November 2020
Workshop
Autumn School on Criminal Law
Universities’ professors of Criminal Law are invited to participate in the Autumn School “Criminal Law-Making Laboratory”. Prominent Ukrainian and international experts in the fields of Criminal Law have been invited to conduct the Autumn…
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III on Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Role of Digital Technologies and Civil Society Actors in Advancing This Human Right for All
The third such meeting of 2020 will offer stakeholder the possibility to discuss promotion and protection of the freedom of religion or belief.
Meeting
Human rights defenders in Italy: Findings and recommendations of ODIHR’s assessment visit
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a multi-stakeholder online event to discuss the key findings of ODIHR’s 2019 assessment visit to Italy, focusing on the situation of human rights defenders. The…
Training
Human Dignity as a Constitutional Value. Open Online Training on Practical and Gender Aspect of Constitutional Complaint
The training aims at raising awareness of civil society about access to the constitutional complaint and gender issues in constitutional jurisprudence. It will also be useful for legal aid clinics and human rights NGOs, who can further use…
Training
Call for applications: ODIHR Training on Communication for Human Rights Defenders
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is currently implementing a project in Ukraine entitled “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine”. As part of this project, ODIHR is opening a call for…
Meeting
The role of human rights defenders in promoting and protecting human rights
This thematic webinar will reflect on the role of human rights defenders in promoting and protecting human rights across the OSCE region over the past 30 years - including the role of national human rights institutions (NHRIs). This online…
Meeting
The evolution and practice of multilingual education: From The Hague recommendations to the digital era
The webinar will aim to showcase best practices in multilingual education initiatives, including the development of supporting digital tools. It will provide a platform to discuss how to support minority youth to gain the linguistic skills…

Meeting
Economic Consequences of COVID-19 on National Minorities
The protracted lockdown, although necessary to save lives, has impacted throughout the migration process, disrupting labour markets, the flow of remittances and prospects for development. Restoring human connectivity and a smooth…

Conference
2020 OSCE Mediterranean Conference
Topic: Promoting security in the OSCE Mediterranean region through sustainable development and economic growth

Conference
Launch of the #SOFJO Resource Guide
Launch of the #SOFJO Resource Guide
Meeting
2020 Young Policy Advisers Course
This course is designed to strengthen knowledge of democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance
October 2020
Seminar
4th OSCE-wide Seminar on Passenger Data Exchange
Following the success of previous Passenger Data Seminars in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the OSCE and UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) are organising the 4th OSCE-wide Seminar on Passenger Data Exchange, in order to provide further support…
Meeting
Democratic law-making: principles of law-making and public consultations
Live streaming The livestream will be available here. Webinar This thematic webinar will address how respect for democratic principles and rule of law contributes to a good law-making process, strengthens good governance, as well as…
Meeting
Trafficking of Women and Girls: A Form of Gender-Based Violence
During the third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB)…
Seminar
Webinar on career planning and employment
A video recording of the event in the Russian language is available here. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized a webinar on 28 October 2020 for young people and members of the general public on career planning and employment…

Conference
Third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference
Three years after the second Gender Equality Review Conference in 2017, the conference will review progress in the implementation of the 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The aim of the conference is to promote a more…