News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Making travel documents secure focus of OSCE workshop in Vienna
Publishing date: 19 July 2007
VIENNA, 19 July 2007- Helping OSCE countries improve the security of passports and other travel documents is the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit in co-operation with the ICAO in Vienna today...
New Moldovan anti-torture body needs to be independent and effective, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 19 July 2007
CHISINAU, 19 July 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Louis O'Neill, today urged Moldovan legislators to ensure that a mechanism they plan to create that aims to prevent torture is effective...
Further implementation of Aarhus Convention in Armenia discussed at OSCE-supported event
Publishing date: 18 July 2007
YEREVAN, 18 July 2007- The effective implementation of the third pillar of the Aarhus environmental Convention, access to justice component, was the topic of a seminar organized with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan today...
ODIHR deploys long-term election observation mission to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 July 2007
ASTANA, 17 July 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened an election observation mission for the 18 August parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan...
OSCE Office welcomes use of European Court of Human Rights' opinions in case against Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 17 July 2007
BAKU, 17 July 2007- The OSCE Office in Baku noted with satisfaction the reference to the European Court of Human Rights in yesterday's decision by the Yasamal District court to dismiss criminal defamation charges against the editor of Azadliq...
Rapid EU accession priority for Serbia, Foreign Minister tells OSCE
Publishing date: 17 July 2007
VIENNA, 17 July 2007- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told the OSCE today his country's main priority is to join the European Union swiftly. "Let me be absolutely clear: rapid EU accession is the Government of Serbia's fundamental priority...
OSCE Mission survey finds Kosovo humanitarian bus service works well
Publishing date: 16 July 2007
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 16 July 2007- Passengers are generally satisfied with the quality of Kosovo's humanitarian bus service, which offers members of minority communities transportation, according to an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report published today...