Based in Warsaw (Poland), ODIHR is active throughout the 57 participating States of the OSCE. It assists governments in meeting their commitments as participating States of the OSCE in the areas of elections, human rights, democracy, rule of law, and tolerance and non-discrimination. The Office also hosts the organization's Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues. ODIHR is best known for its role in observing elections. It has observed more than elections across the OSCE region and has deployed some 75,000 observers. The Office organizes the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Europe's largest human rights conference. ODIHR's Director is Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir. The office has a staff of some 180. ODIHR international electoral observer activities   During the United States elections, 2012—following media reports that tied ODIHR international electoral observers to the United Nations and accused them of having plans to interfere in the election—the observers, who said they were in the United States to review several benchmarks of democratic elections, were blocked from polls in nine of the 50 states—Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. ODIHR Directors   Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (Iceland): 2017-  Michael Georg Link (Germany): 2014-2017  Janez Lenarčič (Slovenia): 2008-2014  Christian Strohal (Austria): 2003-2008  Gérard Stoudmann (Switzerland): 1997-2003  Audrey Glover (United Kingdom): 1994-1997  Luchino Cortese (Italy): 1991-1997  References  External links  Official website  Category:Intergovernmental human rights organizations Category:Democracy Category:Diplomacy Category:Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe  he:הארגון לביטחון ולשיתוף פעולה באירופה#המשרד למוסדות דמוקרטיים וזכויות אדם
Based in Warsaw (Poland), ODIHR is active throughout the 57 participating States of the OSCE. It assists governments in meeting their commitments as participating States of the OSCE in the areas of elections, human rights, democracy, rule of law, and tolerance and non-discrimination. The Office also hosts the organization's Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues. ODIHR is best known for its role in observing elections. It has observed more than elections across the OSCE region and has deployed some 75,000 observers. The Office organizes the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Europe's largest human rights conference. ODIHR's Director is Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir. The office has a staff of some 180. ODIHR international electoral observer activities During the United States elections, 2012—following media reports that tied ODIHR international electoral observers to the United Nations and accused them of having plans to interfere in the election—the observers, who said they were in the United States to review several benchmarks of democratic elections, were blocked from polls in nine of the 50 states—Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. ODIHR Directors
 Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (Iceland): 2017-
 Michael Georg Link (Germany): 2014-2017
 Janez Lenarčič (Slovenia): 2008-2014
 Christian Strohal (Austria): 2003-2008
 Gérard Stoudmann (Switzerland): 1997-2003
 Audrey Glover (United Kingdom): 1994-1997
 Luchino Cortese (Italy): 1991-1997
 References
 External links
 Official website
 Category:Intergovernmental human rights organizations
 Category:Democracy
 Category:Diplomacy
 Category:Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe