News and press releases

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, launched a new human rights publication offering advice and expertise on how to legislate on and advocate for freedom of association on the margins of the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva on 5 March 2015.

The first in a series of OSCE-supported educational events for schoolchildren on energy efficiency and the rational use of natural resources was launched on 5 March 2015 at School No. 47 in Astana, Kazakhstan...

Co-operation among police and civil society in monitoring and recording hate crimes was the focus of the conference “Facing Facts Forward”, organized by CEJI – A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe, in collaboration with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), in Brussels on 3 and 4 March 2015.

Furthering dialogue between women parliamentarians from South East Europe and paths for advancing women’s participation in political and public life was the focus of the regional conference “Equal and Empowered – Stronger Together”, held on 2-3 March 2015 in Belgrade, Serbia...

VIENNA, 2 March 2015 – On the 10th anniversary of the death of Azeri journalist Elmar Huseynov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, today called on OSCE participating States to ensure journalists’ safety and the right to freedom of expression...

The Prime Minister of the Kyrgyzstan, Joomart Otorbaev, approved on 24 February 2015 a set of regulations on the comprehensive evaluation of police performance, a proposal submitted for approval by the Interior Ministry’s working group and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...

Awareness-raising of disaster risk reduction at the local level was the focus of a training seminar organized in Vadul lui Voda on 25 and 26 February 2015 by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in partnership with local partners...