News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Judges highlight challenges in adjudicating war crimes cases at OSCE/ODIHR regional peer-to-peer meeting
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Common challenges in adjudicating war crimes cases in South-Eastern Europe were the focus of a peer-to-peer meeting of regional and international judges organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Sarajevo on 15 November 2013...
ODIHR supports dialogue on promoting women’s political participation in Hungary
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Advancing women’s role in Hungarian politics ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections was the focus of a conference co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Budapest on 15 November 2013...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion of draft criminal procedure code
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
A discussion of the draft Criminal Procedure Code recently introduced to the Parliament of Kazakhstan topped the agenda of an international conference, supported by the OSCE Centre and held on 15 November 2013 in Astana.
OSCE Special Representative highlights child victims at Vienna anti-trafficking concert
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on 10 November 2013 highlighted the plight of child trafficking victims at an awareness-raising concert in Vienna...
OSCE Mission to Skopje raises awareness about right of free access to information
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the National Commission for Protection of the Right of Free Access to Public Information organized a roundtable discussion about “Exercising the Right of Free Access to Public Information” on 14 November 2013 in Gostivar. The event brought together mayors, presidents of municipal councils, administrators and media representatives from 20 different municipalities...
OSCE Centre in Astana promotes transparency in construction of Western Europe – Western China Transport-Transit Corridor
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
A roundtable meeting to present and discuss the National Transparency and Sustainable Development Report related to the construction of the Western Europe – Western China International Transport-Transit Corridor took place on 13 November 2013 in Astana...
OSCE Special Representative, in Uzbekistan, called for co-operative efforts to stop human trafficking
Publishing date: 13 November 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in a visit to Uzbekistan from 5 to 9 November 2013, met with key government officials and leaders of non-governmental organizations to discuss ways to strengthen action against modern-day slavery, in co-operation with the civil society...