News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje completes first phase of school safety project
Publishing date: 20 December 2012
The first phase of an OSCE-supported project to promote safety in schools will conclude in Skopje on 20 December 2012...
OSCE Centre takes part in discussion on transboundary water management co-operation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 20 December 2012
Representatives of the OSCE Centre in Astana joined some forty Central Asian water authority officials, non-governmental organization representatives and independent experts on 20 December 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to discuss the introduction of integrated water resource management principles into the administration of three small transboundary rivers: the Aspar, the Isfara and the Ugam flowing through all Central Asian countries...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Justice Ministry present draft Law on Compensation of Victims of Criminal Acts
Publishing date: 19 December 2012
The draft Law on Compensation of Victims of Criminal Acts was presented to representatives of relevant state institutions and civil society at an OSCE roundtable discussion held on 19 December 2012 in Podgorica...
OSCE/ODIHR examines good practices on collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Representatives from Jewish communities and civil society in the OSCE region met in Warsaw to share good practices in collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes, as well as effective responses, during a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 December 2012...
Law enforcement’s role in combating hate crime in focus at Milan roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
The role of judges, prosecutors and law-enforcement agencies in combating hate crimes was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 17 December 2012...
OSCE supports launch of Armenia’s Information Disputes Council’s website, publication
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
The official website of the Information Disputes Council (IDC), an extra-judicial body publishing opinions or statements on and offering out-of-court solutions to freedom of expression related disputes, as well as a publication comprising IDC opinions were presented on 17 December 2012 in Yerevan...
OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
As part of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek’s support to the co-operation between state bodies, human rights organizations and the international community in addressing torture prevention in places of detention, the Centre, the Ombudsman, relevant governmental institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic and civil society organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 17 December 2012 in Bishkek...