News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Threats and attacks against human rights defenders on the rise, says OSCE/ODIHR report
Publishing date: 15 September 2017
Threats and attacks against human rights defenders in the OSCE area have continued to increase in severity and frequency over the last three years, according to a report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 15 September 2017. The report, “The
OSCE launches project on combating cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 14 September 2017
A new OSCE capacity-building project aimed at developing and enhancing the responsiveness, professional knowledge and skills of criminal justice institutions in South-Eastern Europe was launched on 14 September 2017 in Podgorica, Montenegro. The project was developed to address common and new challenges in fighting cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Friday
Publishing date: 14 September 2017
KYIV, 14 September 2017 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing on Friday, 15 September in Kyiv...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supports Kyrgyzstan’s implementation of Biological Weapons Convention
Publishing date: 14 September 2017
The Programme Office in Bishkek supported a two-day roundtable discussion on implementation issues of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the context of Kyrgyzstan’s National Action Plan (NAP) on 7 and 8 September in Kosh-Kol village, Issyk-Kul region...
Role of military in implementing UN Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security 1325 debated in Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
VIENNA, 13 September 2017 – The military plays an important role in moving forward the Women, Peace and Security agenda by increasing women's representation in the army and enhancing their role in both conflict-related and peacetime operations, said speakers in the session of the Forum for Security Co-operation held today under Serbia’s Chairmanship in Vienna...
Freedom of religion or belief in the armed forces focus of event co-organized by ODIHR and EUROMIL in Warsaw
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
Sharing experiences from the OSCE region on the best ways to accommodate the religious and spiritual practices and needs of armed forces’ personnel was the aim of an event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Organisation of Military
OSCE/ODIHR course strengthens ability of Italian law enforcement to respond to hate crime
Publishing date: 13 September 2017
A group of 25 law-enforcement professionals from Italy’s Lombardy region improved their skills in recognizing and handling hate crime cases during a training course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 12 and 13 September in Milan, in co-operation