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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 6h

The discussion explored how crimes are documented and legally classified, and how domestic prosecutions may complement international proceedings. Participants also considered the role of defence lawyers in safeguarding fair trial rights.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 6h

National courts play a central role in adjudicating war crimes cases. Their application of international law to procedural and substantive issues can shape approaches to similar cases beyond Ukraine, as well as broader international criminal justice policies.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 6h

🇺🇦 Legal experts examined how war crimes trials in Ukraine can contribute to advance international justice, both within the country and beyond. 🧵⬇️

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 10h

🇧🇦 Genuine competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s elections in fragmented political environment and with difficulties in electoral administration, international observers say. Press release: buff.ly/VPZoTNg

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 10h

Warsaw Human Dimension Conference opens with call to turn human rights commitments into action. Read the press release: buff.ly/35vtU3X

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 04/10/2026

Election day in Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 270 members of ODIHR’s election observation mission are following the vote across the country. In Sarajevo, Head of Mission Tana de Zulueta (left in the first photo) speaks with the head of a polling station board.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 02/10/2026

📣 Human rights defenders: applications are open for ODIHR’s risk management training. 📍 Sarajevo 🇧🇦 📅 30 Nov–2 Dec 2026 ✅ Human rights defenders aged 18–35 working in the Western Balkans ✈️ Travel and accommodation covered Apply by 15 Oct: buff.ly/8y2Vv0V

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 02/10/2026

On 5 October, the international election observation mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s general elections will present its preliminary findings at a press conference in Sarajevo. 🗺️ Join us in Sarajevo: buff.ly/zflN3JW 🔗 Follow the livestream: buff.ly/1dQLg1z

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 30/09/2026

ℹ️ The workshop was part of ODIHR’s Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement programme and is organized within ODIHR’s project “Supporting the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine in Times of Crises”. 📸 Piotr Dziubak

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 30/09/2026

Participants also learned how to deliver this training themselves, helping build long-term expertise within the police service.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 30/09/2026

This week in Warsaw, ODIHR trained National Police of Ukraine to better recognize, record and investigate hate crimes — and support victims with professionalism and respect.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 30/09/2026

How police respond to hate crime shapes whether victims feel protected, ignored or afraid to come forward again. 🧵⬇️

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 29/09/2026

Hate crime affects people differently. Support should reflect that.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 29/09/2026

Participants discussed ways to make reporting easier, improve access to justice and tailor support to each victim’s circumstances.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 29/09/2026

Today, in Zagreb, ODIHR brought together experts and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe to explore how different aspects of a person’s identity can combine to shape their experience of hate crime and the support they need.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 29/09/2026

Hate crime affects people differently. Support should reflect that.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 25/09/2026

The findings will inform practical recommendations to make the parliament’s infrastructure, services and processes more inclusive. 🙏 Many thanks to our hosts for the warm welcome, and to all participants for joining us. 📸 Jogorku Kenesh

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 25/09/2026

This week, ODIHR and OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek worked with the Jogorku Kenesh, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, to assess disability inclusion within the institution.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 25/09/2026

Parliaments should be accessible to everyone — not only in their buildings, but also in their work and decision-making. 🧵⬇️

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 24/09/2026

The training was part of ODIHR’s Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) programme and its Pathways to Inclusion and Resilience project, which is supported by the Government of Canada. 👉 PAHCT: buff.ly/lxBsPcE 👉 Pathways: buff.ly/TO05uV0

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 24/09/2026

Tailored specifically to Poland’s legal and institutional context, the course combined expert input, community perspectives and practical case studies.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 24/09/2026

The training focused on how prosecutors can better identify and prove bias motivation, apply national and international standards, work sensitively with victims and overcome practical barriers to prosecuting hate crime cases.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 24/09/2026

This week, ODIHR brought together specialized hate crime prosecutors from across Poland for a two-day training course in Warsaw on strengthening the criminal justice response to hate crime.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 24/09/2026

Hate crimes target people for who they are — and their impact can reach far beyond the individual victim, affecting entire communities. 🧵⬇️

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 21/09/2026

By sharing national experiences and practical approaches, participants identified opportunities to strengthen democratic oversight in Portugal and across the OSCE region. 📷️ MENAC team + Yulia Netesova and Nina Chanturia

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 21/09/2026

This peer-learning exchange examined where accountability systems work, where gaps remain and which institutional arrangements can help ensure that recommendations lead to meaningful action.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 21/09/2026

Today in Lisbon, ODIHR and Portugal’s Mecanismo Nacional Anticorrupção (MENAC) brought together the heads and senior leadership of 11 anti-corruption agencies from across Europe, alongside Portuguese oversight institutions and leading academic experts.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 21/09/2026

How can parliaments and anti-corruption institutions work together more effectively to turn oversight findings into lasting reform?

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 18/09/2026

📣 Media accreditation is now open for the 2026 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. Journalists and media representatives are invited to register to cover the conference. Find accreditation details and register by Wednesday, 30 September: buff.ly/dJ3UCEU

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 17/09/2026

🇷🇸 ODIHR has opened its election observation mission for Serbia's 25 October early parliamentary elections. 🔗 buff.ly/1LFZCsU

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 17/09/2026

It is an essential part of keeping prisons humane and safe. Thank you to all participants for joining us in Warsaw 🙏🏼

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 17/09/2026

These included tools to identify such prisoners, different prison regimes, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes, and issues related to prison staff. Independent monitoring helps uncover abuse and protect the rights and dignity of people in detention.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 17/09/2026

Using real examples, participants explored the human rights implications of different risk areas regarding the management of convicted and suspected violent extremist prisoners.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 17/09/2026

The workshop focused on prison-based measures to prevent people from turning to terrorist violence, and how to check that these measures respect human rights.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 17/09/2026

Preventing terrorism and protecting human rights go hand in hand — including in prisons. This week in Warsaw, ODIHR brought together independent experts who monitor conditions in prisons across Europe.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 16/09/2026

Participants discussed how to better identify, record and respond to anti-Christian, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic hate crimes and how authorities and communities can work together to improve safety and security. The event was part of our Pathways project, funded by 🇨🇦 🇮🇹 and 🇫🇮.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 16/09/2026

Three OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Personal Representatives on tolerance and non-discrimination joined the discussions: Professor Wolfgang Palaver, Ambassador Evren Dağdelen Akgün and Rabbi Andrew Baker.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 16/09/2026

This week in Sarajevo, with the OSCE Mission to 🇧🇦, we brought together representatives of Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities, law enforcement, civil society and experts to strengthen responses to hate crime.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 16/09/2026

Hate crimes can leave communities feeling unsafe, isolated and afraid.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 15/09/2026

Have an idea to give young people a stronger voice in political decisions? Bring it to ODIHR’s Regional Youth Forum. Find out more and apply by 2 October: buff.ly/Pt4R9SW

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 14/09/2026

⏳ Just 48 hours left to register for the 2026 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, taking place from 5 to 15 October in Warsaw. Register by Wednesday, 16 September, at 17:00 CET: 🔗 buff.ly/MkG9hh9

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 10/09/2026

Participants also looked at how hate crimes affect victims and communities and how to provide sensitive and respectful support to those affected. 📸 Tomasz Filipiak

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 10/09/2026

Organized with the Gdańsk Centre for Equal Treatment, an important contributor to our Hate Crime Report, the training focused on recognizing bias indicators, understanding the difference between hate crimes and hate speech, and applying ODIHR’s hate crime reporting methodology.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 10/09/2026

Civil society organizations play a vital role in monitoring hate crime and supporting victims. Today in Gdańsk, ODIHR brought together local civil society organizations for training on identifying, recording and reporting hate crimes.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 07/09/2026

Across the OSCE region, Roma and Sinti continue to face discrimination, racism and structural barriers. ODIHR’s guidelines offer practical steps for institutions and civil society to strengthen equality, inclusion and protection from discrimination. 👉🏼 buff.ly/aChWDt3

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 04/09/2026

We are recruiting local support staff for the possible deployment of an Election Observation Mission to Serbia. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Serbia. Application deadlines vary by position, from 8 to 16 September 2026. 👉 buff.ly/DAxaN5e

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 03/09/2026

Only two weeks left to register for the 2026 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, taking place from 5–15 October in Warsaw. Learn more and register by Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 17:00 CET. 🔗 buff.ly/MkG9hh9

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 27/08/2026

The work goes on: In the months ahead, participants will develop projects with their local organizations, putting what they have learned into practice back in their own communities.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 27/08/2026

Participants explored practical ways to address intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, engage with local authorities, build alliances across communities and turn ideas into community-based advocacy initiatives.

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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights @odihr.pl · 27/08/2026

This week, in Warsaw, young Muslims from across the OSCE region came together for three days of training on human rights-based civic engagement and alliance building.

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