News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps police officers in Kyrgyzstan better communicate with foreign tourists
Publishing date: 16 August 2013
The last batch of brochures to assist Kyrgyzstan’s patrol police officers in dealing with English-speaking tourists published by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek was distributed among police officers on 16 August 2013...
OSCE human rights office trains Polish women leaders in political leadership
Publishing date: 13 August 2013
Promoting the role of women as political party decision-makers and candidates for public office ahead of 2014 local elections was the focus of a training session co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw from 12 to 13 August 2013...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack against Montenegrin journalist, calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 12 August 2013
VIENNA, 12 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned an attack on Tufik Softić, a journalist with the daily newspaper Vijesti and the weekly Monitor and called on the authorities to provide protection for the journalist, and carry out a swift and thorough investigation...
OSCE Special Representative calls for stronger criminal justice response to human trafficking, including through confiscation
Publishing date: 9 August 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, said at an international seminar for judges in Haifa, Israel that took place from 5 to 8 August 2013 that trafficked people’s legal rights must be upheld in court and that the overall criminal justice response must be strengthened...
OSCE Office donates computers to community police stations in Yerevan
Publishing date: 7 August 2013
As part of the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s ongoing support to the community policing development 15 computers were donated on 7 August 2013 to community police stations in Yerevan...
OSCE Presence Acting Head welcomes conclusion of electoral process in Albania, looks forward to engagement with new Assembly
Publishing date: 6 August 2013
The Acting Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process in Albania, which was marked by the declaration of the final results by the Central Election Commission on 6 August 2013...
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration to elect new president, bureau
Publishing date: 5 August 2013
With the mandate of the current president and bureau of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration set to expire, the procedure to elect a new president and members of the bureau got under way on 24 July 2013...