News and press releases

More than 60 school teachers were trained on teaching about human rights to children and youth during events organized in Odesa and Kharkiv by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine from 11 to 20 August 2015...

VIENNA, 18 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that a recent attack against a journalist by a law enforcement officer in Niš, Serbia, is unacceptable and must be investigated swiftly and thoroughly...

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Turkey’s 7 June 2015 parliamentary elections recommends a review of the legislation in line with international obligations and standards for conducting democratic elections, and ensuring equality of the vote across electoral constituencies. The report also recommends that voting rights and eligibility requirements for candidates be reviewed.

The role of dialogue in enhancing the security of religious and belief communities was the focus of a regional roundtable discussion, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the Vinnytsia Region Administration, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine on 18 August 2015.

WASHINGTON D.C., 14 August 2015 – High-level officials from Turkmenistan discussed the implementation of international standards on freedom of religion and belief during an OSCE-supported week-long study visit to the United States, which concluded in Washington D.C. today.

VIENNA, 14 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović wrote to Croatia’s Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić on Thursday, calling for swift and transparent investigations following an alarmingly high number of attacks on journalists in the country over the last two months...

VIENNA, 12 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in Turkmenistan to release journalist Saparmamed Nepeskuliev...