News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps Ukraine protect the rights of people in pre-trial detention
Publishing date: 18 October 2024
With the outbreak of the full-scale war, the judicial system in Ukraine faced unprecedented challenges, especially in communities adjacent to a frontline where courts ceased to operate. In response, an ad hoc procedure was introduced for the duration of the war which stipulates the suspension of periodic judicial reviews of detention legality and its automatic prolongation.
Integrating perspectives of youth and children into environmental decision-making in focus at 2024 Aarhus Centres meeting
Publishing date: 18 October 2024
Representatives from the Aarhus Centres, pioneers in promoting environmental democracy, good governance, transparency and inclusivity, gathered for their annual meeting on 15 and 16 October to exchange experiences and ideas. This year, the event took place in Belgrade, Serbia and online.
PCUz runs a 4-day Model OSCE for university students of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 18 October 2024
From 15 to 18 October 2024, 24 university students from Uzbekistan had the chance to learn about the OSCE and experience diplomatic negotiations first-hand as they simulated meetings of the OSCE Permanent Council as part of the 2024 Model OSCE. The 4-day event, held in the PCUz office in Tashkent,
OSCE Presence organizes study visit on out-of-country voting for Albania’s Central Election Commission
Publishing date: 18 October 2024
From 14 to 17 October 2024, a delegation from Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC), including representatives from the Regulatory Commission and the technical staff, conducted a study visit to Sarajevo, focused on the administration of the out-of-country voting.
OSCE and Hellenic Police equip Bulgarian border officers with advanced skills to combat document forgery and impostors at border crossings
Publishing date: 18 October 2024
From 14 to 18 October, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in partnership with experts from Greece’s Hellenic Police, conducted an intensive five-day advanced training course in Sofia, Bulgaria on identifying forged documents and impostors at border crossing points. Fifteen officers from
Implementing cyber incident classification systems focus of OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 18 October 2024
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a customized workshop on 17 October that focused on building a national cyber incident classification system, which is used to classify different types of cyber incidents.
OSCE organizes international seminar to initiate establishment of Regional Association for Women in Border and Law Enforcement Agencies in Central Asia
Publishing date: 17 October 2024
On 15 and 16 October, the OSCE Secretariat with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and other OSCE Field Operations in Central Asia organized an international seminar that initiated the establishment of the Association of Women in Border and Law Enforcement Agencies in Central Asia. The international seminar, held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, builds on OSCE’s ongoing efforts to empower women officers and strengthen regional security.