News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes implementation of Istanbul Protocol to help torture victims in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 24 July 2017
An OSCE-supported four-day training seminar titled “Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Inhuman Treatment in Accordance with the Istanbul Protocol” started on 24 July 2017 in Astana...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkey to release imprisoned journalists
Publishing date: 24 July 2017
VIENNA, 24 July 2017 – The start of the trial against journalists and board members of the daily newspaper Cumhuriyet today highlights the urgent need to protect journalism and improve media freedom in Turkey, Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media stated...
OSCE organizes training on journalists’ rights and responsibilities in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 July 2017
Journalists from Turkmenistan’s media, judges from the supreme, city and district courts, lawyers from the bar association and participated in an OSCE-supported training course on the journalists’ rights and duties on 19-20 July 2017 in Ashgabat...
OSCE/ODIHR co-organizes seminar in Manila on developing principles and recommendations for civil registration and identity management
Publishing date: 19 July 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) co-organized an event on the development of globally applicable principles and recommendations for civil registration and identity management in Manila from 17 to 19 July 2017. At the technical seminar, organized in partnership
OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains and equips Ukrainian cyber police
Publishing date: 19 July 2017
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) handed over around 200 ICT items, including notebooks, desktop computers, monitors, printers, network switches and routers, to the cyber police department on 19 July 2017 in Kyiv, as part of its project to support the Ukrainian police in improving its response to emerging cyber threats as part of the country-wide police reform...
OSCE brings together government officials and experts to discuss next steps to effectively address anti-Semitism through education in Moldova
Publishing date: 19 July 2017
The importance of combating anti-Semitism through education in Moldova was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 18 July 2017. The event brought together some 20 Moldovan
OSCE continues to train law students to support access to primary legal aid
Publishing date: 17 July 2017
On 13 and 14 July 2017, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 15 law students from Balti, Cahul and Chisinau to improve their skills in providing free legal aid in Moldova. The training focused on honing students’ ability to conduct public presentations that convey easily understood messages on what the legal aid system is and how individuals can use it to seek solutions to various existing legal problems...