News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Kazakhstan's early parliamentary elections recommends measures to better comply with fundamental principles for democratic elections
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
The final report by ODIHR on Kazakhstan’s early parliamentary elections on 15 January 2012 concludes that they did not meet OSCE commitments or international standards, and offers a number of recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...
OSCE-supported research on Dniester River shows water quality issues and alarming decline in fish species
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
Research on water quality and fish fauna in the Dniester River, supported by the OSCE Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), was published on 27 March 2012. The research points to declining water quality towards the mouth of the Dniester, while fish species have halved over the past decade...
OSCE High Commissioner visits Lithuania and Poland, encourages dialogue on national minority issues
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Lithuania from 27 to 28 March and Poland from 29 to 30 March 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for Special Units Department
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
Advanced-level training on “Techniques and Tactics for Maintaining and Restoring Public Peace and Order” for 30 participants from the Interior Ministry’s Special Units Department was organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the French Embassy in Skopje, from 2 to 6 April 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Latvian journalist
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
VIENNA, 2 April 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the attack on Leonids Jakobsons, a journalist and owner of the Latvian news website Kompromat and urged the authorities to carry out a swift and transparent investigation...
OSCE trains border officials in Tajikistan on protecting human rights while countering terrorism
Publishing date: 31 March 2012
Senior border officials from four OSCE participating states completed a five-day training course in Dushanbe on 31 March 2012. The course focused on human rights-based approach to countering terrorist threats along and at borders...
New ODIHR programme trains law enforcement officers in Bulgaria to combat hate crime
Publishing date: 30 March 2012
Five days of training for 48 Bulgarian police officers on dealing with hate crime concluded in Sofia on 30 March 2012. The course was part of Training against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) – a new programme designed by ODIHR to improve police skills in recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes...