News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR issues its final report on elections in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 2 February 2006
WARSAW, 2 February 2006- The OSCE's elections body, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has issued its final report on the 6 November 2005 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. The report contains...
OSCE and Yad Vashem publish guidelines for teachers to commemorate Holocaust victims
Publishing date: 27 January 2006
BRUSSELS/JERUSALEM, 27 January 2006- Marking the first international Day for Holocaust remembrance, Yad Vashem and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights have published guidelines for educators on commemoration for Holocaust...
ODIHR starts observation for Ukrainian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 25 January 2006
WARSAW/KYIV, 25 January 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an election observation mission for the 26 March parliamentary elections in Ukraine. This follows an invitation from the Ukrainian authorities...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR welcome beginning of electoral reform in Albania
Publishing date: 20 January 2006
TIRANA/WARSAW, 20 January 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Organization's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcome the establishment of a new parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to further electoral reform in Albania...
OSCE Chairman welcomes invitation to observe Belarus presidential election
Publishing date: 19 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 19 January 2006- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has welcomed the letter observation mission for the presidential election on 19 March...
ODIHR sends assessment team for Canadian elections
Publishing date: 16 January 2006
WARSAW, 16 January 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed a team of experts to assess the 23 January general elections in Canada, at the invitation of the Canadian Foreign Ministry...
Kazakhstani journalists win OSCE awards for reporting on criminal justice reform
Publishing date: 29 December 2005
ALMATY, 29 December 2005- Three journalists today received awards for their reporting on lay participation in administration of justice in Kazakhstan as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and...