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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Firm commitment to Guantanamo Bay closure urgently needed, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 11 January 2022
WARSAW, 11 January 2022 – Two decades after the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in the aftermath of the security challenges following the events of 9/11, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) renews its calls for the camp’s swift closure.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau discusses situation in Kazakhstan with Foreign Minister Tileuberdi
Publishing date: 10 January 2022
WARSAW/NUR-SULTAN, 10 JANUARY 2022– OSCE Chairman-in Office Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau spoke today on the phone with Acting Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 4/2022 issued on 10 January 2022
Publishing date: 10 January 2022
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 5 and 9 January, the SMM recorded 152 ceasefire violations, including 38 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 85 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 5 and 9 January, the Mission
OSCE SMM Spot Report 1/2022: Armed formations denied the SMM’s passage near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 9 January 2022
On the morning of 9 January, the armed formations in Luhansk region denied the Mission’s passage to government-controlled areas...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 3/2022 issued on 6 January 2022
Publishing date: 6 January 2022
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 85 ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 54 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 58 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 2/2022 issued on 5 January 2022
Publishing date: 5 January 2022
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 54 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 36 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded three ceasefire violations, all explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded one ceasefire violation in the
Statement on the situation in Kazakhstan by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 5 January 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 5 JANUARY 2022- I am closely following recent developments in Kazakhstan. I strongly believe that violence is never an appropriate response for resolving such tensions. This is why I call for a peaceful return to order and respect for democratic processes, while rights and freedoms, including freedom of assembly and freedom of expression, must be protected.