THE OSCE/ODIHR HUMAN DIMENSION: QUO VADIS?

In the scientific research was analyzed the importance role of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The activity spectre are support, assistance and expertise to participating States and civil society for promoting democracy, rule of law, human rights and tolerance, and non-discrimination. The article gives comprehensive study of the main point Office: elections, review legislation and government advices on how to develop and sustain democratic institutions. The author underlines the ODIHR training programmes for government and law-enforcement officials to assist and monitor human rights. We showed how ODIHR has developed a collection of resources and steps to raise awareness about discrimination, hate crimes, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance. We also examined, all in all, questions connected with the place and role of the Office in the architecture of the European security receive equal attention.