News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports development of Ombudsman Institution
Publishing date: 16 March 2006
SKOPJE, 16 March 2006- Improving management skills of the personnel in the Ombudsman Office was the aim of a training course, which ended today in Skopje. The event, part of a project implemented by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje...
OSCE Centre to hold meeting on draft law on combating money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 13 March 2006
ALMATY, 13 March 2006- The OSCE Centre in Almaty will organize a roundtable discussion of the Kazakh draft law on combating money-laundering and the financing of terrorism, in Astana on 16 March. The event...
Academy for the training of judges and prosecutors opens in Skopje
Publishing date: 7 March 2006
SKOPJE, 7 March 2006- Justice Minister, Meri Mladenovska-Gjorgjievska, has opened the Academy for the Training of Judges and Prosecutors in Skopje, marking the institutionalisation of continuing education work previously done by...
OSCE Secretary General visits Bishkek to discuss developments in Kyrgyzstan with President
Publishing date: 3 March 2006
BISHKEK, 3 March 2006- Beginning a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan on Friday, OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, held high-level meetings with Kyrgyz Government and Parliamentary officials. The discussions focused on the development...
ODIHR Director's mandate extended
Publishing date: 28 February 2006
BRUSSELS, 28 February 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Foreign Minister, has welcomed the decision of the Ministerial Council to extend the mandate of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports further election legislation improvement
Publishing date: 16 February 2006
SKOPJE, 16 February 2006- A report recommending improvements in election legislation compiled by the OSCE-supported NGO Coalition "All for Fair Trials" was presented recently to authorities in Skopje...