News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Re-runs held free of violence, but overall process falls short of some key commitments, say observers in Skopje
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
SKOPJE, 16 June 2008- Yesterday's re-run elections gave voters in areas affected by serious irregularities on 1 June the opportunity to express their will in a secure and generally calmer environment, which represents considerable improvement...
OSCE Office organizes training on rights monitoring for Armenian police and public monitors
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
SEVAN, Armenia, 16 June 2008- Detention standards and human rights monitoring are the focus of a two-day training course that began today in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports facility for witness and victim assistance
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
BELGRADE, 16 June 2008- Witnesses and victims waiting to testify in war crimes cases and other trials at the Belgrade District Court will receive necessary support and assistance at a facility that opened in Belgrade today...
National focal points discuss improving state responses to hate crimes at OSCE meeting in Helsinki
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
HELSINKI, 16 June 2008- Ways of improving state responses in the fight against crimes motivated by racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance, including against Muslims and Christians, will be discussed at a meeting in Helsinki...
ODIHR holds meeting in Georgia on rights of armed forces personnel, presents new handbook
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
TBILISI, 16 June 2008- Protecting the rights of armed forces personnel is the focus of a meeting, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Mission to Georgia, in Tbilisi today...
Kazakh teens learn about sustainable development at OSCE Centre-supported summer camp
Publishing date: 13 June 2008
ALMATY, 13 June 2008- Raising awareness of the balance between economic development and environmental protection is the aim of a summer camp for teenagers from the Caspian Sea region, which ends in Almaty today...
Poor state compliance with OSCE commitments remains serious challenge, says Organization's human rights chief
Publishing date: 12 June 2008
VIENNA, 12 June 2008- Serious challenges to the implementation of OSCE human rights commitments remain in many parts of the region, said Ambassador Christian Strohal, the director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...