News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports expert meeting on treatment of life-sentence prisoners in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 March 2014
An OSCE-supported expert meeting on the rights of persons sentenced to life imprisonment under the new draft Criminal Executive Code of Kazakhstan took place on 20 March 2014 in Almaty...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for early presidential election in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 March 2014
KYIV, 20 March 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 25 May 2014 early presidential election in Ukraine. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe Ukraine’s presidential vote; pre-election visit scheduled for next week
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
COPENHAGEN, 19 March 2014 – A delegation led by senior OSCE parliamentarians will observe Ukraine’s presidential election on 25 May and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission.
In Sarajevo, OSCE PA President says security in South East Europe still “burning issue”
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
SARAJEVO, 19 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic has said that security in South East Europe is still a "burning issue," stemming not from the threat of ethnic conflict but from incomplete democratization and organized crime.
Political leaders have central role to play in countering racism and hate crime, say heads of European human rights institutions on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
WARSAW / STRASBOURG / VIENNA, 21 March 2014 – Political will and leadership are vital to countering racism, discrimination and hate crime, the heads of three intergovernmental human rights institutions said today in a joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination...
ODIHR workshop highlights role of professional and ethical standards in maintaining public trust in parliaments
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Parliamentarians and experts from a number of OSCE participating States discussed professional and ethical standards for parliamentarians, as well as the benefits of and challenges in developing codes of conduct, at a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw...
Anti-corruption policy focus of OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 March 2014