News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR report on Kazakhstan’s presidential election recommends developing safeguards to ensure clear separation between state and party, addressing limited choice for voters
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
Noting the predominant position enjoyed by the incumbent in the 26 April early presidential election in Kazakhstan, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends developing safeguards to ensure a clear separation between the State and party, and addressing the limited choice available to voters.
OSCE supports working group meeting on social standards for victims of domestic violence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported the first meeting of the inter-departmental working group aiming at developing social services for victims of domestic violence that was held in Astana on 29 July 2015...
First social enterprise to prevent human trafficking in Ukraine starts in Lviv
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
The first social enterprise to prevent human trafficking is launched on 22 July 2015 in Western Ukraine with the support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU). First ten women at-risk of human trafficking, including seven internally displaced persons, started their training in felting as an initial step in functioning of the social enterprise...
Annual Government-Civil Society Conference on Key Human Rights Issues in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
Implementation of Tajikistan’s OSCE human rights commitments was the focus of a two-day meeting of government, civil society and international community representatives that concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE 2015 Dialogue Academy to be held in Austria
Publishing date: 27 July 2015
The 2015 Dialogue Academy for young women, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia has been postponed to this autumn...
OSCE organizes regional training seminar on integration of labour migrants
Publishing date: 27 July 2015
A one-day training seminar on the integration of labour migrants started on 27 July 2015 in Uralsk, western Kazakhstan...
OSCE ready for ‘Alliance of institutions’ in combating intolerance and violent extremism, says Secretary General Zannier in Barcelona
Publishing date: 27 July 2015
“It is our responsibility to protect what binds us together and to present a united front against forces that want to reverse these positive trends by exploiting what still divides us,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier at the High Level Meeting on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue held on 22 and 23 July 2015 in Barcelona...