News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina were competitive but concerns remained over failed reforms and divisive rhetoric, international observers say
Publishing date: 3 October 2022
SARAJEVO, 3 October 2022 – The general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina were competitive and overall well organised with fundamental freedoms respected during the campaign. However, failed reform efforts, a widespread mistrust in public institutions, and ethnically divisive rhetoric continued to mark the election environment, international observers said in a statement today.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau, Parliamentary Assembly President Cederfelt, OSCE Secretary General Schmid and OSCE PA Secretary General Montella condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory
Publishing date: 30 September 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA/COPENHAGEN, 30 September 2022 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden), OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Roberto Montella, unanimously and categorically condemn the Russian Federation’s illegal annexation of territory in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts of Ukraine, as well as the continued occupation of Crimea.
OSCE Presence organizes study visit to Croatia for Albanian institutions on missing persons from communist past
Publishing date: 27 September 2022
Croatia’s vast experience in the investigation and adjudication of cases of enforced disappearances can be useful to Albania’s authorities in advancing with the issue of identification and recovery of remains of missing persons from the Communist past. With this aim, from 21 to 23 September 2022,
Improving the investigation and prosecution of election-related criminal acts in focus of OSCE workshops
Publishing date: 27 September 2022
A series of workshops on the effective investigation and prosecution of criminal acts threatening the integrity of elections concluded today in Mostar.
Defence of human rights and democracy focus of Human Dimension Conference opening in Warsaw
Publishing date: 26 September 2022
WARSAW, 26 September 2022 – The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference started today, bringing together international organizations, governments and civil society for a 10-day event to discuss the condition of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE region.
OSCE Representative on Media Freedom concerned about new restrictive conditions for broadcasting of Spanish football matches
Publishing date: 21 September 2022
VIENNA, 21 September 2022- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, expressed her concern today over the new conditions La Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), the Spanish football authority, has introduced for the broadcasting of football matches for the 2022-2023 season.
OSCE Mission and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights course highlights the importance of human rights in counter-terrorism investigations in BiH
Publishing date: 21 September 2022
On 21 September 2022, the OSCE Mission to BiH and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the FBiH Centre for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors, launched a two-day training for judicial officials and members of law enforcement on the protection of human rights in counter-terrorism investigations.