News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Vienna workshop highlights role of parliamentary bodies in advancing women’s interests
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
Good practices for parliamentary bodies in promoting gender equality and advancing women’s interests in national legislatures were the focus of a workshop held in Vienna by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), with the support of the Austrian Parliament and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 10 and 11 December 2012...
On International Human Rights Day, OSCE rights chief stresses need to guarantee access to participation in public life
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
WARSAW, 10 December 2012 – On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on states to protect and promote the right of each and every individual to participate in public life...
ODIHR trains counter-terrorism officials in Ukraine on protecting human rights while countering terrorism
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
The importance of protecting human rights while countering terrorism was highlighted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a two-and-a-half-day training course for law enforcement officials, which ended on 6 December 2012 in Kyiv...
OSCE/ODIHR final report says Montenegrin elections democratic and pluralistic, recommends measures to instill greater public confidence
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
The early parliamentary elections in Montenegro on 14 October were pluralistic, however, areas such as the compilation of voter lists and the procedure for the review of complaints need further improvement, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 7 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR supports drafting of regulations for state-wide population register in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 December 2012
A roundtable discussion on developing a regulatory framework for a state population register was held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and its partners in Bishkek on 6 December 2012...
New OSCE/ODIHR handbook on national human rights institutions and gender equality presented at Sarajevo workshop
Publishing date: 4 December 2012
A new publication to highlight the role national human rights institutions can play in protecting and promoting women’s rights and gender equality was presented at a regional expert workshop, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo on 4 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR reviews Tunisian draft law on independent election commission
Publishing date: 4 December 2012
Tunisia’s draft law on establishing an independent election management body addresses several key issues to the establishment and operation of a permanent and impartial election commission, but there is room for improvement, according to a review released by ODIHR on 4 December 2012...