News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Civil society activists in Kyrgyzstan receive training in human rights monitoring
Publishing date: 1 February 2011
ODIHR and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek are holding a three-day capacity-building training course on human rights monitoring in Bishkek on 1-3 February...
ODIHR recommends deployment of election assessment mission to Estonia
Publishing date: 31 January 2011
In advance of the parliamentary elections in Estonia planned for 6 March, ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to the country on 10-13 January...
OSCE Chairperson marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, emphasizes importance of tolerance education
Publishing date: 27 January 2011
VILNIUS, 27 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day today with a call for OSCE participating States to further intensify efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance and promote remembrance and education...
Moldovan elections met most commitments says ODIHR report
Publishing date: 26 January 2011
The early parliamentary elections in Moldova on 28 November were well administered and offered voters a genuine choice, while the media provided a broad range of political views and election-related information, says the final report released by ODIHR on 26 January...
ODIHR report calls for further reforms to Azerbaijan’s electoral process
Publishing date: 25 January 2011
Serious efforts are needed to create a competitive environment for genuine elections with equal and fair conditions for all candidates, says the final report on the 7 November parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan published by ODIHR on 25 January...
ICTY, national prosecutors share experience in handling complex war crimes cases as part of OSCE/ODIHR-led project
Publishing date: 20 January 2011
BELGRADE, 20 January 2011 – Prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and their national counterparts in the region today exchanged experiences in prosecuting complex war crime cases during a meeting in Belgrade...
ODIHR co-organizes forum for Polish trade union lawyers on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 January 2011
A two-day workshop in Warsaw on 18-19 January will examine the role of trade unions in combating forced labour and human trafficking.