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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for Special Units Department
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
Advanced-level training on “Techniques and Tactics for Maintaining and Restoring Public Peace and Order” for 30 participants from the Interior Ministry’s Special Units Department was organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the French Embassy in Skopje, from 2 to 6 April 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Latvian journalist
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 2 April 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the attack on Leonids Jakobsons, a journalist and owner of the Latvian news website Kompromat and urged the authorities to carry out a swift and transparent investigation...
OSCE trains border officials in Tajikistan on protecting human rights while countering terrorism
Publishing date: 31 March 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Countering terrorism
Senior border officials from four OSCE participating states completed a five-day training course in Dushanbe on 31 March 2012. The course focused on human rights-based approach to countering terrorist threats along and at borders...
New ODIHR programme trains law enforcement officers in Bulgaria to combat hate crime
Publishing date: 30 March 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Five days of training for 48 Bulgarian police officers on dealing with hate crime concluded in Sofia on 30 March 2012. The course was part of Training against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) – a new programme designed by ODIHR to improve police skills in recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes...
OSCE releases 2011 Annual Report
Publishing date: 30 March 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
On 30 March 2012 the OSCE published its Annual Report, giving an overview of the Organization’s work and activities in 2011...
Free media and Internet vital for ensuring security, says OSCE media freedom representative to participating States
Publishing date: 30 March 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, in a report of her Office’s work to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 29 March 2012, highlighted the important role of safeguarding free media and free Internet while ensuring security...
OSCE/ODIHR report recommends further reforms on judge selection in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 March 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law