 parliamentary elections. The workshop aims to familiarize Armenian journalists with the electoral…
Roundtable
Forum discussion in Sjenica 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…
March 2012
Roundtable
Forum discussion in Prijepolje 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…
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…