64  //  HUMAN DIMENSION MEETINGS HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION MEETING (HDIM) Women made up The HDIM is organized in Warsaw, once a year, for all participating States to discuss implementation of OSCE human dimension commitments. This year’s meeting took place from 11 to 22 September. The HDIM address the full range of human dimension commitments but there is special focus on three topics chosen every year. This year those topics were: Ensuring equal enjoyment of rights and equal participation in political and public life; Tolerance and non-discrimination; Economic; and social and cultural rights as an answer to rising inequality. This year 1,337 people participated in HDIM. For all HDIM related materials visit, osce. org/odihr/hdim_2017. of participants at the 2017 Human Dimension Implementation meeting SUPPLEMENTARY HUMAN DIMENSION MEETINGS (SHDMS) SHDMs are informal meetings organized by the OSCE Chairmanship and ODIHR, in co-operation with other OSCE institutions and executive structures, to discuss key substantive concerns raised at the previous HDIMs or OSCE review conferences. The first SHDM of 2017 brought together 153 experts to discuss freedom of religion or belief: issues, opportunities and the specific challenges of combating anti-Semitism and intolerance against Christians, Muslims and members of other religions on 22 and 23 June. The second, on 2 and 3 November, covered the role of freedom of the media in developing a comprehensive approach to security and involved 145 participants. On 16 and 17 November, the final SHDM of 2017 focused on access to justice as a key element of the rule of law and involved 165 participants. HUMAN DIMENSION SEMINAR (HDS) Organized in Warsaw by ODIHR under the guidance of the OSCE Chairmanship, the annual Human Dimension Seminar addresses specific topics and questions of particular relevance to the human dimension and of current political concern. Rights of the child and children in situations of risk was the topic discussed by 100 participants at this year’s HDS, on 11 and 12 October. 46%

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