News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports presentation of Ombudsman’s annual report in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
KOKSHETAU, Kazakhstan, 17 May 2013 – An OSCE-sponsored presentation of the National Human Rights Commissioner’s (Ombudsman) annual report for 2012 was held at Ualihanov State University in Kokshetau, northern Kazakhstan today...
OSCE Mission supports exchange between Serbian and Finnish women parliamentarians’ networks
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
From 14 to 17 May 2013, members of the newly established Serbian Women’s Parliamentary Network travelled to Helsinki to exchange experiences with representatives from the Finnish Women’s Parliamentary Network and other institutions working in the field of gender equality...
OSCE/ODIHR regional roundtable supports development of efficient criminal legal aid mechanisms in Central Asia
Publishing date: 16 May 2013
Representatives of ministries of justice, working groups on legal aid laws and the judiciary, as well as members of bar associations, international organizations and civil society organizations in Central Asia exchanged their views on the latest developments in legislation on criminal legal aid during a roundtable event held in Bishkek on 15 and16 May 2013...
OSCE, EU and UNODC support income-generation activities in Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system
Publishing date: 16 May 2013
BISHKEK, 16 May 2013 – How to develop income-generation activities for prisoners was the topic of a training seminar on 14 to 16 May 2013 in Bishkek. The event was held in the training centre of the state penitentiary service (GSIN) and was co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the European Union, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
What doctors can do to prevent trafficking and domestic violence, assist victims, in focus of OSCE workshop in Kosovo
Publishing date: 16 May 2013
A series of six training workshops organized by the OSCE Mission and Ministry of Health for 180 doctors in Kosovo on how to identify and treat victims of trafficking and domestic violence concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 16 May 2013...
OSCE Presence, USAID hold conference to promote court leadership in Albania
Publishing date: 15 May 2013
Promoting leadership in the management of courts was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania together with the USAID’s Justice Sector Strengthening Project (JuST) and in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the High Council of Justice on 15 May 2013 in Tirana...
OSCE trains Tajik and Afghan experts on energy diplomacy
Publishing date: 15 May 2013