News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR to monitor parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
ASTANA, 13 December 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 15 January early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
BISHKEK, 13 December 2011 – More effective prevention of torture in temporary detention facilities was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Regional Office for Central Asia of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman of Kyrgyz Republic and a human rights non-governmental organization “Kylym Shamy”...
OSCE Mission encourages public to use Kosovo police inspectorate
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
The OSCE Mission and the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo launched a public information campaign on 12 December 2011 promoting the inspectorate’s oversight role and police accountability...
OSCE Office presents handbook in Azerbaijani on human rights for military personnel
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
BAKU, 13 December 2011 – Today the OSCE Office in Baku presented an Azerbaijani-language version of the Handbook on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Armed Forces Personnel...
Democratic law making in focus at OSCE workshop in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
Justice Ministry officials and civil society representatives discussed the main principles of democratic law-making at a workshop organized on 10 December 2011 by ODIHR and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Justice Ministry of Kyrgyzstan...
Human rights developments in light of 20 years of independence discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
ASTANA, 12 December 2011- Representatives from non-governmental organizations, the National Human Rights Commission, academia, international organizations and embassies reviewed the progress achieved during 20 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, and challenges in promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms at an expert conference held today in Astana...
OSCE supports discussion on fight against terrorism financing
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
The OSCE, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime the Romanian Foreign Ministry have organized on 13 and 14 December 2011 a workshop in Bucharest on preventing and fighting terrorism financing...