News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Yerevan focuses on strengthening rights of defendants in criminal cases
Publishing date: 19 March 2013
New rules strengthening the rights of defendants as part of a revision of Armenia’s law on criminal procedure were the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 19 March 2013 in the Armenian capital...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on political party funding and women’s participation in Georgia
Publishing date: 13 March 2013
Representatives from government agencies, political parties, civil society and international organizations highlighted measures to enhance the transparency of political party funding and increase women’s political participation in Georgia, at a roundtable meeting co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi on 12 and 13 March 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe presidential election in Montenegro
Publishing date: 8 March 2013
PODGORICA, 8 March 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today announced the opening of its limited election observation mission for the presidential election to be held in Montenegro on 7 April...
On International Women’s Day, ODIHR Director stresses role of education in improving situation of Roma and Sinti women
Publishing date: 8 March 2013
WARSAW, 8 March 2013- Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, called today for greater efforts to ensure full access to educational opportunities for Roma and Sinti women in order to help them overcome multiple forms of discrimination, on the occasion of International Women’s Day...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus
Publishing date: 7 March 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Minsk from 5 to 7 March 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus...
Value of professional and ethical standards highlighted at OSCE/ODIHR workshop for parliamentarians from South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 6 March 2013
Twenty-five parliamentarians and experts from OSCE participating States in South-Eastern Europe discussed professional and ethical standards for parliamentarians, as well as benefits and challenges of creating a code of conduct for them at a workshop in Warsaw on 5 and 6 March 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on promoting women’s participation in politics in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 March 2013
Measures to promote women’s political participation in Ukraine were highlighted at a discussion in the Ukrainian capital organized by the Kyiv Dialogue Forum and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 5 and 6 March 2013...