
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.

16 November 2023
The Limits and Potential of Consensus in Times of Crisis

16 November 2023
Confidence Building in the Shadow of War: Moldova, Transdniestria, and the Uncertain Future of the 5+2 Process

16 November 2023
Is a Russian veto on leadership about to provoke the downfall of the OSCE?

09 November 2023
Nagorno-Karabakh: What Next?

06 November 2023
Exclusive: Malta under consideration to become OSCE Chair in 2024

03 October 2023
Sanctions against Russia: Legal Setting, Intermediate Economic Impact and Potential Political Outcome

03 August 2023
Peculiarities of countering religious extremism by internal affairs bodies

04 July 2023
How creative diplomacy has averted a collapse of the OSCE – until now

30 June 2023
OSCE Moldova mission mandate extended for six months

12 June 2023
How the OSCE helps collect evidence of potential war crimes in Ukraine

24 March 2023
Open-Source Intelligence, Armed Conflict, and the Rights to Privacy and Data Protection

22 February 2023
Book Review: Security through Cooperation – To the Same End, Walter A. Kemp

22 February 2023
Book Review: The Final Act – The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War, Michael Cotey Morgan

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