The OSCE meeting on human rights has begun in Warsaw

The next meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, dedicated to the situation with human rights, has begun in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

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The annual OSCE meeting on human rights in Warsaw began its work on September 26 and will last until October 7 of this year. The meeting is held once a year in Warsaw but was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, the meeting was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Zbigniew Rau, who is also the chairperson of the OSCE. Representatives of Tajikistan, Russia, and Belarus were not present at the opening.

During the two-week meeting, OSCE member states and civil society will discuss the situation with human rights, fundamental freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, the rights of minorities, free elections, and more.

Azda TV’s correspondent at the meeting venue reported that this year representatives of the Tajik parliament will be present at the meeting, as well as representatives of the opposition abroad, including Group 24, the PIVT, the National Alliance of Tajikistan, and other civil society representatives.