News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Progress noted, further efforts needed in domestic prosecution of war crimes, says OSCE Mission to Croatia report
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
ZAGREB, 28 September 2006- Progress has been noted but further efforts are needed to ensure the quality, integrity and impartiality of domestic war crimes prosecutions, says a report by the OSCE Mission to Croatia issued today. The Report...
OSCE welcomes establishment of media ethics council in Albania
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
TIRANA/VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Pavel Vacek, welcomed today the creation of the Albanian Council on Media Ethics...
Freedom of information discussed at OSCE-organized conference in Yerevan
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
YEREVAN, 28 September 2006- The implementation of the law on freedom of information in Armenia was the theme of an OSCE-organized conference and awards ceremony held in Yerevan today. It brought together...
OSCE Chairman calls on leaders to help solve tense "frozen conflicts"
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht called today for political leaders to show vision and take responsibility to help solve "frozen conflicts" that threaten to erupt anew at any time. The Minister also...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports publication of handbooks on access to information
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
SKOPJE, 28 September 2006- Two handbooks with guidelines on access to public information and the responsibilities and rights of officials were presented in Skopje today to mark the Right to Know Day. The publications were...
Amended Kazakh media law needs further improvements, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 27 September 2006
VIENNA, 27 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a comprehensive report to the Kazakh authorities that includes recommendations to improve the recently amended media law of Kazakhstan...
OSCE's human rights and democratization body publishes analysis of political environment in Georgia
Publishing date: 26 September 2006
TBILISI, 26 September 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today presented an analysis of the political landscape in Georgia, focusing on inter-party relations and party outreach...