News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo expands human rights education through establishment of Pool of Trainers
Publishing date: 3 June 2022
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is supporting human rights education through training by some of the many young people who have benefitted from the Mission’s programmes. The move marks a shift away from training by OSCE to a group of talented young women and men who will use their expertise in human rights education to design and implement activities proposed by the Mission and other institutional partners.
Media literacy to prevent violent extremism focus of OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 2 June 2022
On 2 June 2022, the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/ATU) held an interactive workshop on media literacy to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT), in which 26 OSCE-trained facilitators from South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia participated.
International experience of accession to and implementation of the Espoo Convention focus of an OSCE-organized seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 31 May 2022
A two-day online seminar on international experiences and best practices of the OSCE participating States in accession to and implementation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Espoo Convention was held from 30 to 31 May 2022. The seminar brought together representatives
OSCE Presence holds Youth Talk event on enforced disappearances under the communist regime in Albania and role of youth in transitional justice processes
Publishing date: 27 May 2022
Around 80 students from the University of Korça participated in a Youth Talk session focused on the issue of missing persons during the Communist regime, on 26 May 2022. The event – organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and its Youth Advisory Group – aimed at increasing youth engagement in the
OSCE lecture course supports education of future journalists in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 May 2022
To support the modernization of journalism education in Turkmenistan, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online lecture course on digital journalism from 24 to 27 May 2022. The four-day course brought together journalism students and lecturers from the Institute of International Relations of
OSCE human rights office intensifies monitoring of abuses in and around Ukraine as evidence grows
Publishing date: 20 May 2022
WARSAW, 20 May 2022 – As the precarious security situation in Ukraine continues, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is stepping up its monitoring of the impact of the conflict on civilians and prisoners of war for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, following Russia’s military attack in Ukraine almost three months ago.
OSCE strengthens co-operation among human rights and women’s organizations in support of survivors of domestic violence in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 May 2022
Strengthening co-operation among human rights and women’s organizations providing support services to survivors of gender-based violence to promote the exchange of experience and expertise in Central Asia was the focus of the regional conference held in Dushanbe on 18 and 19 May 2022.