News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on advancing rights of smaller communities, focusing on education, culture and media held in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 December 2017
SKOPJE, 6 December 2017 – Senior representatives of ministries in charge of education, culture, and information society and administration came together today in Skopje to discuss ways to further advance the rights of smaller communities. The discussion, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the national Agency for the Community Rights Realization, aims at encouraging dialogue on equitable representation and on improving community rights in education, culture, public administration and media...
OSCE co-organizes roundtable discussion for law enforcement experts and officers from Belarus on best practices in combating corruption and financial crimes
Publishing date: 5 December 2017
An OSCE-led roundtable discussion on combating corruption and financial crimes for experts from Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, the Russian Federation and representatives of law enforcement agencies from Belarus concluded today in Minsk.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro co-organizes regional workshop for forensics experts on digital evidence
Publishing date: 5 December 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Interior Ministry’s Police Forensics Centre, organized a regional workshop on Forensic Information Technologies for 15 digital forensics experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro on 5 and 6 December 2017 in Danilovgrad...
OSCE/ODIHR meeting explores importance of independent detention monitoring to protecting human rights while preventing violent extremism and terrorist radicalization in prisons
Publishing date: 5 December 2017
The importance of independent detention monitoring bodies in assessing whether state measures to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) in prisons are human rights compliant was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic
OSCE/ODIHR final report on parliamentary elections in Norway recommends enhancing election management procedures and better regulating campaign finance provisions
Publishing date: 5 December 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) released its final report on Norway’s 11 September parliamentary elections on 4 December 2017. The report notes that the election administration operated efficiently and enjoyed high public confidence. Last-minute regulations
Intimidation, blockade and disrupting work of NewsOne journalists in Ukraine unacceptable, says OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 4 December 2017
VIENNA, 4 December 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concern today regarding the deliberate blocking of the entrance to the editorial office of the NewsOne television channel in Kyiv.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and Council of Europe Office in Ukraine consolidate efforts to promote reforms in key areas
Publishing date: 4 December 2017
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine agreed on 4 December 2017 to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination in promoting the rule of law and human rights, critical for the stable and democratic future of the country...