News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Hungary’s parliamentary elections recommends ensuring clear separation between state and party
Publishing date: 17 July 2014
Legal amendments to prevent the governing party from having an undue campaign advantage and periodic independent reviews of constituency boundaries are among the main recommendations made in the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 6 April 2014 parliamentary elections in Hungary.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and Ukraine’s Constitutional Court sign agreement to foster human rights protection, rule of law
Publishing date: 16 July 2014
Yurii Baulin, Chairperson of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court and Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine signed a Memorandum on Co-operation to streamline future joint efforts to strengthen the rule of law, democratic development, promote international standards in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The signing ceremony took place in Kyiv on 16 July 2014...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s presidential and early parliamentary elections notes respect for fundamental freedoms, points to inadequate separation between party and state activities
Publishing date: 16 July 2014
Greater efforts to ensure a separation between party and state activities, as well as to investigate allegations of intimidation were among the recommendations contained in the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the presidential and early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Human trafficking in Italy: latest report by OSCE
Publishing date: 14 July 2014
The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, in a report published today, praised the Italian Government for the steps it has taken to eliminate modern-day slavery following a two part country visit in June and July of 2013...
OSCE urges law enforcement to follow the money and crack down on human trafficking crimes
Publishing date: 14 July 2014
Law enforcement agencies need to focus on the financial proceeds of human trafficking in order to more effectively penalize the criminals who organize modern-day slavery networks, concludes a new publication launched by the OSCE today...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes handbook for advancing women’s role in political parties
Publishing date: 11 July 2014
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented its Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties at a side event on the second day of the OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna on 11 July 2014.
OSCE/ODIHR trains law enforcement officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina on protecting human rights in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 11 July 2014
Complying with human rights standards while enhancing counter-terrorism strategies and skills was the focus of two days of training for law enforcement officers from Bosnia and Herzegovina organized in Sarajevo by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 10 and 11 July 2014.