Good lawmaking a cornerstone of democracy and human rights protection, OSCE leaders say
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VIENNA/WARSAW, 26 April 2021 – Transparent, inclusive lawmaking is vital to underpin democracies and the principles on which they are built, OSCE leaders said as a two-day meeting to discuss topics including the challenges and opportunities of crafting laws in periods of crisis opened today.
Over 370 people from across the OSCE region registered for the online meeting, with representatives from OSCE states, civil society, international organizations and national human rights institutions. Participants will explore recent trends in lawmaking and the particular challenges that arise during periods of crisis, focusing on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They will also discuss the need to increase public participation in the lawmaking process and the benefits that digital tools can bring.
Sweden to lead the work of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2022–23
Published 28 January 2021 Sweden has been entrusted with holding the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) from 1 March 2022 until 28 February 2023. The decision was taken at the IHRA’s digital plenary meeting in Leipzig on 3 December 2020. Annika Ben David, Ambassador for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law and Head of Sweden s delegation to the IHRA. Photo: Government Offices of Sweden
Sweden will chair the IHRA twenty plus years after the first Stockholm Forum on the Holocaust and one year after the Malmö Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.