News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE meeting calls for strong, independent human rights bodies to bridge gap between government, citizens
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
VILNIUS, 13 July 2011 – Strong and independent national human rights institutions are essential for bridging the gap between government and civil society, speakers said at the opening today of a special OSCE meeting on the topic...
Internet blocking practices a concern, access is a human right, says OSCE media freedom representative at launch of OSCE-wide study
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
VIENNA, 8 July 2011 – The Internet should remain free and access should be considered a human right, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović at the presentation of a report on regulations affecting new media in the OSCE region today...
Continued efforts to resolve protracted conflicts needed, OSCE Chairperson says
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
BELGRADE, 6 July 2011 – The OSCE will continue its work to resolve protracted conflicts, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today told 300 Parliamentarians from 53 OSCE participating States and four partner countries gathered in Belgrade for the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
Serbian court and prosecution staff receives humanitarian law training under ODHIR-led War Crimes Justice Project
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
BELGRADE, 6 July 2011- Staff from the Serbian High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor completed today a three-day training course on international humanitarian law. The training was held as part of the War Crimes Justice Project which is led by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Chairperson, in Belgrade, welcomes Serbia’s steps towards reform, regional reconciliation
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
BELGRADE, 6 July 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, met Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić today to discuss OSCE support for institutional reforms in the country, specifically in the areas of anti-corruption, election legislation and judicial reform...
Aarhus Centres support the transition to a green economy
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
Practitioners and OSCE officers involved in the work of the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centres met in Chisinau, on 29 June 2011, to take part in preparations for next year’s global UN conference on sustainable development, “Rio+20”.
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VIENNA, 30 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 30 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States....