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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Experts discuss civic and political participation of migrants at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Brussels
Publishing date: 15 November 2017
The civic and political participation of migrants was the focus of an expert roundtable meeting held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for 40 participants from 14 OSCE participating States in Brussels on 14 and 15 November 2017.
OSCE facilitates exchange of best practices in using service dogs to ensure border security in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 November 2017
A workshop for canine officers and veterinarians on using service dogs to ensure border security in Turkmenistan, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, concluded on 13 November 2017 near Ashgabat.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports a one-day workshop on hate crime for university students
Publishing date: 15 November 2017
Raising awareness about hate crimes among students was the focus of a one-day workshop for students from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Montenegro that organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the University and held on 14 November 2017.
OSCE trains law enforcement officials in Tajikistan on effective interview techniques
Publishing date: 15 November 2017
A three-day training course aimed at enhancing the capacity of law enforcement agencies to conduct investigative interviews concluded on 15 November 2017 in the Gissar district of Tajikistan. The event was organized and conducted by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe...
OSCE promotes co-operation among Central Asian law enforcement agencies and Afghanistan in countering illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs
Publishing date: 14 November 2017
More than 50 representatives of law enforcement agencies and other ministries from France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the United States, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan well as experts from nine international organizations gathered in Tashkent on 13 and 14 November 2017 to discuss greater co-operation among law enforcement agencies in combating the threat of illicit drugs, including New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), facilitated by the Internet and the “Darknet”...
ODIHR calls for greater efforts to ensure inclusive education in joint statement with other global and regional human rights organizations
Publishing date: 13 November 2017
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) joined with other global and regional intergovernmental human rights organizations in calling for greater efforts to ensure inclusive education, in a statement on 13 November 2017 marking the 10th anniversary of the landmark
Candidates able to compete freely in Georgian mayoral run-offs, but improvements needed to election-related laws, OSCE/ODIHR observers say
Publishing date: 13 November 2017
TBILISI, 13 November 2017 – The 12 November mayoral run-off elections in six Georgian districts were well administered, candidates were able to compete freely and fundamental rights were generally respected in a shortened, low-key campaign, the election observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a preliminary statement released today. At the same time, shortcomings in the process highlighted the need for improvements to the laws governing elections, the statement says...