News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Role of information technology in human trafficking focus of training course supported by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 October 2017
On the occasion of the European Union’s Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October 2017, a two-day training course concluded on 19 October for over 20 judges and prosecutors on the role and use of information technology in trafficking in human beings. The course, held in Konjic, was organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the Centres for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training in the Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska, and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)...
OSCE trains professionals working with survivors of domestic violence in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 19 October 2017
From 18 to 20 October 2017 the OSCE Mission to Moldova together with the Ribnita-based NGO Vialex organized a training workshop for a group of 20 psychologists, social workers and shelter staff who work with survivors of domestic violence. The trainees belong to several NGOs that seek to provide comprehensive assistance to beneficiaries residing in Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Ribnita and neighbouring localities on the left bank.
Methods to respond to intolerance, discrimination against Muslims explored at conference organized in Vienna by OSCE/ODIHR and Georgetown University
Publishing date: 18 October 2017
Participants in a conference held in Vienna on 18 October 2017 reviewed current manifestations of intolerance and discrimination against Muslims and related challenges across the OSCE region and explored methods for developing a comprehensive response to address these phenomena. The event,
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about ban on reporting about Icelandic bank
Publishing date: 18 October 2017
VIENNA, 18 October 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed his concern about an injunction issued by the Reykjavik District Commissioner on any reporting on leaked documents from the collapsed bank Glitnir. The documents, which have been reported on by international and domestic news media, allegedly include information about the prime minister’s financial interests at the bank...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized first training course on hate crime for representatives of judiciary
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre organized a first in a series of three one-day training courses on hate crime for representatives of the judiciary on 17 October 2017 in Podgorica...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds train-the-trainer course on mentoring for political parties
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
A two-day train-the-trainer course on mentorship as a tool for empowerment of women and girls concluded at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 13 October 2017.
Third edition of OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 16 October 2017
The third edition of the OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade concluded on 15 October 2017 in Stadtschlaining, Austria. The ten-day Academy was organized as part of the Follow Us Initiative, supported since 2012 by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, as part of their work to enhance women's participation in dialogue and conflict resolution and decision making processes.