June 2008
Conference
Meeting of National Points of Contact on Combating Hate Crime
This is an expert-level meeting with nominated National Points of Contact on Combating Hate Crimes from the OSCE participating States.
Workshop
Regional workshops on human rights monitoring for police and the public monitoring group
The sessions will introduce international and national standards on human rights monitoring in police custody. Experts from the Council of Europe and Bulgarian Helsinki Committee will conduct the sessions in Gegharkunik and Vayotz Dzor…
Conference
"Girls leading our world" summer camp
Forty girls aged 13 to 17 from different provinces of Armenia will gather in Stepanavan to take part in interactive courses on gender equality; trafficking, health issues and HIV/AIDs; and career orientation and leadership skills…
Training
Election reporting training for public broadcaster ITV
This training for the journalistic staff of Azerbaijan's public broadcaster ITV will cover the basic techniques of election reporting, with a particular focus on impartiality, neutrality and objectivity.
Roundtable
NGO roundtable on hate crime
A meeting of civil society representatives to ensure NGO input into the Meeting of the National Points of Contact on Combating Hate Crime, Helsinki, 16-17 June 2008.
Conference
High Commissioner Vollebaek to address European Commission for Democracy through Law
In his statement to the Venice Commission, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek will focus on dual voting rights for persons belonging to national minorities and a new set of thematic recommendations on "National Minorities in inter-State Relations."
Training
Opening of the Basic Police Training Centre's "Tactical House"
The construction of the Tactical House, funded by the Serbian Government, is part of a large scale OSCE-supported project to transform the Sremska Kamenica Police High School into the Basic Police Training Centre.
Workshop
Workshop on juvenile justice
Session supporting the national authorities in their efforts to organize and implement an effective juvenile justice system in line with international standards.
Workshop
Regional economic development workshop
The workshop in southern Azerbaijan will focus on agricultural enterprises in the Lenkoran Economic Zone and address challenges for the agriculture sector.
Training
Training assistance for ITV public broadcaster
This session will focus on newsroom management and examine the challenges of developing and co-coordinating news-gathering teams while exploring the creation of a proper functional newsroom.
Seminar
Seminar for RTV correspondents and journaslits
This training session will be organized by two former senior BBC editors.
Conference
OSCE Mission anniversary concert
To mark its 15th anniversary, the OSCE Mission to Moldova is organizing a concert featuring ethno-jazz, punk and folk musicians from Seattle (USA), Chisinau, Tiraspol and Cahul (Moldova).
Training
Training course for initial group of Roma health mediators
This event is supported by the Mission's Roma Assistance Programme (RAP).
Training
Training workshop for journalists from the Albanian weekly "Perspektiva"
Altin Raxhimi will train journalists from Bujanovac's Albanian weekly magazine "Perspektiva" on managing small ethnic magazines or media, circulation and readership, revenues, freelancers, networking, and the pros and cons of Internet…
Conference
Opening of Anti-Corruption Reception Centre in Goris, Syunik
The Centre aims to reduce the risk of corruption in interactions between local public administration bodies and citizens. It will provide legal and procedural consultations on the functions and responsibilities of local self-government…
Conference
Session on strengthening the Public Prosecutor's role
Working session aimed at analysing the current situation of the prosecutors' offices, including human, material and technical resources, in light of the ongoing criminal law reform and changes to the Law on Criminal Procedure.