Out of spirits: OSCE leadership crisis and its impact on human rights

<p>This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe Helsinki Final Act, and the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe. Instead of celebrating these anniversaries and recapturing a common purpose in challenging times, the OSCE is in serious trouble. The 57 member states failed to reach a consensus on extending the mandates of four of the OSCE’s top officials. Since then the OSCE has been <em>de facto</em> leaderless.</p> <p>We speak with Walter Kemp, an editor of <a href="https://www.shrmonitor.org/executed-structures-leadership-crisis-in-the-osce/">Security and Human Rights Monito</a>r and Senior Adviser to the Cooperative Security Initiative, to find out the potential impact of the current crisis on human rights and the future of the OSCE.&nbsp;</p>