News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission observes International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
PRISTINA, 10 December 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) is observing International Human Rights Day by organizing several events today, which will be carried out by OSCE-established Human Rights Clubs. "The observance of...
OSCE Mission issues statement condemning violent images in Serbian media
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BELGRADE, 10 December 2004- Faced with the increased number of front pages and news broadcasts featuring explicit images of victims of crime and of all forms of violence, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro calls on all professional and...
OSCE Office sponsors computer system to enhance police effectiveness in Baku
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BAKU, 10 December 2004- A new computer system which allows district police departments to build a common database of violations, accidents and crimes, started working today in Baku. Created with the help of the OSCE Office...
OSCE Chairman expresses strong support for active OSCE role in Ukraine, Secretary General returns to Kyiv
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
SOFIA, 6 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called for an active OSCE role in helping Ukraine with the re-run of its presidential elections and asked OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis to return to Kyiv...
UNODC chief briefs OSCE Permanent Council on Afghan opium cultivation
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
VIENNA, 25 November 2004- The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, presented the UNODC's Afghanistan Opium Survey 2004 to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday. Following is the text...
OSCE supports Georgia's fight against money-laundering
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
TBILISI, 25 November 2004- International crime-fighting experts will work with Georgian officials to develop tougher measures to combat money-laundering at a two-day OSCE workshop in Tbilisi starting on Thursday. "The illegal flow of money...
OSCE/ODIHR conference discusses alternatives to criminal prosecution in Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 November 2004
ALMATY, 24 November 2004- A conference on alternatives to criminal prosecution and the protection of human rights on 25 and 26 November in Almaty will bring together over 130 criminal justice professionals from Central Asia. The event is organized by...