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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Freedom of expression and prevention of disinformation in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-organized workshop
Publishing date: 18 October 2019
A seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter disinformation and fake news on the Internet, took place on 18 October 2019 in Nur-Sultan. The event was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and co-organized with the International Centre for Journalism MediaNet.
OSCE supports training course on freedom of expression and prevention of hate speech on the Internet in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 October 2019
A seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter hate speech on the Internet took place on 18 October 2019 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It was supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and co-organized with the NGO “Legal Media Centre”...
OSCE hosts 2019 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
The 2019 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting concluded on 17 October 2019today in Vienna...
OSCE builds the capacity of the Prosecutor General’s Office to implement criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
Assisting the ongoing criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan is a priority of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Government, with the aim to strengthen the rule of law...
Gender-responsive budgeting focus of OSCE-supported activities in Montenegrin institutions
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
On 14 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality, organized a workshop for 15 parliamentary staff from eight committees and the Bureau of Financial Affairs. The workshop focused on gender mainstreaming in budget planning, in policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, with special emphasis on gender analysis...
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Albania
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report and recommendations of the observation mission to the 2019 local elections in Albania during a visit to Tirana from 14 to 17 October 2019.
Ways to improve the national mechanism of rehabilitation and compensation of crime victims is the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop
Publishing date: 15 October 2019
An OSCE-supported workshop to discuss practical ways to improve the national legal and institutional mechanisms of rehabilitation and compensation of crime victims in Moldova took place from 9 to 11 October 2019 in Chisinau. Thirty-five representatives of the justice, prosecution, health and finance state institutions, as well as relevant parliamentary committees participated in the event. The workshop was organized in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice.