News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Two-year research project culminates with report on pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published an analytical report on judicial authorization of pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan on 5 May. The 56-page report presents the results of a research project carried out by ODIHR in 2009 and 2010...
ODIHR to monitor early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 19 April 2011
ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to Skopje from 5 through 7 April in order to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for 5 June...
National human rights institutions need clear mandate, resources and independence, speakers at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
VIENNA, 14 April 2011 – National human rights institutions need a clear mandate, sufficient resources and genuine independence from governments to be able to play their role effectively, participants said today at the opening of a special OSCE meeting on the topic in Vienna...
ODIHR to deploy election assessment mission to parliamentary elections in Turkey
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to Turkey from 30 March through 1 April in order to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 June...
ODIHR publishes updated compilation of OSCE human dimension commitments
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
ODIHR has published the third edition of OSCE Human Dimension Commitments, a compilation of commitments the OSCE participating States have agreed to honour in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
On International Roma Day, OSCE rights office says better census data needed to aid Roma integration
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
WARSAW, 8 April 2011 – On the occasion of International Roma Day, the head of the Contact Point on Roma and Sinti Issues of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Andrzej Mirga, today called on OSCE States to make use of censuses as a way to improve data on Europe’s Roma...
ODIHR moves into new premises
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
ODIHR moved into the Mlodziejowski Palace at Miodowa 10 in Warsaw’s Old Town on 4 April 2011...