Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is based in Warsaw, Poland. It is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and rule of law.

OSCE experts in Italy to assess situation of Roma and Sinti

MILAN, 21 July 2008 - A delegation of OSCE experts arrived in Italy today to assess the human rights situation of the Roma and Sinti population in the country...

OSCE Chairmanship holds seminar on elections

VIENNA, 21 July 2008 - Representatives of OSCE participating States gathered at a seminar in Vienna today to discuss the Organization's role in assisting the development of electoral processes, including through election observation...

More action is needed to end discrimination against Europe's Roma, states are told at OSCE meeting

VIENNA, 10 July 2008 - An OSCE meeting on improving the integration of Roma and Sinti opened today in Vienna with calls to participating States to step up their efforts to end widespread discrimination.

ODIHR helps states to tackle hate crime with new legal guidelines

New guidelines being prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will help states build a solid legal foundation for dealing with hate crime.

ODIHR Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic addresses the Chairmanship Seminar on Election-Related Issues at the Hofburg in Vienna, 21 July 2008. (OSCE/Susanna Lööf)

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Closing remarks by ODIHR Director, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic

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Chairmanship Seminar on Election-Related Issues, Vienna, 21-22 July 2008.

Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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by the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR

Needs assessment report ahead of presidential election in Azerbaijan, October 2008

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OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report

Opening remarks by Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

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Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting, Sustainable Policies for Roma and Sinti Integration, Vienna, 10 July 2008.

Needs assessment mission report ahead of the parliamentary elections in Belarus, 28 September 2008

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OSCE/ODIHR needs assessment mission report for

Full press statement on the 15 June re-reuns of the 1 June 2008 parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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