OSCE supports a series of webinars on human rights and freedoms

An OSCE-supported series of online thematic webinars on human rights and freedoms were  launched on 30 September 2021 and will last until 10 November 2021. The first event was attended by some 46 participants consisting of civil activists, human rights defenders and representatives of governmental agencies.

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event in partnership with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law. The first webinar focused on Kazakhstan in the context of human rights. Three national experts provided an overview of human rights situation in Kazakhstan and underlined some challenges that people working with human rights face.

Participants discussed current challenges of observance of human rights and freedoms in the context of COVID-19 through the prism of international law.

The series of seminars are a part of the Programme Office’s efforts in supporting the host country in strengthening human rights and fundamental freedoms.