Protection of human rights
defenders. In 2014, ODIHR
published its Guidelines on the
Protection of Human Rights
Defenders and, since then,
has worked to promote awareness of the Guidelines among
the general public and specific
audiences, as well as to promote their implementation.
Activities in this area include
the monitoring of the situation of human rights defenders across the OSCE area,
using the Guidelines as a key
benchmark, and carrying out
training and awareness-raising
activities for both civil society
and state actors. The promotion of dialogue between
human rights defenders and
state authorities, and training
activities for human rights
defenders on human rights
monitoring and on their safety
and security, are particular
areas of focus.
More information:
For detailed information about
ODIHR’s human rights initiatives
and to view its full range of
resources and publications,
please visit:
OSCE Office for Democratic
Institutions and Human Rights
ul. Miodowa 10
00-251 Warsaw Poland
www.osce.org/odihr/humanrights
Tel.: +48 22 520 0600
Fax: +48 22 520 0605
E-mail: humanrights@odihr.pl
Support for effective and
independent national
human rights institutions
(NHRIs). ODIHR provides
support to NHRIs in human
rights protection and promotion in the OSCE area. It does
so by actively engaging in
strengthening the recognition
and building the capacity of
NHRIs. ODIHR’s annual NHRI
Academy, organized jointly
with the European Network of
NHRIs since 2014, serves as
an important platform for the
training of, and the sharing of
experiences by, senior and
mid-level staff of NHRIs from
across the OSCE area.