News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative meets Russian journalists to discuss media role in combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 6 February 2012
MOSCOW, 6 February 2012- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Maria Grazia Giammarinaro met prominent Russian journalists in Moscow today to discuss the role of the media in the fight against human trafficking in the OSCE region. The meeting was organized by the Russian Union of Journalists in co-operation with the Office of the Special Representative...
OSCE High Commissioner discusses responsibility to protect and conflict prevention
Publishing date: 6 February 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek addressed a conference on “R2P: The Next Decade”, which was held on 18 January 2012 to mark the tenth anniversary of the concept of the responsibility to protect...
OSCE meeting on anti-money laundering and countering terrorism in Vienna
Publishing date: 6 February 2012
VIENNA, 6 February 2012 – The OSCE’s practical contribution to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism, and defining a strategic way forward in this area are the focus of a meeting between representatives from 56 countries which started in Vienna today...
ODIHR report says Croatia’s December elections pluralistic and transparent, recommends improvements to legal framework and compilation of voter lists
Publishing date: 3 February 2012
Croatia’s parliamentary elections on 4 December 2011 were pluralistic and administered transparently but further steps should be taken to improve the legal framework and the compilation of voter lists, concludes ODIHR's final report...
OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestrian settlement process visits region ahead of official talks in Dublin
Publishing date: 3 February 2012
CHIŞINĂU, 3 February 2012- Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, concluded meetings with the political leadership in Chişinău and Tiraspol today...
Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner addresses OSCE, stresses need to co-operate to confront negative trends
Publishing date: 2 February 2012
VIENNA, 2 February 2012 – The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, in today’s address to the OSCE Permanent Council emphasized the need for the Council or Europe, the OSCE and other international actors to further co-operate to counter negative developments in relation to human rights issues...
OSCE PA human rights chair welcomes release of Zhovtis: Mecacci calls on Kazakhstan to release all political prisoners
Publishing date: 1 February 2012
COPENHAGEN, 1 February 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly human rights committee chair Matteo Mecacci (Italy) today welcomed the news that Kazakhstani authorities are set to release imprisoned human rights defender Yvgeny Zhovtis under a general amnesty later this month...