News and press releases

The OSCE/ODIHR's final report on Armenia’s parliamentary elections concludes that they were characterized by a competitive and largely peaceful campaign, and offers recommendations, including ways to improve the integrity of the election process...

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) highlighted the vital role of education in combating intolerance and discrimination against Muslims during the Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 26 June 2012 in Strasbourg...

A two-day OSCE-supported conference on the empowerment of women in decision-making for more than 70 representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo and municipal women caucuses, political parties, Agency for Gender Equality, and local and international agencies dealing with gender issues, concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 23 June 2012...

On 26 June 2012 the OSCE Gender Section organized a discussion in Vienna on ways to incorporate gender perspectives into security discussions and increase the role of women in maintaining peace and security, as set out in the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325...

An OSCE-initiated and Kyrgyzstan Parliament-chaired public hearing on enhancing the co-operation between the police and communities on crime prevention in the Kyrgyz Republic was held on 25 June 2012 in Bishkek...

The third and last in a series of training sessions on human rights for Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors concluded on 23 June 2012 in Bishkek...

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo supported the development of new 2012-2017 strategies and action plans against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime for Kosovo through a series of workshops held in Durres, Albania, between 6 and 23 June 2012...