News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, local partners organize Moldova’s first anti-human trafficking hackathon
Publishing date: 16 November 2020
During a hackathon co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 6 to 8 November 2020, thirty-six young women and men from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River spent 72 hours designing innovative tech-based solutions to prevent and combat human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children in Moldova...
Well-managed presidential run-off in Moldova clouded by negative rhetoric and ineffective campaign finance rules, international observers say
Publishing date: 16 November 2020
CHISINAU, 16 November 2020 – Yesterday’s presidential run-off in Moldova was well managed in the challenging circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but negative and divisive rhetoric devalued the campaign amid ineffective rules on campaign financing, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today...
OSCE Mission supports annual Donors Forum for civil society organizations from both banks of Dniester/Nistru River
Publishing date: 13 November 2020
More than 100 representatives of civil society organizations and initiative groups from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, and development partners gathered for the annual Donors Forum organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 12 November. This year the Forum took place online and had a specific focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
OSCE enhances capacities of Moldovan institutions in promoting rights of national minorities
Publishing date: 11 November 2020
In order to build effective national institutions for the protection of national minorities, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a series of four online webinars from 2 to 6 November 2020 on conflict resolution for a coalition of public agencies, which promote and protect the rights of national minorities in the country...
Role of Parliament in enhancing the framework of the National Preventive Mechanism in Uzbekistan discussed at OSCE-supported event
Publishing date: 7 October 2020
On 6 October 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supported the organization of an online seminar on the role of the Parliament in enhancing the legal framework on the prevention of torture within the National Preventive Mechanism. This activity is part of the broader framework of the National Strategy for Human Rights, adopted this year by Uzbekistan...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo presents report on children’s rights in court proceedings
Publishing date: 12 June 2020
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 June 2020 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched its report “Children First: The Role of Centres for Social Work in Judicial Proceedings” today. The report looks into the protection of the rights of children, with a special focus on the role of Centres for Social Work (CSW) in judicial proceedings involving children...
OSCE Presence in Albania holds activities in support of Master’s Programme in Criminology establishment at Law Faculty in Tirana
Publishing date: 2 June 2020
On 28 and 29 May 2020 in Tirana, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Law Faculty at the University of Tirana, organized a workshop with the academic staff of the new Master Programme in Criminology, aimed to improve capacities of professionals, academics and policy-makers to identify root causes of crime...