Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropePress releases and media advisories
OSCE conference to focus on role of criminal justice institutions in preventing and combating terrorism
VIENNA, 8 November 2012 – Ways to improving capacities of criminal justice institutions to prevent and combat terrorism and radicalization that leads to terrorism will be discussed at an OSCE-organized conference to be held in Vienna on 12-13 November 2012...
US elections highly competitive and professionally administered, steps needed to address specific concerns
WASHINGTON, 7 November 2012 – The general elections in the United States took place in a highly competitive and pluralistic environment, and were administered in a professional manner, but steps should be taken to address specific concerns, the observation mission deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement released today...
OSCE promotes training on prisoners’ rights in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, 7 November 2012 – International and national legal standards for the treatment of prisoners are the focus of an OSCE-organized “train-the-trainers” course that opened in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Centre assists in modernizing journalism education in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, 7 November 2012 – Journalism instructors from the Institute of International Relations of Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry and the Magtymguly Turkmen State University discussed modern standards and methods of teaching journalism at an OSCE-organized seminar that took place in Ashgabat today... ()
OSCE election observers to present findings at public event in Washington on Thursday
WASHINGTON D.C., 7 November 2012 – The Special Coordinator of the OSCE election observation mission to the general elections in the United States, Joao Soares, will present the findings of the mission at a public event in Washington D.C. on Thursday...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes decision to allow new media reporting in Russian commercial courts
BAKU, 7 November 2012 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the decision of the Supreme Commercial Court in Russia to make commercial courts in Russia more transparent and open to the media... ()
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches guidelines on integration of diverse societies
LJUBLJANA, 7 November 2012 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek presented guidelines on the integration of diverse societies at an event today in Ljubljana...
OSCE Office facilitates visit of Afghan de-mining experts to Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, 7 November 2012 – An OSCE-facilitated visit of a group of humanitarian de-mining experts from Afghanistan to share their experience with Tajik counterparts, started in Dushanbe today... ()
Strengthening freedoms of peaceful assembly, association to be focus of OSCE meeting in Vienna
VIENNA, 7 November 2012 – Representatives from the 56 OSCE participating States, civil society and international organizations will meet in Vienna tomorrow for a two-day conference on how the full implementation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association can be protected and advanced to promote an inclusive and diverse democratic society...