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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Experts discuss electoral security at ODIHR workshop in Warsaw
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
Enhancing the assessment of electoral security was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 3 July 2018. The workshop brought together nine experts from civil society organizations involved in electoral issues and several
Experts discuss strategies to combat violence against women in conflict settings at OSCE/ODIHR event in Vienna
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
Over 40 participants from delegations of OSCE participating States, civil society organizations and academia participated in a side event of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting dedicated to combating violence against women in conflict settings on 2 July 2018...
Experts discuss strengthening functional independence of prosecutors in Eastern Europe at ODIHR meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
The functional independence of prosecutors in Eastern Europe was the topic of an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 2 and 3 July 2018. Sixteen participants (8 women and 8 men) – prosecutors, lawyers, and representatives of
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supports Central Asian states and Belarus in joint efforts to strengthen implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
With the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek an expert review of the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Central Asian states and Belarus was held in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 28 June 2018...
OSCE Mission to Moldova strengthens human rights monitoring skills of lawyers from both banks
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
Thirty legal and civil society professionals from both banks of Dniester/Nistru River, as well as representatives of the Moldovan Ombudsman’s office, completed a three-day training course on human rights monitoring organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 28 to 30 June 2018. The course was designed to enhance the capacity of the participants and their role in monitoring the human rights situation and to strengthen co-operation between the legal communities on both banks...
OSCE helps connect youth to decision-makers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 July 2018
A three-day summer school for young politicians was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek together with the International Republican Institute in Kyrgyzstan, and the Legal Prosperity Foundation from 26 to 29 June 2018 in Bishkek. The school aims to strengthen the capacity of young leaders in Kyrgyzstan and promote their engagement in decision-making processes. The agenda included a panel discussion on the issues of youth employment, as well as problems with accessing higher education for people with special needs...
OSCE and partners celebrate International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 July 2018
The Coalition against Torture in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, the National Centre for the Prevention of Torture, the Voice of Freedom Foundation and the Office of the Ombudsman held an informative workshop dedicated to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 25 June 2018 in Bishkek...