News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Skopje Mission supports development of national referral mechanism
Publishing date: 21 April 2006
SKOPJE, 21 April 2006- Participants of a meeting held today in Skopje supported the further development of the National Referral Mechanism Office in order to strengthen the country's capability to provide help to victims of human trafficking...
OSCE Missions help discuss inter-State co-operation in war crimes proceedings before domestic courts
Publishing date: 11 April 2006
BELGRADE, 11 April 2006- Representatives of the judiciary and relevant ministries from Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina discussed co-operation in investigating and adjudicating war crimes at a meeting that ended today in...
OSCE Office in Baku concerned about closed-door court proceedings against opposition youth activists
Publishing date: 5 April 2006
BAKU, 5 April 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku is concerned about a court decision to close the trial of Yeni Fikir (New Thinking) student group leaders to the public...
OSCE meeting in Vienna calls on States to increase support for human rights defenders
Publishing date: 31 March 2006
VIENNA, 31 March 2006- A call for increased support for human rights defenders was one of the main conclusions of a two-day OSCE conference on the challenges faced by human rights defenders, which concluded in Vienna today...
Kosovo criminal justice system improved but more changes needed, OSCE Mission report says
Publishing date: 31 March 2006
PRISTINA, 31 March 2006- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today released a report on the implementation of recommendations the Mission has offered to Kosovo's legal and judicial institutions since 1999 to remedy shortcomings and ensure compliance with...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht welcomes free and fair conduct of elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 March 2006
BRUSSELS, 27 March 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his satisfaction over the conduct of the 26 March parliamentary elections in Ukraine...
OSCE launches trial monitoring to improve Moldova's judiciary
Publishing date: 20 March 2006
CHISINAU, 20 March 2006- The OSCE Mission to Moldova announced today the launch of a national trial observation network to raise civil society's understanding of court procedures and to enhance citizens's trust in the judicial system...