News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR Director visits Kyiv for follow-up to election report
Publishing date: 24 May 2005
WARSAW, 24 May 2005- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is visiting Ukraine on 24-25 May to discuss follow-up to the Office's final report on the Ukrainian presidential election in 2004...
ODIHR Director: commitments for democratic elections remain a firm and permanent promise
Publishing date: 22 April 2005
VIENNA, 22 April 2005- Election observation methodology, as well as compliance with OSCE commitments for holding democratic elections, were discussed and debated at a two-day meeting, which concluded in Vienna today. Around 200 election experts...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations on amendments to legislation concerning national security
Publishing date: 22 April 2005
ASTANA, 22 April 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today presented comments on a draft law on national security issues in Kazakhstan. If adopted in its current form...
Police experts take steps to combat hate crimes in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 18 April 2005
WARSAW, 18 April 2005- Law enforcement experts from seven countries have developed a set of goals and methods for collecting data on hate crimes at a meeting in Warsaw. They were joined by experts from the ODIHR...
ODIHR concerned at infringement to freedom of association in new Kazakhstan election law
Publishing date: 15 April 2005
WARSAW, 15 April 2005- The Director for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has expressed his concerns with newly adopted amendments to the election law in Kazakhstan. Ambassador Christian Strohal addressed...
ODIHR Director: forthcoming elections vital to democratic development of Albania
Publishing date: 13 April 2005
TIRANA, 13 April 2005- The forthcoming elections in Albania are an important step in the democratic development of the country and political parties must work together to realize this, ODIHR Director said today at the end of...
Election day calm but irregularities go unaddressed, observers say in Skopje
Publishing date: 11 April 2005
SKOPJE, 11 April 2005- The delayed second round of the municipal elections held on 10 April in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia took place in a generally calm atmosphere, but with low voter participation and cases...