News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Prosecutors learn about practices to combat torture during seminar organized by OSCE Centre in Astana
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
ASTANA, 15 June 2011 – An OSCE-organized seminar for prosecutors from across Kazakhstan on international standards and practices to combat torture started in Astana today...
OSCE Centre in Astana trains journalists in environmental reporting
Publishing date: 9 June 2011
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan, 9 June 2011 – An OSCE-supported training course on environmental matters for 25 journalists from Western Kazakhstan started today in Atyrau...
OSCE trains law students in Nakhchivan
Publishing date: 7 June 2011
NAKHCHIVAN, Azerbaijan, 8 June 2011 – A three-day OSCE-supported court presentation skills course for law students at the Nakhchivan State University (NSU) started in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan (NAR) today...
OSCE participating States have duty to ensure the safety of journalists, Chairperson says
Publishing date: 7 June 2011
VILNIUS, 7 June 2011 – All OSCE participating States must act to fulfill their commitments to ensure the safety and security of journalists, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today as he opened a two-day meeting devoted to finding ways to better protect journalists...
Non-governmental organizations key to fighting hate crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 3 June 2011
SARAJEVO, 3 June 2011 – The role of non-governmental organizations in the fight against hate crimes was the focus of a two-day workshop in Jahorina organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), that concluded in Jahorina today...
OSCE ready to further co-operation with Turkmenistan, says Chairperson
Publishing date: 2 June 2011
ASHGABAT, 2 June 2011 – The OSCE is ready to expand the scope of its co-operation with Turkmenistan in all security dimensions and support the country in implementing its OSCE commitments, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today during his official visit to Turkmenistan...
Mechanisms to assist victims of human trafficking in Ukraine focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 2 June 2011
KYIV, 2 June 2011 – The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in providing assistance to trafficked persons was the topic of an OSCE conference that started in Kyiv today...