News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR trains Georgian law enforcement officers on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Georgian law enforcement officers completed a three-day training course on 18 May 2012, organized by ODIHR and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism...
OSCE/ODIHR expert group discusses challenges in political party regulation
Publishing date: 17 May 2012
New challenges in the regulation of political parties were the focus of the annual meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Core Group of Experts on Political Parties, held in Warsaw on 17 May 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR presents electoral recommendations in Finland
Publishing date: 16 May 2012
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented, from 14 to 16 May 2012 in Helsinki, the final report of the Election Assessment Mission to the 17 April 2011 parliamentary elections in Finland...
More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event
Publishing date: 15 May 2012
The need for more women leaders and a stronger political commitment by states to combat trafficking in human beings was highlighted at an OSCE event “Political leadership: Who can speak for the victims of trafficking?”, held on 15 May 2012...
Rule of law vital to protecting rights of victims of human trafficking, participants at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
WARSAW, 14 May 2012- The rule of law needs to be strengthened in the fight against human trafficking in order to better protect victims' human rights and ensure them access to justice, participants said today at the opening of an OSCE meeting on the topic...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Russia’s presidential election recommends measures to promote fairness and equality in electoral process
Publishing date: 11 May 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Russia’s presidential election on 4 March 2012 concludes that the contest was clearly skewed in favour of one of the contestants and recommends measures to ensure a more balanced process...
OSCE/ODIHR presents final report on presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 9 May 2012
An expert team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented, from 7 to 9 May 2012 in Sofia, the final report of the Limited Election Observation Mission to the October 2011 presidential and municipal elections in Bulgaria...