News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR Director saddened by death of Nicolae Gheorghe, architect of OSCE work on Roma issues
Publishing date: 9 August 2013
WARSAW, 9 August 2013 – The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, expressed sadness today at the death of Nicolae Gheorghe, a prominent Roma human rights activist and former ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti issues...
OSCE/ODIHR delegation visits United States and Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility
Publishing date: 2 August 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C., 2 August 2013 – A delegation from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) was in Washington, D.C. this week to gather information on proceedings before military commissions involving detainees at the Guantanamo Detention Facility...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections recommends measures to strengthen public confidence in electoral process and improve media coverage
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
The early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on 12 May 2013 were held in a competitive environment, but further efforts are needed to strengthen public confidence in the process and ensure balanced media coverage, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concludes in its final report on the vote...
ODIHR Director presents recommendations on 2012 US elections to state and civil society representatives
Publishing date: 19 July 2013
Recommendations from the final report on last year’s general elections in the United States were presented by a team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Carter Center in Atlanta and the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Anchorage between 17 and 19 July 2013...
OSCE human rights chief calls on Czech authorities to address segregation and social exclusion to help prevent anti-Roma incidents
Publishing date: 18 July 2013
WARSAW, 18 July 2013 Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed concern today over recent extremist demonstrations and attempted attacks on Roma residents in České Budějovice and Duchcov in the Czech Republic...
Measures to promote transparency, public participation in lawmaking in focus at ODIHR-supported workshop in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 16 July 2013
Measures to increase transparency and public participation in the lawmaking process were the focus of a workshop organised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi on 16 July 2013...
ODIHR highlights value of professional and ethical standards for parliamentarians at Georgia conference
Publishing date: 15 July 2013
The importance of a credible code of conduct for parliamentarians as a tool for building trust in democracy was highlighted by Georgian members of parliament and civil society at a conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi on 15 July 2013...