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Turkmenistan parliamentary elections 2023: ODIHR election assessment mission final report
Publishing date: 10 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The 2023 parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan took place in an environment that lacked genuine competitiveness and pluralism, and while the constitution guarantees fundamental freedoms, they remain very restricted. Media is tightly controlled by the state, with limited access to the Internet
Judicial independence and accountability the focus of new ODIHR recommendations
Publishing date: 9 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
As part of its ongoing effort to support OSCE states in upholding their commitments to the rule of law, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented newly developed recommendations to ensure judicial independence and accountability across the region on 9 October
Self-advocacy by women from under-represented groups crucial to achieve justice and gender equality, say ODIHR event participants
Publishing date: 9 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality, Roma and Sinti
The importance of self-representation and self-advocacy for women from diverse groups was the focus of a discussion organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 6 October 2023 on the margins of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. The discussion was part of
Ensuring that human rights defenders forced out of their home countries can safely continue their work is vital, say ODIHR event participants
Publishing date: 6 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The situation of human rights defenders forced to work outside their countries to avoid danger or persecution at home was the topic of an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human rights (ODIHR) on 5 October 2023 in the margins of the Warsaw Human Dimension
Artificial intelligence poses risks but can also contribute to more open and inclusive societies, say participants at ODIHR event
Publishing date: 6 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that offers opportunities for societies across the OSCE region, but without effective regulation can also endanger human rights. If the risks are not addressed when AI tools are developed, online hate can proliferate, warned
Forging inclusive societies based on mutual respect is key to countering anti-religious hate, say ODIHR event participants
Publishing date: 5 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Work to counter anti-religious hate crime must safeguard communities from hate-motivated crimes, and at the same time cultivate an environment in which religious or belief communities can flourish, said participants at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
ODIHR Women’s Power Breakfast highlights the important role of women in protecting women’s rights and security in Central Asia
Publishing date: 5 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The role of women in strengthening peace and security and the human rights of women in Central Asia were the topics of discussion at the annual Women’s Power Breakfast organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 5 October 2023. The breakfast took