News and press releases

From 24 July to 4 August 2023, the Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office), in close co-operation with the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Institute for the Study of Law, Order, Crime and Professional Development of Prosecutors, organized three three-day capacity-building workshops on” Pre-investigation aspects of cases related to terrorism, violent extremism and terrorism financing”. The workshops were attended by 72 local prosecutors and investigators (1 female, 71 male) of Dushanbe, Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, and the Khatlon and Sughd regions.

OSCE-supported Youth Camp for young social workers and psychologists provided an opportunity for 26 participants to dive into four days of interactive training, coaching and discussions under the guidance of the experts in the field of combating gender-based violence.

Artfest, a three-day arts and human rights festival for young people, organized by the NGO Social Space for Deconstruction (SSD) and supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, concluded on 30 July 2023 in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South. The festival, supported by the OSCE Mission for the third year in a

WARSAW, 2 August 2023 – Remembering the persecution and murder of the Roma by the Nazi regime is also a reminder of the ongoing need to combat the discrimination that Roma and Sinti communities face today, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on today’s Roma Genocide Remembrance Day.

As the war displaced millions of Ukrainians or pushed them to the verge by destroying homes and businesses, the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, marked on 30 July each year, provided yet another occasion for the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU) to join efforts of state agencies, civil society and international organizations in campaigning to warn people about growing risks to fall victim of human trafficking.

SKOPJE/VIENNA/WARSAW, 28 July 2023 – Ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, and Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Matteo Mecacci called for renewed efforts across the OSCE region to combat human trafficking and prevent exploitation.

From 24 to 28 of July 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office) conducted a five-day exchange visit to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan for Tajik border agencies on good practices in cross-border co-operation.