News and press releases

Helping police officers better respond to cases of domestic violence was the focus of training organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and partners in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia on 8 and 11 June 2012, respectively...

The role played by law-enforcement agencies in protecting freedom of religion or belief was the focus of a seminar organized by ODIHR, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and partners in Kyrgyzstan’s capital on 4 and 5 June 2012...

Promoting women’s political participation in Ukraine ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for later this year was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on 31 May 2012, by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and partners...

The effective resolution of electoral disputes in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Bishkek by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and other partners, on 29 May 2012...

A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited the Czech Republic from 21 to 25 May 2012 to assess educational opportunities for Roma children in the country...

Combating hate-motivated crimes against people with disabilities by improving the monitoring and reporting of such incidents was the focus of a workshop in Dublin on 24 May 2012, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Network of Independent Living (ENIL)...

BELGRADE, 21 May 2012 – The second round of Serbia’s early presidential elections on 20 May 2012 maintained the open, highly competitive character of the first round, but provided further indications that efforts are needed to enhance the integrity of the electoral process, international observers said in a statement today...