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Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Ambassador Rick Holtzapple visited Srebrenica and Bratunac today to engage with local leaders, civil society organizations, and institutions on issues including security, inter-communal relations, civic participation.

VIENNA, 16 October 2025- Media freedom, the safety of journalists, and strategies to address disinformation and strengthen information integrity were among the key issues discussed this week at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (WHDC).

NEUM, 16 October 2025 – The XVIII Annual Prosecutorial Symposium, held from 14 to 17 October in Neum, brought together over 120 prosecutors and other criminal justice professionals to exchange experiences and strengthen their collective response to crimes. Over the years, the Symposium has evolved

BAKU, 15 October 2025 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen concluded her visit to Azerbaijan today.

Victims of human trafficking are often hidden in plain sight, with only a fraction ever identified due to fear, or manipulation and coercion by traffickers. Even after identification, survivors face long and complex challenges that go far beyond immediate support.

Greater efforts are needed to counter the growing hostility toward migrants and refugees, increasingly fuelled by disinformation and anti-migrant rhetoric, which is weakening solidarity and respect for human rights across the OSCE region, said participants at a side event of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference organised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Preventing femicide- the gender-related killing of women and girls- was the central focus of a side event hosted by the OSCE Secretariat’s Gender Issues Programme under the WIN Project, and co-sponsored by the OSCE Delegations of Malta, Belgium and Croatia, during the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on 14 October.