News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
South Caucasus conference remains an important forum for discussing media freedom challenges in the region, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 7 July 2016
TBILISI, 7 July 2016 – Multi-faceted challenges to free media and the freedom of expression were the focus of a two-day discussion at the 13th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference, organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media that concluded today in Tbilisi, Georgia...
UN Assistant Secretary-General addresses OSCE Permanent Council on deteriorating human rights situation as result of conflict in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 7 July 2016
VIENNA, 7 July 2016 – Against the backdrop of the continuing conflict in and around Ukraine, the United Nations’ Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović addressed the Permanent Council in Vienna today on the co-operation and assistance of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) to Ukraine in this field...
UN Human Rights Council resolution on protection of human rights on the Internet a milestone for free speech, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 5 July 2016
VIENNA, 5 July 2016 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the latest UN resolution on “the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet”- a resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council by consensus, supporting human rights online...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomes reform of U.S. legislation improving transparency and access to information
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
VIENNA, 4 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the signing into law of the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Improvement Act, which would improve current transparency legislation in the United States of America and access to information in the country...
Orderly election day, competitive campaign did not offset impact of late election law changes on Mongolia’s democratic development, international observers say
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
ULAANBAATAR, 30 June 2016 – Election day was orderly and followed a competitive campaign. This, however, did not offset the impact of late fundamental changes to election laws on Mongolia’s democratic development, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today. While the June 29 parliamentary elections were highly contested and freedoms of assembly and association were respected, restrictive campaign provisions, coupled with the media’s subservience to political interests, limited impartial and comprehensive information available to voters, the statement says...
67th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 28 June 2016
On 28th June 2016, the 67th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and Ambassador Guenther Baechler, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.
Awards for promoting universal rights in Armenia presented by OSCE and international partners
Publishing date: 24 June 2016
Armenia’s civil rights activists, government officials, representatives of media and civil society were presented with awards in recognition of their outstanding efforts to promote human rights, rule of law, government reforms and free speech in the country on 23 June 2016 in Yerevan...