News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On Child Protection Day, OSCE in Ukraine helps raise kids’ awareness of their rights
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine joined the country’s Justice Ministry and the Co-ordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine in an award ceremony for the winners of a children drawing contest on human rights. The award ceremony took place on 1 June 2013 to mark the International Day of the Protection of Children...
OSCE and Armenian police organize discussion on public order management in Yerevan
Publishing date: 4 June 2013
Some 30 police officers, civil society members and international community representatives met on 4 June 2013 in Yerevan to talk about ways how to reform Armenia’s public order management, in particular in the area of street patrolling and policing of public events...
More co-operation between civil society and government needed to better combat hate crimes against the disabled, Oslo seminar participants agree
Publishing date: 4 June 2013
Greater co-operation between civil society, law enforcement agencies and government institutions is needed to improve responses to hate-motivated crimes against people with disabilities, participants said at a regional seminar co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Oslo on 4 June 2013...
Malta’s parliamentary elections professionally administered but legal framework requires further review, concludes OSCE/ODIHR report
Publishing date: 3 June 2013
Malta’s parliamentary elections on 9 March 2013 were administered professionally and enjoyed a high degree of public trust but aspects of the legal framework could benefit from further review, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
ODIHR supports dialogue on women’s political participation in Tunisia
Publishing date: 3 June 2013
Good practices in advancing gender equality and women’s participation in politics was the focus of a training session for Tunisian women politicians in Tunis on 2 and 3 June 2013, for which the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) provided expertise...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkish police to respect journalists’ rights when covering demonstrations
Publishing date: 1 June 2013
VIENNA, 1 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over police treatment of the media covering the ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul...
OSCE supports training on drug searches for police in Skopje
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the French Embassy in Skopje organized a course on conducting drug searches for eight police officers from a local K9 Unit, as well as their dogs, on 27-31 May 2013...