News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Czech presidential election competitive and professionally organized, several aspects remain to be addressed, concludes OSCE/ODIHR final report
Publishing date: 30 April 2013
The presidential election in the Czech Republic in January 2013 was competitive, professionally organized and enjoyed a high level of public confidence, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 30 April 2013. The report suggests further steps to improve some aspects of the electoral process, including candidate registration and campaign finance...
Anti-Discrimination Commission presents 2012 report in Skopje with OSCE support
Publishing date: 29 April 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje supported an event on 29 April 2013 to present the 2012 Annual Report of the Anti-Discrimination Commission...
Trafficking victims who commit crimes under coercion should not be punished, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, issued on 25 April 2013 a series of policy and legislative recommendations to help ensure that judicial and law enforcement officials do not prosecute trafficking victims for crimes they have been compelled to commit by their exploiters. Among such crimes is the use of false documents or forced labour in a cannabis factory...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports efficient management of drinking water resources in Isfana
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
A Memorandum of Understanding between the OSCE, the United Nations World Food Programme in Kyrgyzstan, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and the Special Representative of the Government in the Batken province to implement a project on "addressing conflicts over drinking water in Isfana City" was signed on 26 April 2013...
OSCE Presence in Albania supports Albanian Central Election Commission train-the-trainers course for electoral commissioners
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
The OSCE Presence in Albania is supporting the Albanian Central Election Commission (CEC) in holding training for 76 trainers, selected by the CEC, on the recently amended Electoral Code and related sub-legal acts...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports efficient management of drinking water resources in Isfana
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
A Memorandum of Understanding between the OSCE, the United Nations World Food Programme in Kyrgyzstan, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and the Special Representative of the Government in the Batken province to implement a project on "addressing conflicts over drinking water in Isfana City" was signed on 26 April 2013...
OSCE trains Kosovo Police on fighting Internet-based crimes
Publishing date: 25 April 2013