News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports conference on legislative framework for police activities in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 December 2009
BISHKEK, 4 December, 2009- A conference organized by the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry and supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek on the new draft police law was held in Bishkek today...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports incorporating protection of human rights while countering terrorism in law enforcement curriculum
Publishing date: 4 December 2009
DUSHANBE, 4 December 2009- A course on how to protect human rights while countering terrorism will become part of the curriculum of Tajik law enforcement agencies following a workshop held by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and ODIHR, which ended today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens assessment mission for Uzbekistan's parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 3 December 2009
TASHKENT, 3 December 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Uzbekistan on 27 December...
OSCE, press freedom institutes visit Serbia to discuss media situation
Publishing date: 3 December 2009
BELGRADE, 3 December 2009- A visit to Serbia by delegates from the office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the South East Europe Media Organization, and the International Press Institute ended in Belgrade today...
Declaration adopted at OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens charts way ahead for dialogue on European security
Publishing date: 2 December 2009
ATHENS, 2 December 2009- Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States charted the way ahead for the OSCE-anchored debate on the future of European security known as the Corfu Process in a decision and a Ministerial Declaration adopted today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek helps strengthen police, social services co-operation to prevent and combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 2 December 2009
BISHKEK, 2 December, 2009- A roundtable discussion for police, representatives of the state administration and social, educational and health institutions along with representatives of crisis centres for victims of domestic violence was held today...
Athens Ministerial Council begins with call for unity on European security dialogue
Publishing date: 2 December 2009
ATHENS, 1 December 2009- The dialogue on European security can be meaningful only if it is tied to concrete progress, the foreign ministers of the 56 OSCE participating States heard at the start of the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens today...