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OSCE parliamentary human rights chair reiterates need for Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Publishing date: 19 April 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 19 April 2019 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights and humanitarian affairs committee, Margareta Kiener Nellen (MP, Switzerland) today reiterated her full support for efforts aimed at achieving a recommitment to a ceasefire in Ukraine on the occasion of the upcoming Easter festivities...

OSCE presents report on judicial response to corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 19 April 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 19 April 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented today in Sarajevo its second report on the monitoring of corruption cases before courts in BiH. The report concludes that the judicial response to corruption in BiH is insufficient, particularly with regard to processing of medium and high-level cases...

OSCE works to prevent violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary establishments

Publishing date: 19 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism
A capacity-building training course for staff of the Probation body and Settlement colonies was organized in Osh, Kyrgyzstan by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek from 15 to 19 April 2019 on how to support the rehabilitation of persons convicted of crimes related to violent extremism and terrorism...

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák strongly calls for a new recommitment to cease fire in eastern Ukraine

Publishing date: 19 April 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRATISLAVA, 19 April 2019- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák today expressed his deep regret that the Trilateral Contact Group and its Working Group on Security Issues were not able to agree yesterday on a recommitment to cease fire in eastern Ukraine on the occasion of the upcoming Easter festivities...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative strongly condemns killing of journalist in United Kingdom, calls for thorough investigation

Publishing date: 19 April 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 April 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today strongly condemned the killing of journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom...

OSCE supports training course for police crisis negotiators in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 19 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Policing
Strengthening the capacity of police crisis negotiators from across Kazakhstan was the focus of a five-day training course held from 15 to 19 April 2019 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Karaganda...

Press Statement of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, After the Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group in Form of a Videoconference on 18 April 2019

Publishing date: 18 April 2019
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 18 April 2019 – The Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) and its Working Group on Security Issues convened this afternoon and evening in the videoconference format.