News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Full participation of Roma and Sinti in electoral processes essential to their successful inclusion, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
Successful inclusion of Roma and Sinti in their societies depends on whether their right to vote and be voted for is adequately exercised, said participants at a consultation meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 27 and 28 October 2016.
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): SMM vehicle struck by bullet near the contact line south-west of Donetsk city
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
At approximately 16:50 on 27 October, driving eastbound between two checkpoints in government-controlled Marinka (23km south-west of Donetsk) the SMM heard heavy exchanges of fire assessed as occurring 2km north-east of its position in the area between Marinka and “DPR”-controlled Oleksandrivka (20km south-west of Donetsk)...
OSCE supports regional session of Public Council of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry organized in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 28 October 2016 – The OSCE-supported regional session of the Public Council of the Interior Ministry (MoI) to uphold civilian oversight of the police reform that took place today in Jalal-Abad city for some 160 participants, including members of the Kyrgyz Parliament, representatives of the MoI, local police, authorities as well as civil society and mass media...
OSCE completes seminar series on human rights protection mechanisms in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
The last in a series of five OSCE-supported training seminars for representatives of the government, civil society and judiciary on human rights protection mechanisms concluded in Aktau, Kazakhstan on 28 October 2016...
OSCE supports Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative conference in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
The annual OSCE-supported national conference on Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) took place on 26 October 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan, which brought together over 150 representatives of parliament, government institutions, civil society, international organizations and companies in the extractive industry...
President of International Red Cross Maurer addresses OSCE participating States, underlines common concerns and complementary approaches
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
VIENNA, 27 October 2016- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer underlined that the OSCE and the ICRC often share common concerns and follow complementary approaches, in particular in those zones of conflict and crises in which both organizations are active. The representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States acknowledged the outstanding role of the ICRC as a neutral and independent humanitarian organization and welcomed the possibility for mutual exchange...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 25 October 2016
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs...