OSCE Review Conference Session Focuses On Religious Freedom

The Review Conference of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) began in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 30 and ran until Oct. 8.  Other portions of the Review Conference will be held later this month and next month ahead of the OSCE Summit to be held in early December. The Warsaw segment focused on the human rights commitments of the 56 member countries. (Press release). The dozens of documents (links to full texts) from Working Session 2 focus on freedom of thought, conscience and religion.  Numerous statements were submitted by governments and NGOs.