News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities warns against rise of anti-Roma violence and extreme nationalism in Europe
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
THE HAGUE, 10 October 2011 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek issued the following statement today...
War Crimes Justice Project launches manual on international criminal defence, promotes exchange of experience
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 10 October 2011 – Defence attorneys practicing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and defence lawyers from the region met in Sarajevo today to exchange experiences and promote a new manual on international criminal defence...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for release of Tajik journalist facing 16 years imprisonment
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
VIENNA, 10 October 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the prosecution’s request for a 16-year prison term for Tajik journalist Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov and called for his immediate release.
OSCE Mission concerned with human rights situation of Kosovo Croat community in Viti/Vitina
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
Violations of property rights, a poor socio-economic situation, security concerns and a lack of participation in public affairs are some of the pressing issues affecting the Kosovo Croat community in Viti/Vitina municipality, concludes an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report published on 10 October 2011.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly debates role in democratic transitions in Mediterranean
Publishing date: 10 October 2011
DUBROVNIK, Croatia, 9 October 2011 – Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today called for closer co-operation with Mediterranean countries to promote democratic transition and strengthen international engagement in the region...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls on local institutions to provide security for returnees
Publishing date: 7 October 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 October 2011 – The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward Joseph, today voiced concern over the recent spate of burglaries and looting in the returns site of Bablak/Babljak village in the central municipality of Ferizaj/Uroševac...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly fall meetings focus on regional development in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 October 2011
More than 200 parliamentary representatives from 50 OSCE countries and Mediterranean Partner States are gathering in Dubrovnik for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Tenth Fall Meeting on 7-10 October 2011...