News and press releases

Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Ambassador Rick Holtzapple, visited Mostar today for a series of high-level meetings with political leaders in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, discussing priorities in the region and reaffirming the Mission’s commitment to supporting reforms that strengthen democratic governance, the rule of law, human rights and inclusive and quality education.

Monitoring trials is an effective means to safeguard fair trial rights, strengthen accountability and build public confidence in the judiciary, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) underlined at a side event of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference today.

Bishkek, 10 October 2025 — The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) held the second round of the Consultative Mechanism in a hybrid format at the Novotel Hotel and online. The event brought together representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, government agencies,

As part of the OSCE project “Promoting Environmental Security through Advancing Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience Practices”, a scientific field expedition was conducted to Lake Sudochie, located in the Muynak district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The expedition was organized

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has conducted over 600 interviews to document alleged violations of human rights and humanitarian law through its Ukraine Monitoring Initiative (UMI).

Mostar, 10 October 2025 – From 8 to 10 October, the Faculty of Law of the University of Mostar, in co-operation with the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC BiH) and the OSCE Mission to BiH (Mission), organized the Fourth State University Moot Court Competition

Recognizing the importance of introducing gender-responsive budgeting through Parliament and government as an important step in achieving equality and removing barriers to public services, the Mission organized a workshop for staff of parliamentary committees and parliamentary units on this approach on 9 October in Podgorica.