News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania launches project against child trafficking and exploitation
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
The OSCE Presence in Albania presented on 7 July 2014 a project against child trafficking and exploitation...
OSCE representative condemns attack on editorial office of Vesti newspaper in Kyiv, calls for swift and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
VIENNA, 8 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent attack on the editorial office of the Vesti newspaper in Kyiv...
OSCE and UN co-operation in security sector governance and reform discussed at joint conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Co-operation between the OSCE and the United Nations in security sector governance and reform (SSG/R) was the topic of a conference that took place in Vienna on 7 July 2014. The conference was jointly organized by the OSCE and the UN and co-hosted by Switzerland and Slovakia...
OSCE representative condemns jailing of bloggers in Azerbaijan, calls on authorities to stop silencing free voices
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
VIENNA, 7 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was deeply worried about lengthy prison sentences handed down to two bloggers in Azerbaijan...
OSCE/ODIHR trains civil society and law enforcement in Italy on combatting hate crime
Publishing date: 4 July 2014
Strategies for combatting and reporting hate crimes were the focus of two training events – one for Italian civil society activists and the other for law enforcement officers – organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Rome from 30 June to 4 July 2014.
Balanced approach to legislation contributes to stable inter-ethnic situation; sustained commitment important, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities on visit to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2014
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors noted the stable inter-ethnic situation in Kazakhstan during her first visit to the country from 23 to 27 June 2014, and commended the authorities for taking a balanced approach to laws and policies in potentially sensitive areas, such as language...
OSCE Presence in Albania, ODIHR train foreign ministry staff, election commission members and civil society on short-term election observation
Publishing date: 4 July 2014
Staff from the Albanian Foreign Ministry, Central Election Commission and civil society on 4 July 2014 completed a three-day training course in Tirana on short-term election observation. The course was jointly organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...