News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR opens mission in Skopje to observe 5 July parliamentary polls
Publishing date: 31 May 2006
WARSAW/SKOPJE, 31 May 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to monitor the 5 July parliamentary elections...
Montenegro referendum overall in line with international standards
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PODGORICA, 22 May 2006- The referendum on the future state-status of the Republic of Montenegro on 21 May was conducted overall in line with OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and other international standards for democratic electoral processes...
OSCE/ODIHR mission: Partial repeat parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan underscore continuing need for electoral reform
Publishing date: 15 May 2006
WARSAW/BAKU, 15 May 2006- The partial repeat parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan on 13 May reflected improvement in some aspects of the process, but there is a need for ongoing electoral reform, according to the findings by...
OSCE holds training course on combating sexual violence in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 May 2006
YEREVAN, 4 May 2006- Preventing and prosecuting sexual crimes was the focus of a training course for Armenian prosecutors and investigators that ended today in Yerevan. The two-day event was organized by the OSCE Office...
OSCE Office begins training course to monitor places of detention in Armenia
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
YEREVAN, 26 April 2006- A four-day training course to increase the professional capacity of public monitoring groups to monitor places of detention started today in Tsakhkadzor in Armenia. The course, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys team to observe partial repeat of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 25 April 2006
WARSAW/BAKU, 25 April 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established a Limited Election Observation Mission in Baku in advance of repeat parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, being held on 13 May in 10 of...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Uzbekistan trials calls for verdicts on 15 Andijan defendants to be set aside
Publishing date: 24 April 2006
WARSAW, 23 April 2006- In a report released today, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, raises concerns regarding violations of the right to a fair trial in Uzbekistan. The report is based on monitoring of the trials...