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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Principles of effective assistance to victims of human trafficking focus of OSCE workshop in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 23 November 2021
Discussions on a victim-centred approach and multi-agency co-operation in combating trafficking in human beings were held during an OSCE-organized online seminar on 22 and 23 November 2021.
OSCE organizes workshop on strengthening effective security sector governance in Albania through partnerships between security institutions and civil society
Publishing date: 23 November 2021
A two-day workshop on strengthening effective security sector governance through partnerships between security institutions and civil society concluded on 23 November 2021 in Tirana. The workshop was jointly organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence. It brought together some 28 representatives from Albanian state security institutions, civil society, and the media.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes official visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 19 November 2021
MOSCOW, 19 November 2021 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, concluded her second official visit to Moscow today.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina helps improve integrity, independence, and accountability of BiH judiciary
Publishing date: 17 November 2021
A two-day seminar hosted by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on ethics, conflict of interest, and disciplinary practices for judges and prosecutors from across BiH started on 17 November 2021 in Sarajevo. The event aims to help improve the integrity, independence, and accountability of BiH judiciary...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina works with judges and prosecutors to improve efficiency in trial proceedings
Publishing date: 5 November 2021
Judges and prosecutors from across the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina worked to improve the efficiency of trials and reduce the length of proceedings during a workshop held on 5 November 2021 in Teslić. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in co-operation with the Federation’s Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre.
First national simulation-based training on combating trafficking in persons held in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 November 2021
A four-day national simulation-based training on combating trafficking in persons concluded on 29 October 2021 in Safed-Dara, Tajikistan. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE’s Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.
Georgia’s local election run-off competitive and well run, but undermined by deepening polarization and continued unlevel playing field
Publishing date: 31 October 2021
TBILISI, 31 October 2021 – The second round of Georgia’s local elections was generally competitive and organized professionally, but increasing polarization and negative rhetoric, as well as allegations of voter intimidation and the continuing advantage of incumbency, demonstrate the need for further reforms, international observers said in a statement today.