News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE distributes human rights texts to Kosovo's courts
Publishing date: 15 July 2003
PRISTINA, 15 July 2003- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is providing courtrooms with a Serbian translation of a key legal reference work on European standards of human rights. The casebook "Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights" (Izvod...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports creation of trial observation network
Publishing date: 15 July 2003
SKOPJE, 15 July 2003- A new trial observation programme, run by NGOs and supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, is aimed at restoring public confidence in the legal system and the judiciary. The project will highlight areas...
Kosovo Law Centre sets out future priorities
Publishing date: 10 July 2003
PRISTINA, 10 July 2003- At the time when the local institutions are assuming new competencies, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo is continuing the process of handing over institutions to local ownership. The Kosovo Law Centre (KLC), established by...
OSCE sees progress on Croatia key laws, urges faster implementation
Publishing date: 8 July 2003
ZAGREB, 8 July 2003- A report on Croatia's fulfillment of its international commitments was outlined to the media today by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby. The 29-page report details progress in areas under...
OSCE Mission Head lays out five conditions for the rule of law
Publishing date: 30 June 2003
BELGRADE, 30 June 2003- In an article published this week in Serbia's Nin magazine, the OSCE Head of Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari outlined the importance of the rule of law as a cornerstone of a democratic society...
Seminar in Turkmenistan focuses on advocacy for women's rights
Publishing date: 23 June 2003
ASHGABAD, 23 June 2003- Advocacy for women's rights was the focus of a one-day seminar held in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabad, on 20 June...
OSCE conference participants call for action to combat anti-Semitism
Publishing date: 20 June 2003
VIENNA, 20 June 2003- The first high-level OSCE conference devoted specially to the issue of anti-Semitism ended today with calls by participants for the Organization and its 55 participating States to reaffirm their commitments made in Copenhagen...