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Security and Human Rights Monitor The Security and Human Rights Monitor (SHR Monitor) is a multifaceted platform that provides analysis on the work of the OSCE, as well as on security and human rights challenges stemming from the OSCE region and beyond.
30 November 2025
The OSCE back to square one? Rescuing the organization from the illusion of a CSCE-revival
Journal
The Mediterranean Chapter at Fifty: The OSCE’s Southern Engagement​
The Inspiration of the Helsinki Final Act for Civil Society in Ukraine
What if the OSCE did not exist?
The OSCE and a new style of diplomacy
European Security in Flux: The OSCE’s First Dimension from Détente to Disruption
OSCE Election Observation: Credible, Inclusive, Cost- Effective
The impact of the Helsinki Accords on civil society development and human rights observance in the OSCE region: past and present
Defending Media Freedom in a Changing World
Prevention is not very sexy: A conversation with Knut Vollebaek
The formal end of the Minsk Process
Time for reforming the OSCE and the European security architecture? Not quite.
Russia and the OSCE: An Ambivalent Relationship

Building Security Through Cooperation

The Security and Human Rights Monitor (SHRM) provides regular updates on topical developments relevant to the mandate of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The publications on this website are meant to stimulate dialogue and debate and / or inform readers on issues related to security and human rights.

The publication of the Security and Human Rights Monitor is made possible through the generous financial support of the governments of Austria, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands.

The major themes include:

  • Conflict prevention
  • Human Rights
  • Minorities
  • Democracy building
  • Cooperative security
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