The IOI Secretary General, Günther Kräuter, attended the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE in Warsaw on 19 September to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

On behalf of the IOI community, IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter issued a statement of solidarity with the Caribbean people and extended the IOI's heartfelt condolences to those suffering in the wake of this natural disaster.

The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) opened a “Human Rights Tent” offering numerous workshops, lectures and legal advice at the 23rd edition of the Przystanek Woodstock festival. Guests at the tent included representatives from various institutions and non-governmental organizsations.