Underestimated, Yet Irreplaceable: The OSCE Maintains Focus on the Human Dimension
Underestimated, Yet Irreplaceable: The OSCE Maintains Focus on the Human Dimension

Author(s): Stefania Kolarz
Subject(s): Politics, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: OSCE; Ukraine; war; human rights;
Summary/Abstract: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the escalation of conflicts in the South Caucasus and Central Asia undermine the effectiveness of OSCE, usually assessed through the prism of its politico-military dimension. However, the organisation’s activities within the human dimension confirm its purpose. While OSCE members generally agree that lasting security cannot be achieved without respect for human rights and democratic institutions, their practice raises many concerns. In this context, the OSCE remains in many cases the only support for human rights defenders in non-democratic countries.

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