News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana conducts online video seminar for prosecutors on mediation
Publishing date: 11 October 2011
ASTANA, 11 October 2011 – Online video seminar for regional prosecutors on international standards and national practices on mediation was held in Astana today...
Better child protection can prevent trafficking, say participants at OSCE human rights conference
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
Participants at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 6 October concluded that improving local and national child-protection systems can effectively curb the trafficking of children...
Mijatović leads off Global Internet Freedom speaker series at George Washington University Law School
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, reiterated her view that free media and national security go hand-in-hand, talking to law students on 3 October at George Washington University at the Global Internet Freedom and Human Rights Distinguished Speaker Series...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess federal elections in Switzerland
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
BERN, 10 October 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the federal elections to be held in Switzerland on 23 October...
OSCE Centre promotes integrated border management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 10 October 2011- A four-day OSCE-organized workshop on integrated border management for 15 Kazakhstani border service officials began today in Aktau, a city on the Caspian Sea...
Access to justice for victims of trafficking
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
Victims of trafficking must have access to justice and effective legal remedies, participants at the OSCE’s annual human rights conference said on 6 October...
Support for democratic transition of Mediterranean partners focus of OSCE conference
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
Ways to support the OSCE partner countries in the Southern Mediterranean was the focus of the annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Budva, Montenegro on 10-11 October 2011...