News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds training course on access to information
Publishing date: 23 February 2012
TASHKENT, 23 February 2012 – A three-day course organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan for the information services of state ministries and agencies started in Tashkent today. The course aims to promote access to information and improve interaction between the information services and the media in Uzbekistan...
OSCE Personal Representative urges participating States to take hate crimes against Muslims seriously
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
ASTANA, 22 February 2012- In view of the Oslo massacre last summer and the spate of neo-Nazi serial killings in Germany, the OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims Ambassador Adil Akhmetov expressed concerns over the feeling of insecurity among Muslim communities across the OSCE region...
OSCE and UNECE launch a handbook of best practices at border crossings
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) presented in Vienna on 22 February, 2012 a jointly produced handbook on border crossing policies...
OSCE report calls for more adequate and effective criminal sanctions for domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
SARAJEVO, 22 February 2012 – Criminal sanctions for domestic violence should reflect the gravity of the offence, to ensure their effectiveness as part of a comprehensive approach to prevent and combat domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, concludes a report presented by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today...
OSCE and Tajikistan outline priorities for co-operation in 2013
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
DUSHANBE, 22 February 2012 – High-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik government, as well as representatives of civil society met today in Dushanbe at an annual forum to identify priorities for national and regional co-operation in 2013...
OSCE facilitates discussion on prevention of torture in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
BISHKEK, 22 February 2012 – The implementation of the Istanbul Protocol standards for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill treatment in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia, the Soros Foundation and the US-based NGO Physicians for Human Rights...
