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Quarterly Selection 3/2024
Publishing date: 15 October 2024
Collections: OSCE Quarterly Selections
Content type: Report
Where we are: Resources
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
July- September 2024
Workshop on Big Tech and Media Freedom- Outcome Report
Publishing date: 15 October 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Montenegro: Final Opinion on the Law of Montenegro on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaignz
Publishing date: 11 October 2024
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Georgia, Parliamentary Elections, 26 October 2024: Interim Report
Publishing date: 11 October 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2024 ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION MEETING- Logistical Modalities
Publishing date: 11 October 2024
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Chairpersonship
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Cyprus: Urgent Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Criminal Code
Publishing date: 10 October 2024
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in response to a request from the Chair of the Committee on Human Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus.
Permanent Council Decision No. 1488
Publishing date: 9 October 2024
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1486 on the appointment of the External Auditor (Hungary, also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; Canada, interpretative statement 2).
Journal of the Special 1491st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 9 October 2024
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1488 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the 2024 OSCE Asian Conference (Kazakhstan, also on behalf Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, interpretative statement 1; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 2; United States of America, interpretative statement 3; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 4).
Consultation report: State practices and the role of civil society in relation to incidents of desecration of religious texts, including Quran-burning
Publishing date: 9 October 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
On 18 December 2023, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) hosted a consultative meeting examining State practices and the role of civil society in relation to incidents of desecration of religious texts, including Quran-burning. The consultation was held during the annual meeting of ODIHR’s Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and efforts were made to bring other actors with relevant experience and perspectives to the table. Thus, the meeting brought together actors ranging from academics working on issues related to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief (FoRB) and on intolerance against Muslims, representatives of Muslim communities and wider civil society, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, to representatives from OSCE participating States. It also achieved both a gender and intergenerational balance. This report will discuss why the consultation was held, provide background information as to the relevant legal and policy framework, and then present the discussions that were held and recommendations arising from the discussions.
The Right to Monitor Assemblies in the OSCE Region: Experiences from the Field
Publishing date: 7 October 2024
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The right to monitor assemblies is part of the general human right to receive and impart information. The importance of this right is increasingly recognized; in particular, its role in ensuring the respect for and protection of freedom of peaceful assembly, as well as the transparency and accountability of law enforcement agents and other state authorities.