News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR report finds June elections in France offered voters wide choice, recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 10 September 2012
France’s parliamentary elections on 10 and 17 June were administered in an efficient and transparent manner and provided voters with a wide choice among diverse political options, concludes the OSCE/ODIHR's final report...
ODIHR holds annual trial monitoring meeting with OSCE field operations and NGOs in Istanbul
Publishing date: 10 September 2012
Representatives from OSCE field missions and NGOs shared experiences and exchanged good practices at the annual trial monitoring meeting held by ODIHR in Istanbul on 10 September 2012...
Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns shooting incident
Publishing date: 7 September 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 September 2012- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer condemned today this morning’s attack on EULEX and Kosovo police vehicles in the village of Donje Verage/Varagë e Poshtme in northern Kosovo...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania visits prison, appeals for better detention conditions
Publishing date: 7 September 2012
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, paid a visit to the Zaharia prison in Kruja, on 7 September 2012, to assess the living conditions of the detained persons...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains Afghan border police officers
Publishing date: 7 September 2012
DUSHANBE, 7 September 2012 – Fifteen Afghan border police officers today completed a five-week Patrol Programming and Leadership Course organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
Assisting integration of women from migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti communities in focus at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 6 September 2012
VIENNA, 6 September 2012 – An OSCE-organized roundtable discussion of ways to overcome existing barriers to the integration of migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti women into their communities and into the society as a whole started in Vienna today...
Role of education in countering intolerance against Muslims in focus at ODIHR meeting
Publishing date: 6 September 2012
The important role of education in countering intolerance against Muslims was the theme of a meeting of representatives of education ministries and educational institutions organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna on 6 September 2012...