News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR Director saddened by death of Nicolae Gheorghe, architect of OSCE work on Roma issues
Publishing date: 9 August 2013
WARSAW, 9 August 2013 – The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, expressed sadness today at the death of Nicolae Gheorghe, a prominent Roma human rights activist and former ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti issues...
OSCE Special Representative calls for stronger criminal justice response to human trafficking, including through confiscation
Publishing date: 9 August 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, said at an international seminar for judges in Haifa, Israel that took place from 5 to 8 August 2013 that trafficked people’s legal rights must be upheld in court and that the overall criminal justice response must be strengthened...
Acting Head of OSCE Presence in Albania supports People’s Advocate’s appeal for legal solution in Roma eviction case
Publishing date: 7 August 2013
TIRANA, 7 August 2013 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, called today on the police, the judiciary and the Municipality of Tirana to respond to the call by the People’s Advocate for a legal response to the situation with Roma families threatened with eviction from their homes...
OSCE Office donates computers to community police stations in Yerevan
Publishing date: 7 August 2013
As part of the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s ongoing support to the community policing development 15 computers were donated on 7 August 2013 to community police stations in Yerevan...
OSCE Presence Acting Head welcomes conclusion of electoral process in Albania, looks forward to engagement with new Assembly
Publishing date: 6 August 2013
The Acting Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process in Albania, which was marked by the declaration of the final results by the Central Election Commission on 6 August 2013...
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration to elect new president, bureau
Publishing date: 5 August 2013
With the mandate of the current president and bureau of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration set to expire, the procedure to elect a new president and members of the bureau got under way on 24 July 2013...
Criminal prosecution of journalists in Turkey violates human right to free expression, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 5 August 2013
VIENNA, 5 August 2013 – Today’s convictions and severe sentences handed down to dozens of journalists and writers violate Turkey’s commitments to free speech and independent media, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović said today...