News and press releases

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized from 11 to 15 November 2013 a study visit to Austria for representatives of Uzbek law enforcement agencies, to learn best practices in tackling drug trafficking.

The OSCE Office in Baku held a workshop on oil spills preparedness for 40 specialists from the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) on 11 December 2013...

VIENNA, 12 December 2013 – The scale of attacks on and harassment of members of the media continues to grow throughout the OSCE region, journalists are threatened every day for they say or write, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...

TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 12 December 2013 – The OSCE Office in Yerevan kicked off a seminar for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials on best practices in combating trafficking of human beings today in Tsakhkadzor...

OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues Ambassador Miroslava Beham and OSCE Special Representative on Gender Issues June Zeitlin completed a three-day visit to Switzerland on 11 December 2013, where they held discussions with representatives of the Swiss government and civil society on the implementation of the Swiss Gender Equality Law and the UNSCR 1325 National Action Plan, as well as efforts to prevent domestic violence...

BISHKEK, 11 December 2013 – The presentation of an OSCE-supported monitoring report on torture prevention took place today at a roundtable discussion in Bishkek. The report aimed at detecting cases of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities, and was prepared by civil society representatives who visited a range of detention facilities across Kyrgyzstan over the past year.

A roundtable discussion focused on strengthening co-operation between the Parliament, civil society organizations, and independent institutions began in Tirana on 11 December 2013 organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Assembly...