News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR signs co-operation agreement with the International Ombudsman Institute
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) signed a co-operation agreement on 19 September 2017, on the margins of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw. “National human rights institutions (NHRIs), including
ODIHR, Penal Reform International preview upcoming guidance on international prison standards at joint event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Penal Reform International (PRI) presented a draft preview of their upcoming guidance document on revised international standards for the treatment of prisoners, known as the “Nelson Mandela Rules”, at an event in Warsaw on 19
OSCE supports eighth annual Central Asia environmental leadership programme in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
The eighth annual OSCE-supported Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) on Environment for Sustainable Development concluded on 19 September 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE and State Committee on National Security of Kyrgyzstan strengthen efforts in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported a one-day command-staff exercise “Issyk-Kul Anti-terror- 2017”, on 16 September 2017, conducted by the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the State Committee on the National Security of Kyrgyzstan, in co-operation with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, the Interior Ministry, the Emergency Situations Ministry and local self-government bodies....
OSCE supports training course for Montenegro’s parliamentary services
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the Parliament of Montenegro in organizing the first in a series of three workshops for the parliamentary services on 14 and 15 September 2017 in Podgorica...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe facilitates discussion on Tajikistan’s National Strategy on preventing violent extremism
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in co-operation with the General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan facilitated a one-day roundtable discussion on the country’s National Strategy and Action Plan (NAP) for 2016-2020 on the prevention of violent extremism on 14 September 2017. The event brought together sixty participants from line ministries, the judiciary, key international partners and local think tanks as well as a representative from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Anti-Terrorism Unit....
OSCE/ODIHR-supported Warsaw event highlights the need to respect human rights in prisons to counter radicalization leading to terrorism
Publishing date: 18 September 2017
Protecting human rights while countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT) in the prison context was the subject of a side event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Penal Reform International (PRI) in Warsaw on 18