News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE human rights office launches new hate crimes training programme for law enforcement officers
Publishing date: 13 May 2011
VIENNA, 13 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today launched a new training programme aimed at building the capacity of law enforcement personnel in participating States to prevent and respond to hate crimes...
OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for Moldova’s local elections
Publishing date: 11 May 2011
CHISINAU, 11 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened a limited election observation mission to monitor the 5 June local elections in Moldova...
Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but political parties acted irresponsibly, observers say
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
TIRANA, 10 May 2011 – Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but took place in an environment of high polarization and mistrust between governmental parties and the opposition, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Cyprus
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
NICOSIA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Cyprus on 22 May...
Violence, discrimination faced by Roma in Europe unacceptable, says OSCE human rights chief
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
WARSAW, 6 May 2011 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today described violence targeting Roma and Sinti in Europe as "unacceptable"...
Witness support providers meet to exchange experiences as part of OSCE/ODIHR-led War Crimes Justice Project
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
BELGRADE, 6 May 2011 – Witness and victim support providers from the region and from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met today to share experiences in working with witnesses and victims as part of war crimes cases...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
SKOPJE, 6 May 2011- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission in Skopje to monitor the 5 June early parliamentary elections...