News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE human rights chief says progress on judicial reform key for Armenia’s democratic development
Publishing date: 10 March 2011
YEREVAN, 10 March 2011 – The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, stressed today the importance of furthering judicial reform for the country...
ODIHR consults with stakeholders on e-voting proposals in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 9 March 2011
Following a visit to Tajikistan in February, ODIHR provided comments to the country’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) on the proposed introduction of e-voting in the country. The visit followed a request from the CCER for support from the OSCE Office in Tajikistan in implementing electronic voting...
OSCE human rights office to observe Belarus trials
Publishing date: 7 March 2011
WARSAW, 7 March 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will send observers to monitor the trials of presidential candidates, campaign activists and other individuals charged in relation to the events following the 19 December presidential election in Belarus, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, ODIHR’s Director, said today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission to monitor early presidential election in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 February 2011
ASTANA, 1 March 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 3 April early presidential election in Kazakhstan...
ODIHR offers to engage in anticipated electoral reform process in Ireland
Publishing date: 23 February 2011
In a report published on 23 February 2011, ODIHR offered to assist in the electoral reform process that is currently being discussed in Ireland. This was an element raised by political parties and state authorities during a recent needs assessment mission to the country, ahead of early parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 February...
ODIHR publishes final report on Belarus presidential election
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
The 19 December presidential election in Belarus was marked by a lack of independence and impartiality of the election administration, an uneven playing field and a restrictive media environment, as well as a lack of transparency at key stages of the electoral process, concludes the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’s final report published on 22 February...
Legal professionals in Montenegro learn how to access ICTY material under OSCE/ODIHR-led project
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
PODGORICA, 22 February 2011 – Staff from the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Montenegro and the higher courts in Podgorica and Bijelo Polje attended a training session today on accessing and researching material of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...