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HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION
MEETING (HDIM)
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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.
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