News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Muslim NGO network to work closer to fight discrimination
Publishing date: 27 September 2005
WARSAW, 27 September 2005- Representatives of over 20 Muslim NGOs, as well as community leaders met today at an OSCE meeting on human rights and democracy to discuss how to deal with increasing intolerance and discrimination against Muslims...
OSCE conference on human rights and democracy opens in Warsaw
Publishing date: 19 September 2005
WARSAW, 19 September 2005- The implementation of the OSCE's founding document, the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, as well as other commitments made since then are on the agenda of Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, which opened today in...
OSCE/ODIHR hosts Europe's largest human rights event for the tenth time in Warsaw
Publishing date: 15 September 2005
WARSAW, 15 September 2005- Europe's largest human rights and democracy review conference will be opened for the tenth time next week. Up to 1,000 international experts, government representatives and human rights activists will gather in Warsaw...
OSCE Election Support Team to Afghanistan urges participants to "ensure successful and democratic elections"
Publishing date: 15 September 2005
KABUL, 15 September 2005- The Head of the OSCE Election Support Team to Afghanistan called today on all participants in the 18 September legislative polls to play their part in ensuring the elections are successful and democratic. "These elections are...
OSCE/ODIHR opens Election Observation Mission in Baku
Publishing date: 8 September 2005
BAKU, 8 September 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission to observe the 6 November parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. The mission includes 43 election experts...
OSCE election support team arrives in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 30 August 2005
VIENNA, 30 August 2005- The OSCE has sent an election support team to Afghanistan, which is an OSCE Partner for Co-operation, to assist with parliamentary and provincial elections...
OSCE discusses international co-operation to protect human rights in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 15 July 2005
VIENNA, 15 July 2005- Human rights experts attending a two-day OSCE conference discussed the need for effective co-operation among governments, NGOs and international agencies to ensure protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism. "We...