News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Ukraine parliamentary elections recommends measures to improve transparency, impartiality
Publishing date: 3 January 2013
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine concludes the elections were characterized by the lack of a level playing field, and recommends measures to improve the transparency and impartiality of the election process...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Georgia’s parliamentary elections recommends measures to enhance legislative framework
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
The parliamentary elections in Georgia on 1 October marked an important step in consolidating the conduct of democratic elections in line with OSCE commitments, although certain key issues remain to be addressed, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE/ODIHR examines good practices on collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
Representatives from Jewish communities and civil society in the OSCE region met in Warsaw to share good practices in collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes, as well as effective responses, during a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 December 2012...
Law enforcement’s role in combating hate crime in focus at Milan roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
The role of judges, prosecutors and law-enforcement agencies in combating hate crimes was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 17 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Belarus parliamentary elections recommends measures to bring elections in line with OSCE commitments and international standards
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus concludes that many OSCE commitments were not met, and offers recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...
Most OSCE participating States promote Holocaust remembrance, says ODIHR report
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
LIÈGE, Belgium, 12 December 2012 – Most participating States of the OSCE are meeting their commitment to promote remembrance of the Holocaust, according to an overview of remembrance practices released today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Plenary Meeting of the Taskforce for International Co-operation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF)...
OSCE meeting in Istanbul ends with call for effective human rights education for law enforcement officials
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
Police agencies should do more to provide systemic and effective human rights education for its personnel, said participants at a meeting held in Istanbul by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the Turkish National Police, on 10 and 11 December 2012...