News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Implementation of ombudsman law in Turkmenistan in focus of roundtable discussion organized by OSCE Centre and UN agencies
Publishing date: 11 May 2017
A high-level roundtable discussion of the implementation of the new ombudsman law in Turkmenistan, effective from 1 January 2017, and of international standards, guidelines and good practices in establishing and strengthening national human rights institutions took place on 11 May 2017 in Ashgabat...
‘Fake news’ and propaganda in focus at OSCE annual South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 11 May 2017
TBILISI, 11 May 2017 – ‘Fake news’, the dissemination of disinformation and propaganda through traditional and online media and the associated negative repercussions for the freedom of expression were the focus of the 14th South Caucasus Media Conference, which concluded in Tbilisi today...
Final report on Turkmenistan’s presidential election by OSCE/ODIHR observers recommends effectively enforcing principle of separation of powers
Publishing date: 10 May 2017
Noting that the 12 February 2017 presidential election in Turkmenistan took place in a strictly controlled political environment characterized by the lack of genuine opposition and meaningful pluralism, thus limiting voters’ choice, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
First Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia underlines value of mother tongues, State and official, and foreign languages as tools for integration
Publishing date: 10 May 2017
The first Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia that specifically focused on the mother tongues of the region, State and official languages, as well as foreign languages was held in Karaganda, Kazakhstan from 4 to 6 May 2017. Organized by Karaganda State University, in co-operation with the
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo health care providers improve response to cases of domestic violence
Publishing date: 8 May 2017
A series of five workshops held Kosovo-wide for healthcare providers on how to identify, refer and treat victims of domestic violence, organized by the OSCE Mission, concluded on 8 May 2017. The workshops were organized jointly with the Ministry of Health and Kosovo Police, and aimed at strengthening the response of healthcare providers in domestic violence cases...
Condemning recent execution in Belarus, OSCE/ODIHR Director repeats call for immediate moratorium on death penalty
Publishing date: 8 May 2017
WARSAW, 8 May 2017- Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), following emerging information about a recent execution in Belarus, today once more called on the country’s government to introduce an immediate moratorium on executions, as a step towards complete abolition of the death penalty...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds training course on human rights education
Publishing date: 8 May 2017