News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Attempts to regulate Internet increase, OSCE official says
Publishing date: 23 June 2011
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, told ambassadors from the 56 OSCE participating States on 23 June 2011 that a new study commissioned by her office indicates that attempts to regulate the Internet are increasing.
ODIHR Director meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay in Geneva
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in Geneva on 22 June 2011...
OSCE helps evaluate local governance reform in Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
A workshop to evaluate local governance reform in Kosovo, organized by the OSCE Mission, concluded on 18 June 2011 in Mavrovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
ODIHR issues legal opinion on Kazakhstan's law on status of judges
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
ODIHR issued a legal opinion on Kazakhstan's Constitutional Law on the Judicial System and Status of Judges to the Kazakh Supreme Court on 21 June 2011.
OSCE countries must intensify work to confront today’s challenges, Irish Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) says
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
VIENNA, 22 June 2011 – Though the OSCE has contributed immeasurably to stability and democratic development in its region, the Organization's participating States must intensify their work to confront today's challenges, Ireland's Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, said today...
Discussions on Transdniestrian settlement held in Moscow
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
MOSCOW, 21 June 2011 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Protracted Conflicts, Ambassador Giedrius Čekuolis chaired a 5+2 meeting today in Moscow for the settlement of the Transdniestria conflict...
OSCE launches guide for police on identifying and assisting trafficking victims
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
VIENNA, 21 June 2011 – The OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit launched a new guide today for police on identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking...