News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Psychologists and professionals working with domestic violence victims trained at OSCE-supported events in Moldova on both banks
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held the final in a series of three training sessions for 12 psychologists and professionals working with domestic violence victims. The session took place on 27 June 2016 in Rybnitsa, a town on the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 25th Annual Session set to begin in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
TBILISI, 30 June 2016 – Held under the theme “25 Years of Parliamentary Co-operation: Building Trust Through Dialogue,” the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2016 Annual Session will begin Friday in Tbilisi, Georgia, with keynote speeches by Georgian Speaker of Parliament David Usupashvili, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland), and OSCE Chairman-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier...
Orderly election day, competitive campaign did not offset impact of late election law changes on Mongolia’s democratic development, international observers say
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
ULAANBAATAR, 30 June 2016 – Election day was orderly and followed a competitive campaign. This, however, did not offset the impact of late fundamental changes to election laws on Mongolia’s democratic development, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today. While the June 29 parliamentary elections were highly contested and freedoms of assembly and association were respected, restrictive campaign provisions, coupled with the media’s subservience to political interests, limited impartial and comprehensive information available to voters, the statement says...
OSCE Office in Yerevan presents awards to best women entrepreneurs in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
The annual Best Women Entrepreneur for 2016 Award ceremony was held in Yerevan on 29 June 2016 under the auspices of the Armenian Prime Minister. The award aims to inspire women entrepreneurs’ creativity in economic development and to highlight their achievements...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes workshop for national Police Union on countering gender-based discrimination
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
The OSCE Mission to Skopje on 28 June 2016 launched a two-day workshop for 22 members of the Police Union on countering gender-based discrimination with the aim of advancing the position of women in police services and increasing gender sensitivity among police officers...
ODIHR expresses concerns on recent evictions of Roma in joint statement with other global and regional human rights organizations
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) joined with other global and regional intergovernmental human rights organizations and experts in issuing a statement condemning the recent evictions of Roma and Sinti, as well as Travellers, in Europe, on 29 June 2016.
OSCE/ODIHR report on Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections recommends comprehensive review of legal framework to bring it closer in line with OSCE commitments
Publishing date: 27 June 2016
Noting that Kazakhstan still has a considerable way to go in meeting its OSCE commitments for democratic elections, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 20 March early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan recommends that the legal framework be comprehensively reviewed to bring it closer in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards, as well as to address past and present OSCE/ODIHR electoral assessments and recommendations.