News and press releases

International standards, national legal frameworks and good practices on effective investigation of torture cases were discussed at an OSCE-supported conference held on 26 June 2015 in Yerevan in commemoration of the United Nations’ International Day in Support of Victims of Torture...

An OSCE-supported Summer School on Integrated Water Resources Management concluded on 26 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a roundtable discussion on this topic involving experts, researches and representatives of international organizations from the region and beyond...

An OSCE-supported workshop on the role of public hearings as a tool for enhancing public participation in environmental decision-making took place on 26 June 2015, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan...

COPENHAGEN, 25 June 2015 – The crisis in and around Ukraine, the plight of migrants and refugees, arms control, climate change and minority rights are among a diverse array of critical security issues on the agenda at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session next month...

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro continues to support the country’s Ministry of Justice in implementing key policies, bearing in mind the successful co-operation and results achieved in line with the host country’s needs, said the Head of the Mission, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova, during a meeting with Justice Minister Zoran Pazin...

Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova, met on 22 June 2015 Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Dusko Markovic to discuss further engagement of OSCE and its continued support to Montenegro in the implementation of its key strategic national priorities...

Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Sarajevo on 24 and 25 June 2015 to present recommendations from the final report on the 12 October 2014 general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina.