News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission holds conference in Belgrade on investigations into war crimes
Publishing date: 8 May 2006
BELGRADE, 8 May 2006- Closer co-operation between police investigators dealing with war crimes and witness protection programmes is the aim of a three-day conference that opened today in Belgrade. Organized by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Mission, UNHCR establish working group on Roma issues
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
BELGRADE, 3 May 2006- The OSCE Mission and the UNHCR Representation to Serbia and Montenegro held the first meeting yesterday of the Interagency Working Group on Roma in Serbia...
Marking World Press Freedom Day, international organizations call for protection of freedom of expression in Serbia
Publishing date: 2 May 2006
BELGRADE, 2 May 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, the Council of Europe, the European Commission Delegation and the UN Office of the Resident Coordinator issued the following joint statement today...
OSCE, Council of Europe concerned over Serbian Law on Churches and Religious Communities
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
BELGRADE, 26 April 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade express their concern about certain provisions of the recently adopted Serbian Law on Churches and Religious Communities...
OSCE Missions help discuss inter-State co-operation in war crimes proceedings before domestic courts
Publishing date: 11 April 2006
BELGRADE, 11 April 2006- Representatives of the judiciary and relevant ministries from Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina discussed co-operation in investigating and adjudicating war crimes at a meeting that ended today in...
OSCE Belgrade Mission hosts meeting on institutional response to terrorism
Publishing date: 29 March 2006
BELGRADE, 29 March 2006- Ways institutions can respond to terrorism is the focus of a meeting of representatives of security sector institutions which began today in Vrsac. Participants of the two-day event...
OSCE, UNHCR and EC reiterate support for implementation of Sarajevo Declaration on refugees
Publishing date: 27 March 2006
BELGRADE, 27 March 2006- Heads of the EC Delegations, UNHCR and OSCE Missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro met in Belgrade today to discuss the implementation of the Sarajevo Ministerial Declaration on Refugee Return....