News and press releases

The importance of policing assemblies in line with human rights standards and OSCE commitments was highlighted at a meeting of more than 30 police officers and civil society representatives from across the OSCE region, in Vienna on 1 and 2 July 2013...

The authorities of many OSCE participating States still tend to regard assemblies as a threat to public order and safety, rather than the exercise of a fundamental right, an expert panel concluded at the end of a two-day meeting in Warsaw on 27 June 2013...

ULAANBAATAR, 27 June 2013 – Mongolia’s presidential election was characterized by a competitive campaign conducted in an environment that respected fundamental freedoms, concluded the OSCE election observation mission in a statement released today...

Strategies for advancing women’s rights and gender equality in Ukraine were highlighted by experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a workshop for officials from the office of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, in Kyiv on 25 June 2013...

Montenegro’s presidential election on 7 April 2013 was professionally and efficiently administered but further steps are required to increase public confidence in the electoral process, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...

TIRANA, 24 June 2013 – Albania’s parliamentary elections on 23 June were competitive with active citizen participation throughout the campaign and genuine respect for fundamental freedoms...

The 27 April 2013 parliamentary elections in Iceland were conducted in a pluralistic and transparent manner, but certain aspects of the electoral legal framework could benefit from further review, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) says in its final report, which was released on 24 June 2013...