News and press releases

A new publication to highlight the role national human rights institutions can play in protecting and promoting women’s rights and gender equality was presented at a regional expert workshop, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo on 4 December 2012...

The OSCE Office in Yerevan jointly with Armenia’s Chamber of Advocates hosted a discussion on 4 December 2012, in Yerevan, on third party intervention in domestic and international litigation, specifically on the submission of amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) briefs in Armenia...

YEREVAN, 4 December 2012 – The conclusions of a report on the existing legislative, regulatory and institutional framework for wildfires risk management in Armenia were discussed at an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion in Yerevan today...

Tunisia’s draft law on establishing an independent election management body addresses several key issues to the establishment and operation of a permanent and impartial election commission, but there is room for improvement, according to a review released by ODIHR on 4 December 2012...

ASTANA, 4 December 2012 – A three-day training course for government officials from Kazakhstan on international mechanisms and tools to combat money laundering and terrorism financing started in Astana today...

The OSCE Mission to Skopje organized a five-day study visit to the police training facilities in Croatia and Serbia for ten trainers from the Interior Ministry from 2 to 8 December 2012...

PODGORICA, 3 December 2012 – Ambassador Lubomir Kopaj of Slovakia today commenced his assignment as the new Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...