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Human Dimension Conference concludes in Warsaw
Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 7 October 2022 – The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference concluded today. Over a thousand participants representing international organizations, governments, and civil society from across the OSCE area gathered to examine the implementation of the OSCE Human Dimension commitments at the ten-day event.
Annexation of Ukrainian territories is illegal and a threat to human rights, say OSCE human rights Director and OSCE media freedom Representative
Publishing date: 6 October 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
WARSAW/VIENNA, 6 October 2022 – The Russian Federation’s illegal annexation of territory in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, which was signed into law earlier this week, was strongly condemned by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro.
Urgent action needed to protect civic space against misuse of counter-terrorism, ODIHR event underlines
Publishing date: 5 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
The misuse of counter-terrorism measures against dissenting voices has reached alarming levels in the OSCE region, participants concluded at an event on counter-terrorism and shrinking civic space organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 4 October 2022.
Ensuring and monitoring the right to freedom of peaceful assembly during pandemic the focus of ODIHR event
Publishing date: 28 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Challenges and good practices in ensuring the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including at times of pandemic, were discussed at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 28 September 2022 on the margins of the Warsaw Human Dimension
OSCE Presence organizes study visit to Croatia for Albanian institutions on missing persons from communist past
Publishing date: 27 September 2022
Croatia’s vast experience in the investigation and adjudication of cases of enforced disappearances can be useful to Albania’s authorities in advancing with the issue of identification and recovery of remains of missing persons from the Communist past. With this aim, from 21 to 23 September 2022,
Defence of human rights and democracy focus of Human Dimension Conference opening in Warsaw
Publishing date: 26 September 2022
WARSAW, 26 September 2022 – The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference started today, bringing together international organizations, governments and civil society for a 10-day event to discuss the condition of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE region.
Moscow Mechanism expert presents report to OSCE Permanent Council on the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 22 September 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights
The OSCE Moscow Mechanism rapporteur Professor Angelika Nussberger presented findings collected in the ‘Report on Russia’s Legal and Administrative Practice in Light of its OSCE Human Dimension Commitments’ to the OSCE Permanent Council on 22 September 2022.