News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports study visit to Austria on protection of domestic violence for Azerbaijani officials and representatives of civil society
Publishing date: 7 November 2014
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku supported a five-day visit of 12 representatives from Azerbaijani state agencies and civil society organizations to Austria to look at best practices on running shelters and providing services to victims of domestic violence. The visit, which took place from 3 to 7 November 2014, was a part of the project aimed at supporting the effective implementation of the law on the prevention of domestic violence in Azerbaijan...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitates public discussion on implementation of Free Access to Information Act
Publishing date: 6 November 2014
The implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information was the focus of a public discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, with support of the Montenegrin Agency for the Protection of Personal Data and Free Access to Information, on 6 November 2014 in Bijelo Polje...
OSCE Office shares international experience on justice administration in Armenia
Publishing date: 5 November 2014
Life imprisonment and child friendly justice standards in European criminal law were among the topics discussed at an OSCE-supported seminar held on 5 November 2014 in Yerevan...
OSCE Special Representative launches publication calling for action to stop human trafficking in the private sector
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
Businesses which procure products and services have an important role to play in preventing human trafficking, by setting minimum standards to be met by all their suppliers, concludes a new publication launched on 4 November 2014 by the OSCE’s Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova...
Measures to prevent domestic servitude in diplomatic households highlighted in new OSCE handbook
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
A new handbook for relevant authorities across the OSCE region on how to prevent human trafficking for the purpose of domestic servitude in diplomatic households was launched by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, on 4 November 2014 in Vienna...
ODIHR co-organizes conference for advancing women’s political participation in Malta
Publishing date: 3 November 2014
Advancing gender equality in elected office in Malta was the focus of a conference on “Women’s Political Participation in Malta”, held on 3 November 2014 in Valletta, Malta.
OSCE Special Representative urges judges to avoid “secondary victimization” in human trafficking cases
Publishing date: 31 October 2014
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, advised judges at an international seminar in Haifa, Israel, from 27 to 30 October 2014, to avoid “secondary victimization” of trafficked persons during court cases...