News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes transfer of General Pavkovic to the Hague tribunal
Publishing date: 25 April 2005
BELGRADE, 25 April 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has today welcomed the transfer of former Chief of Staff of the Yugoslav Army General Pavkovic, indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal...
ODIHR Director: commitments for democratic elections remain a firm and permanent promise
Publishing date: 22 April 2005
VIENNA, 22 April 2005- Election observation methodology, as well as compliance with OSCE commitments for holding democratic elections, were discussed and debated at a two-day meeting, which concluded in Vienna today. Around 200 election experts...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations on amendments to legislation concerning national security
Publishing date: 22 April 2005
ASTANA, 22 April 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today presented comments on a draft law on national security issues in Kazakhstan. If adopted in its current form...
OSCE Mission in Serbia and Montenegro launches programme for journalists on environmental reporting
Publishing date: 22 April 2005
BELGRADE, 22 April 2005- A workshop for journalists reporting on environmental issues, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, began today in Nis. During the three-day training course...
OSCE media representative says new French libel case shows EU countries should abolish criminal defamation
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
VIENNA, 21 April 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today voiced his concern over a case launched in France by the Barclay brothers, the owners of the Daily Telegraph, against The Times of London...
OSCE Special Representative appeals to CIS representatives to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
VIENNA, 21 April 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, today urged the CIS Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs to join forces in combating human trafficking. "We need the political will to...
OSCE Mission calls for greater efforts to promote gender equality in Serbia
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
BELGRADE, 21 April 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today called for Serbia's institutions to make greater efforts to address the problem of gender discrimination. Speaking at a meeting...