News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence publishes interim report on development of fair trials in Albania
Publishing date: 14 February 2005
TIRANA, 14 February 2005- The OSCE Presence in Albania has today released an Interim Report following nine months of observation of homicide, trafficking and armed robbery cases at the Tirana District Court and, after its establishment in January 2004...
OSCE Mission concerned over prison sentence for Croatian journalist on libel charges
Publishing date: 11 February 2005
ZAGREB, 11 February 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has expressed concern at the latest decision by the Split County Court to uphold a prison sentence given to a Croatian journalist for libel. Ljubica Letinic recently lost her appeal...
OSCE Office presents study on development of Armenia's remote Syunik province
Publishing date: 11 February 2005
YEREVAN, 11 February 2005- The OSCE Office in Yerevan yesterday presented the report of a year-long study of the social-economic development of Armenia's most remote province, Syunik. "There is a certain progress...
OSCE Mission trains Moldovan police officers in fighting human trafficking
Publishing date: 11 February 2005
CHISINAU, 11 February 2005- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has awarded certificates today to 18 Moldovan police officers, recognizing their successful completion of a training course on investigation techniques to combat human trafficking...
OSCE Skopje Mission aids publication of new handbook for local councillors
Publishing date: 11 February 2005
SKOPJE, 11 February, 2005- A "Handbook for Elected Municipal Officials" that has been supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje will be presented today to the public. The publication provides elected officials within a decentralized...
OSCE Mission trains Serbian legal officials on cyber crime
Publishing date: 11 February 2005
BELGRADE, 11 February 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro organized a five-day training programme for Serbian legal officials on the increasing use of advanced computer systems by organized criminal groups...
Seminar on human rights education to take place in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 February 2005
ALMATY, 9 February 2005- A seminar for school teachers on human rights education, organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty, will be held in the city on 11 February. The seminar will be based on two Kazakh-language human rights manuals...