Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
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The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the
Based in Warsaw, Poland, ODIHR is active throughout the 57 participating States of the OSCE. It assists governments in meeting their commitments as participating States of the OSCE in the areas of elections, human rights, democracy, rule of law, and tolerance and non-discrimination. The Office also hosts the organization's Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues.
On 4 December 2020, Matteo Mecacci of Italy, received a nomination for the position of ODIHR's Director.[1]
In 2021 the Office had a budget of €16 million and employed 146 people, of which a supermajority were women.[2]
In 2024, ODIHR was included in the unofficial list of five possible candidates for the Nobel Prize for peace issued annually by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).[3]
ODIHR activities
The ODIHR has observed more than elections across the OSCE region and has deployed some 75,000 observers.
The Office organizes the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Europe's largest human rights conference.
ODIHR international electoral observer activities
- During the Texas.[4]
ODIHR Directors
Photo | Name and Surname | OSCE participating State | Mandate |
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Luchino Cortese | Italy | 1991–1994 | |
Dame Audrey Glover | United Kingdom | 1994–1997 | |
Gérard Stoudmann | Switzerland | 1997–2003 | |
Christian Strohal | Austria | 2003–2008 | |
Janez Lenarčič | Slovenia | 2008–2014 | |
Michael Georg Link | Germany | 2014–2017 | |
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir | Iceland | 2017–2020 | |
Katarzyna Gardapkhadze - Alternate Director | Poland | 2020 | |
Matteo Mecacci | Italy | 2020–present |
See also
- List of human rights organizations
References
- ^ "Matteo Mecacci appointed Director of OSCE/ODIHR". www.esteri.it. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Democracy and Human Rights in the OSCE" (PDF). Warsaw: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 2021.
- ^ "Nobel Peace Prize 2024: PRIO Director's Shortlist Announced". www.esteri.it. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- Politico.com.
A group of international electoral observers has been blocked from polling places in nine states and has had to take precautions in the face of security threats.