News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina concludes in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 23 June 2017
An induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in courts and prosecutors’ offices, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded on 23 June 2017 in Sarajevo...
Addressing anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance through gender-sensitive coalition building focus of ODIHR event in Barcelona
Publishing date: 23 June 2017
Efforts to address anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance through coalition building that addresses gender and interlinking forms of discrimination was the focus of an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 21 to 23 June 2017 in
OSCE and UNODC train the trainers in countering terrorist financing in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 June 2017
Strengthening the capacity of government officials from Kyrgyzstan to counter terrorist financing is the aim of a three-day train-the-trainers course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Global Programme against Money Laundering from 23 to 25 June 2017 in Vienna...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 21 June 2017
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. The SMM followed up on reports of casualties in Yasynuvata and Pikuzy and observed fresh impact sites south of the bridge in Shchastia. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas; it recorded ceasefire violations near Zolote disengagement area and inside Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area.
Spanish police officers trained on human rights standards in countering violent extremism that may lead to terrorism at ODIHR workshop in Málaga
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
A group of 22 mid- to higher rank officers of Spain’s local police forces gained essential knowledge and skills to respect human rights in countering and preventing violent extremism that may lead to terrorism during a training workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and
Ensuring freedom of religion or belief and tolerance and non-discrimination for all is vital to security, say participants at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
VIENNA, 22 June 2017 – Freedom of religion or belief, and tolerance and non-discrimination are essential to ensuring peace and security in the OSCE region, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkey’s constitutional referendum recommends reviewing legal framework to secure fundamental rights and freedoms
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Turkey’s 16 April 2017 constitutional referendum, published on 22 June 2017, recommends reviewing the legal framework to guarantee respect for fundamental rights and freedoms. Free and equal participation of