News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of codes of ethics for parliamentarians at conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
The importance of a credible code of ethics for parliamentarians in building trust in democracy was highlighted at a conference held in Tbilisi by the Parliament of Georgia and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 19 April 2012...
OSCE media representative condemns violence against Azerbaijani journalists
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
VIENNA, 18 April 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the attack on Idrak Abbasov and other Azerbaijani journalists and urged the authorities to bring those responsible to justice...
Ministers in Vienna adopt declaration on border security in Central Asia, agree to further enhance border management co-operation
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Participants of the 10th Conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) held in Vienna adopted a Ministerial Declaration on 17 April 2012...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports negotiation training for Interior Ministry special forces
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan helped organize a training course on negotiating with terrorists for the release of hostages, for special forces staff of the Interior Ministry from 4 to 12 April 2012...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses minorities and regional security in Tashkent
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Uzbekistan on 11 and 12 April 2012...
ODIHR supports conference on increasing women’s participation in Polish politics
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Strategies to raise women’s participation in Polish political life were the focus of a conference organized in Warsaw on 17 April 2012 by the Polish Institute of Public Affairs, and supported by ODIHR and the British Embassy...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes release of Belarusian opposition leader, calls on President to free others
Publishing date: 15 April 2012
DUBLIN, 15 April 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today said he was relieved that Belarusian opposition leader Andrei Sannikov has been released from custody under a presidential amnesty and called on President Aleksandr Lukashenko to free all remaining jailed opponents...