News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR supports dialogue on promoting women’s political participation in Hungary
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Advancing women’s role in Hungarian politics ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections was the focus of a conference co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Budapest on 15 November 2013...
Hate crime remains a threat not only to victims, but to security, cohesion and development, ODIHR Director says on release of annual report
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Hate-motivated violence not only does great harm to the individuals and groups targeted, but also poses a threat to security, social cohesion and development in the OSCE region, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said on the release today of the Office’s annual report on hate crime...
OSCE/ODIHR trains imams and community leaders in combating hate crimes against Muslims
Publishing date: 13 November 2013
Imams and community leaders from across the OSCE region learned how to better prevent, monitor and report hate crimes against Muslims during a training session organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that ended on 11 November 2013 in Warsaw...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on improving system for resolving election disputes in Serbia
Publishing date: 8 November 2013
Improving the system for resolving election-related disputes in Serbia was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) on 6 November 2013, in Belgrade.
Continued efforts to address the situation of Roma and Sinti needed, say participants of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 7 November 2013
VIENNA, 7 November 2013 – Governments should take steps to more effectively integrate Roma and Sinti communities, participants said today at the opening of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna, which runs until 8 November 2013...
Tajikistan presidential election peaceful, but lacking in pluralism and genuine choice, international observers say
Publishing date: 7 November 2013
DUSHANBE, 7 November 2013 – The 6 November presidential election in Tajikistan took place peacefully, but restrictive candidate-registration requirements resulted in a lack of pluralism and genuine choice, the international observers concluded...
Positives and shortcomings in electoral legislation and practice in OSCE area highlighted in OSCE/ODIHR review
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
Election laws and their application in the OSCE participating States demonstrate many positive elements, but there is a number of areas where improvements are needed to meet commitments those countries have undertaken, and international standards, says a review presented at an OSCE event in Vienna on 31 October 2013...