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.
08 December 2025
Ministerial Council lays bare the OSCE’s mounting challenges and struggle for relevance
06 December 2025
Three OSCE officials continue to languish in Russian detention despite appeals by the OSCE Ministerial Council
04 December 2025
The US threatens to leave the OSCE unless the organization implements reforms
02 December 2025
OSCE Ministerial Council convenes in Vienna amid war in Ukraine, budget crisis and leadership gap
30 November 2025
The Inspiration of the Helsinki Final Act for Civil Society in Ukraine
30 November 2025
What if the OSCE did not exist?
30 November 2025
European Security in Flux: The OSCE’s First Dimension from Détente to Disruption
30 November 2025
OSCE Election Observation: Credible, Inclusive, Cost- Effective
26 November 2025
The impact of the Helsinki Accords on civil society development and human rights observance in the OSCE region: past and present
26 November 2025
Defending Media Freedom in a Changing World
25 November 2025
Prevention is not very sexy: A conversation with Knut Vollebaek
24 November 2025
The formal end of the Minsk Process
18 November 2025
Time for reforming the OSCE and the European security architecture? Not quite.
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