THE ROLE OF OSCE IN PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

To protect and promote human rights, the European countries established the world‟s first international legally binding human rights protection system (Council of Europe and European Convention on Human Rights). Today in Europe, there are three supra-national organisations which aim to mandate in the area of human rights; The Council of Europe, The European Union and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. In this paper I will examine the specific nature and mechanism of OSCE.