News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on newspaper premises in Moscow
Publishing date: 22 October 2013
YEREVAN, 22 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack on the editorial office of Moskovskiy Komsomolets daily in Moscow. During the attack, a number of burning objects were thrown into the lobby of the editorial office, resulting in several people requiring medical help...
“Personal rights to liberty and security and ECHR Detention Case-Law”: new publication presented by OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 22 October 2013
On 21 October 2013 the OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented a publication “Personal rights to liberty and security and ECHR Detention Case-Law” written by Zoran Pazin, State Agent of Montenegro before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasburg...
OSCE supports seminar in southern Kazakhstan on water resources management
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
A six-day seminar on integrated water resources management in the context of the national green economy strategy began on 21 October 2013 at the Korkyt Ata State University in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan. The seminar is taking place at a Training Centre established with the OSCE Centre’s support...
OSCE/ODIHR, Venice Commission recommend Kyrgyz Republic reconsider adoption of draft amendments to law on non-commercial organizations
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
Draft amendments to the Kyrgyz Republic’s law on non-commercial organizations would, if adopted, breach international human rights standards and OSCE commitments on freedom of association, concludes a joint interim legal opinion prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission and released on 16 October 2013...
OSCE Office announces results of contest on reporting on human trafficking
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
BAKU, 21 October 2013 – The OSCE Office in Baku has announced today the results of the contest for media reports highlighting the problems of human trafficking and forced labour in Azerbaijan...
Review needed on OSCE response to economic and environmental threats, Secretary General tells annual meeting
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
The OSCE needs to develop its capacity to respond to ‘very tangible’ threats to security imposed by economic and environmental factors such as water, resource sharing, energy, migration and climate change, OSCE Secretary General told an annual meeting on the topic on 21 October 2013 in Vienna.
OSCE Office helps strengthen human rights protection, monitoring in Armenia’s penitentiary institutions
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
Training on international human rights standards and domestic legislation for representatives of civil society organizations monitoring penitentiary institutions, and penitentiary servants was held from 17 to 20 October 2013 by the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with the Helsinki Committee of Armenia and the non-governmental organization Penal Reform International...