News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR preliminary assessment recommends measures to further streamline the lawmaking process in Armenia
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
A preliminary assessment of Armenia’s legislative process prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and presented in Yerevan on 18 November 2013 recommends measures to further streamline lawmaking procedures...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns shooting at French newspaper Libération
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
STOCKHOLM, 18 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a gun attack at the Paris headquarters of the daily newspaper Libération, in which an assistant photographer was injured...
OSCE Secretary General congratulates Georgian President on inauguration
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and newly-inaugurated Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili have discussed co-operation and priorities during a meeting on the fringes of the inauguration ceremony in Tbilisi this weekend...
Judges highlight challenges in adjudicating war crimes cases at OSCE/ODIHR regional peer-to-peer meeting
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Common challenges in adjudicating war crimes cases in South-Eastern Europe were the focus of a peer-to-peer meeting of regional and international judges organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Sarajevo on 15 November 2013...
ODIHR supports dialogue on promoting women’s political participation in Hungary
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Advancing women’s role in Hungarian politics ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections was the focus of a conference co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Budapest on 15 November 2013...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion of draft criminal procedure code
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
A discussion of the draft Criminal Procedure Code recently introduced to the Parliament of Kazakhstan topped the agenda of an international conference, supported by the OSCE Centre and held on 15 November 2013 in Astana.
OSCE Special Representative highlights child victims at Vienna anti-trafficking concert
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on 10 November 2013 highlighted the plight of child trafficking victims at an awareness-raising concert in Vienna...