News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Slovenia to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on January 1
Publishing date: 30 December 2004
VIENNA, 30 December 2004- Slovenia will officially take over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from Bulgaria on 1 January 2005.
OSCE/ODIHR: Electoral process in Uzbekistan requires major improvements
Publishing date: 27 December 2004
TASHKENT/WARSAW, 27 December 2004- The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights conducted a Limited Election Observation Mission in Uzbekistan for the parliamentary elections on 26 December. Although minor improvements since the...
OSCE Croatia Mission calls for further reform of electoral legislation
Publishing date: 22 December 2004
ZAGREB, 22 December 2004- In the aftermath of the presidential election due to be held on 2 January, the OSCE Mission to Croatia will submit proposals on electoral reform to the Croatian authorities...
OSCE Mission issues report on new criminal procedure code of Bosnian and Herzegovina courts
Publishing date: 17 December 2004
SARAJEVO, 17 December 2004- A report on the implementation of the new criminal procedure code in the courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was presented today by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prepared by...
Regional travel documents security workshop held in Tashkent
Publishing date: 16 December 2004
TASHKENT, 16 December 2004- Experts from the Border Guard, Interior and Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in a workshop on travel document security in the Uzbek capital on 15 and 16 Dec...
OSCE Mission and Serbian Ministry of Interior hold regional conference on organized crime
Publishing date: 16 December 2004
BELGRADE, 16 December 2004- Improving the exchange of operational information and advancing regional co-operation in the fight against organized crime, particularly in drug smuggling, was the focus of a two-day conference that ended yesterday in...
OSCE Mission report examines detention and punishment in Kosovo's judicial system
Publishing date: 13 December 2004
PRISTINA, 13 December 2004- A survey of Kosovo's justice system published today by the OSCE Mission highlights human rights concerns and offers recommendations for sustainable solutions as courts continue to develop. The report analyzes human rights...