News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for full respect of human and community rights
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 9 December 2011 – Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement today ahead of International Human Rights Day on 10 December:
OSCE media representative urges Russian authorities not to harass journalists covering protests
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
VIENNA, 9 December 2011-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, urged today Russian authorities to protect journalists reporting from the scene of street protests from detention and police harassment...
Vilnius Ministerial Council concludes with decisions to strengthen responses to conflicts and transnational threats, engagement with Afghanistan and other Partner countries
Publishing date: 7 December 2011
VILNIUS, 7 December 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, highlighted the progress achieved at the Vilnius Ministerial Council and urged the 56 OSCE participating States to build on the decisions taken and address the challenges raised at the meeting, which concluded today...
OSCE promotes women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 December 2011
YEREVAN, 2 December 2011 – Measures to increase the number of women candidates nominated by Armenian political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Chairperson says attacks on international peacekeepers are unacceptable
Publishing date: 29 November 2011
VILNIUS, 29 November 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned attacks on KFOR soldiers in northern Kosovo...
OSCE Chairperson expresses dismay over conviction of Belarusian rights defender, calls for immediate release
Publishing date: 24 November 2011
VILNIUS, 24 November 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today expressed profound dismay over the conviction of prominent Belarusian human rights defender Aliaksandr (Ales) Bialiatski...
Judicial independence focus of OSCE meeting in Moldova
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
The importance of fair selection and accountability of judges was the focus of a roundtable meeting on the independence of the judiciary held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Moldovan Superior Council of Magistrates on 14 November 2011 in Chisinau...