News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes co-operation on combating human trafficking in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
TASHKENT, 14 December 2011- Current practices, investigation techniques and operational experiences in combating human trafficking, along with victims’ rights and their access to justice is the focus of a two-day OSCE workshop that opened today in Tashkent...
Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship concludes discussion series with seminar on security community
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
The concluding seminar in the “V to V Dialogue” series of expert seminars organized by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship began in Kahlenberg, near Vienna, on 14 December 2011...
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes roundtable discussion on civic education
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Science, organized a roundtable discussion on civic education on 13 December 2011...
OSCE Office supports rock concert, film festival and Human Rights Expo to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
A rock concert, a Human Rights Film Festival, a public debate and a Human Rights Expo were among the OSCE-supported events held on 9 and 10 December 2011 in Yerevan to mark International Human Rights Day...
OSCE assists Kazakhstan in implementing Aarhus Convention on public participation in environmental decision making
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
ASTANA, 13 December 2011 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further adaptation of the national legislation to the requirements of the Aarhus Convention took place today in Astana...
OSCE/ODIHR to monitor parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
ASTANA, 13 December 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 15 January early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
BISHKEK, 13 December 2011 – More effective prevention of torture in temporary detention facilities was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Regional Office for Central Asia of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman of Kyrgyz Republic and a human rights non-governmental organization “Kylym Shamy”...